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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.

This worksheet makes an excellent extra credit assignment in ELA or Social Studies. The passage explores a Phillip Randolphs education and major career accomplishments in the labor movement. After reading, students are asked to recall key facts and encouraged to reflect on the relevance of his experience today.

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.

Essential Questions:What is the meaning of freedom?How do we define freedom?Objective:Students will explore ideas about the meaning of freedom and the responsiblity to protect them. This worksheet is appropriate for any age. Use this worksheet as a launch activity for various Social Studies units or in observation of Black History Month; recognizing how African Americans can redefine freedom post enslavement.

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.

Six worksheets exploring Black History through cultural expression. Worksheet topics include: geography, vocabulary, health, science, and music. Students are encouraged to think critically about time, place, and location as it relates to cultural identity and traditions. Instructors are encouraged to choose craft materials, instructions, and additional information that best supports their learner.

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.

This worksheet makes an excellent extra credit assignment in ELA or Social Studies. The passage explores James Weldon Johnson' s classical education an major career accomplishments. After reading, students are asked to recall key facts and encouraged to reflect on the relevance of his experience today.

This assignment makes an excellent extra credit assignment in ELA or Social Studies. This short-read explores the influences that made up the majority of Thomas Fortune's education. As a leading 20th century journalist, orator, and speech writer, Fortune's success was grounded in his passionate commitment to the free press. After reading, students are asked to recall key facts and encouraged to reflect on the relevance of his experience today.

This assignment makes an excellent extra credit assignment in ELA or Social Studies. This short-read explores the story of Ida B Well's educational journey. As an advocate for anti-lynching laws and other human right's issues, her commitment to justice was fortified by her adolescent experiences. After reading, students are asked to recall key facts and encouraged to reflect on the relevance of her experience today.

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.