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Introduce the divisive laws of the Fugitive Slave Acts to students by focusing on the Northern and Southern perspectives on these laws. This lesson asks students to read an article (linked below), summarize perspectives and actions taken, draw their findings, and to predict how the varying perspectives will continue to impact the sectional tensions in the United States. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts

An informational presentation about the types and styles of propaganda used in World War 2. Most propaganda shown is from the British or American perspective, however, there is a section for German propaganda. This presentation takes the students through the objectives of propaganda, the tools used by propaganda makers, and has multiple examples of all tools and objectives. Originally used in a high school classroom, the content of the power point would also be appropriate for 7th & 8th grade

Originally used to analyze songs from the Anti-War movement in the United States, this analysis sheet could be used to find meaning in songs. This analysis sheet is not US History specific and is vague enough to use for any language assignment.

A multi-step research about food around the world! This project has students start researching popular foods all over the world and finishes the research with a physical menu and plate project. Steps to the project... Intro to Food Research Document - Students will be asked to research three countries popular foods. This allows you to assess student interest in countries and get them used to the format of the research style.Expanded Research Document - Students will be asked to focus on one of

Have your students do a deep dive into the life of Andrew Jackson by comparing his hero and villain statuses in the history books. This assignment asks your students to identify two reasons why Andrew Jackson could be considered both a hero and a villain while also asking that they do a doodle to visually represent these actions. Lastly, it will ask you to depict Andrew Jackson using hero and villain iconography or stereotypes.

Introduce your students to the multitude of projects within the New Deal. This set of notes will discuss the economic mindset of FDR, the types of struggles faced by unemployed individuals, the themes of the programs , and the goals of the most popular programs. The specific programs covered include: the Social Security Act, the Works Progress Administration, the Civilian Conservation Corp, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the special investment in WPA Arts. This set also includes

A broken down process of biographical research on Andrew Jackson. This process assigns different topics and research questions to different areas of the body (brain, heart, etc.). This allows students who are more visual to have a guide that makes sense to them! I typically use this format of researching about an individual with my 7th grade students to introduce them into outline writing or researching prior to a short answer or an essay assignment. The layout of the research flows the typical

Introduce your students to the healing process after The Great War by analyzing and illustrating poetry written about The Great War. Students will be asked to read the poem in a group, to answer questions about their poem, and will lastly be asked to illustrate the main idea. This is a great way to put a higher level of literacy work into the classroom as well as allow students to break down the intense emotional weight of the war in a group. These poems show all aspects of the war from hopeful

A quick presentation to introduce primary and secondary sources to students! This presentation has the definitions of each source types, examples, things to consider when classifying sources, and a teacher led quiz/review to assess learning with two challenge questions at the end! This teacher led quiz/review has an answer and explanation provided for each question. Originally made for my 7th grade class, this presentation could be used for middle schoolers as well as a basic intro to high sch