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Are you searching for a secondary option for St. Patrick’s Day? This is a non-fiction reading passage with two levels for middle school or high school that includes close reading, annotation and making claims. This resource focuses on reinforcing literacy skills using a historical topic. This product includes: Reading passage Close Reading FrameworkAnnotation GuideComprehension QuestionsMaking and Supporting a Claim PromptAnswer keySimilar Products: If you like this product, you may also be i

This editable presentation with embedded discussion questions and a research prompt examines 3 pandemics: the Bubonic Plague pandemic of the 1300s-1600s, the Influenza pandemic of 1918, and #Covid-19. It would be perfect for a Political Science, Government class, Economics class, or History class as it examines public policy and economic impacts. If you are searching for digital resources that connect to current events, extend student knowledge, and cause students to critically think, this

Do you want more no-prep reading passages? This is a non-fiction reading passage for middle school or high school that includes critical thinking questions about the fictionalized and true histories of Thanksgiving. As I create reading passage sets, I make sure that I focus on key literacy skills while leveraging historical content. I also ensure that I am asking students to analyze and apply the information from the text. This is perfect for distance learning or can be used for face to face

Who doesn’t love a simulation? This engaging summative for World War 1 is skills-based. It allows student discussion and negotiation while they show their understanding of World War 1. Additionally, they will develop their skills in making claims and supporting these claims with evidence. Finally, this simulation will have them using and developing their critical thinking skills as they consider the possible impacts of revisions to the Treaty. This product includes: Project OutlineSummaries of

What types of government are there? I have always struggled to find resources for teaching my students about political and economic ideologies. This editable presentation with scaffolded guided notes helps give students the background information that is essential for them to be able to understand the structures and functions of different forms of government and the ways power can be distributed. An understanding of political beliefs is also necessary to understand domestic and foreign public

Do you struggle to teach the Interwar years between World War 1 and World War 2? I created this editable presentation with three levels of scaffolded guided notes and embedded tasks to cover this topic in detail. It focuses on: The Roaring 20sThe Great DepressionThe Rise of TotalitarianismThis product includes: Google slides presentation about the interwar years Embedded tasks and discussion questionsScaffolded guided notes with 3 levels of supportNote: If you would like the PowerPoint file,

My students had been having trouble creating compelling questions until I came up with this resource to help them do it in a structured way! Now, with practice, they are working towards mastering this key inquiry skill. This worksheet provides students with structure and guided practice when they are learning how to create a compelling question. It helps them by identifying the three pieces of any compelling question in a formula; they then practice this skill and use the inquiry frames to c

Are you looking for an engaging and interactive resource to teach perspective, bias, prejudice, and discrimination? This Google slides presentation will introduce your students to these concepts and includes discussion prompts and tasks for students to engage with the material. This presentation will challenge students’ thinking, develop their awareness of their identities and implicit biases, and promotes acceptance. This product includes: Google Slides PresentationDiscussion PromptsResearch

Teaching historical thinking? This resource will help, especially for those teachers who are going to be distance learning or hybrid/blended. These historical thinking skills choice boards are 4 different choice boards that review historical significance, using primary sources, continuity and change, and cause and effect. Students love them as the tasks are interesting and choice boards are empowering by allowing students to decide what they want to work on. Simultaneously, students will develop

My students love discussion-based assignments . I created this seminar resource to give structure and purpose to student discussion, as well as practicing text annotation and research skills. This is a complete project using Chapter 17 of The Prince, by Machiavelli. You may be asking about a seminar: where to start? This project will help you and your students with the whole process, saving you time! This would be a great project for distance learning; you can hold the seminar on any video-

Are you searching for interesting, skill-based activities for digital citizenship that can easily be differentiated? There are 26 activities included in these digital citizenship task cards focusing on digital citizenship, finding balance, my digital footprint, relationships, and evaluating sources. These skills-based activities are engaging and develop creativity & critical thinking. It is perfect for distance or face to face learning, and both Google Slides and PDF versions are included.

Looking for engaging practice for working with primary and secondary sources? This is for you! These task cards review important concepts including credible sources, bias, perspective, and differentiating between primary and secondary sources. The primary ad secondary sources task cards are also editable and have answer slides included so your students don’t need to create a new assignment! This activity will work well regardless of whether you are distance learning, blended, or face to face in

These are engaging resources rich with lessons and activities for students to learn about and begin to apply these important concepts relating to information literacy, digital literacy, and bias - as well as how to be a good digital citizen. It includes: Media Bias Presentation: This slide deck will teach students about the news including media bias, misinformation, disinformation, and fake news - helping them to develop better digital citizenship and media literacy skills. This Google slides

This unit presentation on WW1 is comprehensive, reviewing the causes of World War 1, as well as both the Western and Eastern Fronts. In addition, it examines important issues like the Armenian Genocide and the Russian Revolution in addition to the conflicts within the Ottoman Empire. It is editable and includes scaffolded guided notes and some embedded tasks. This product includes: Google Slides presentation about World War 1Embedded tasks and discussion questionsScaffolded guided notes with

This is an engaging current events assignment that focuses on historical thinking skills including understanding different perspectives of an event, creating compelling and supporting questions, and understanding the local, regional, and global impact of an event. The assignment is available as a Google Doc so it is fully editable and perfect for distance learning. This product includes: Graphic organizers for perspective & details of the eventFramework for developing compelling & supporting

This workbook will help students understand both the Bill of Rights and Due Process. It includes short readings with checks for understanding, simplified, student-friendly language, and opportunities for students to apply what they've learned to real Supreme Court cases. There are both PDF and Google Docs versions included, and sample answers too! This product includes: Readings on the Bill of Rights and Due ProcessChecks for understandingSimplified language for Bill of RightsApply ideas using S

My students have always had difficulty understanding totalitarianism. This is a short reading which describes the history of totalitarianism and breaks down the elements of a totalitarian government. The questions attached cover look for understanding and ask students to think critically. This product is available in printable or fillable versions for online learning. This product includes: History of totalitarianismProperties of totalitarian states Understanding and critical thinking questions

This is an engaging, evidence-based non-fiction reading passage about climate change and climate change activists for upper middle school or high school students that focuses on comprehension, making/supporting claims, data analysis, and project-based learning. It would be a great resource for Earth Day and any conversations about climate change, sustainability, citizenship & activism, ecology, pollution, and even the Industrial Revolution! It's available in both digital and printable forma

Are you looking for ways to connect with your students while distance learning? Look no further! These Google Forms were designed for the teacher who is short on time but wants to check-in with their students. There are 5 different forms, each with a different focus and design. They are all also fully editable; you can edit the settings of each form to your liking and switch up the questions! How this will help you: It will save you timeIt will help you learn about and connect with your student

This is a no-prep workbook about contributions of women to the Renaissance both in terms of art & the humanist movement. It includes a nonfiction reading passage, primary source analysis, and a research project. This would be perfect for any unit on the Renaissance. It would also be a great resource for Women's history month! This product includes: Reading passage Questions which check for understanding, build vocabulary and work on the skill of comparing and contrastingPrimary source analys