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This worksheet invites learners to deeper their understanding of the United States Constitutional Amendments. Amendments are usually discussed in categories: the Bill of Rights, Reconstruction, Suffrage, etc. This document list all 27 amendments; allowing students to analyze each one and their relationship to one another. Students will practice annotations, independent research, drawing a conclusion, and real-world application.

Use this worksheet as a launch to a unit on India, Hinduism, World Religions or Perspective. Students will expand their understanding of perspective and explore its relation to the various interpretations of Hinduism by analyzing an Indian folktale. Comprehension questions can be completed with a partner or independently. Class discussion encouraged.

This activity is designed to help students think critically about the Declaration of Independence. Students will explore the Declaration of Independence through the perspective of the enlsaved as conveyed by Frederick Douglass. Essential skills featured include: text analyses, annotation, conclusion drawing, real-world application, vocabulary, academic writing.

This activity is interdisciplinary for ELA and U.S. History. Students will explore the definitions of perspective and how they relate to policy regarding emancipation. This lesson can be used as an introduction to a variety of Social Studies themes. Students are required to complete independent research, text analyses, and academic writing.

This worksheet is an abbreviated United States Constitution designed with students who are learning to analyze text in mind. In this document, students will have an opportunity to explore legal vocabulary, and interpret and engage the text through questions. This worksheet is an excellent resource for students to use in support of their reasoning throughout the school year.

This activity was designed to help secondary students better understand the Declaration of Independence. These worksheets divide the Declaration of Independence into three sections: the introduction, the grievances, and the conclusion. Students will have the opportunity to practice a range of essential skills. These skills include but are not limited to: annotation, vocabulary, text interpretation, inquiry, summarization, and real-world application.

This worksheet introduces students to the 13 American colonies. It can be used to encourage exploratory learning. After a short paragraph describing the origin and significance of the 13 colonies, students will have an opportunity to practice knowledge and application through notetaking and independent research.

Use mapping and inquiry based learning to teach colonialism. This worksheet features a brief excerpt from Howard Zinn's, "A People's History of the United States" to introduce a broad definition of a colony. Students then use inquiry to draw conclusions about list of contemporary countries apart of the British Commonwealth and the United States' Territories. NOTE: Ideally, students will use a world map to assist in understanding the location of each country.

Here is a quick Buddhism fact sheet that can be used to support student learning! This fact sheet is an overview of the 4 Noble Truths and 8-Step Path to enlightenment.