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America in the 1970s Task Cards GOOGLE DRIVE DISTANCE LEARNING
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America in the 1970s Task Cards GOOGLE DRIVE DISTANCE LEARNING

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America in the 1970s Task Cards FOR GOOGLE DRIVE DISTANCE LEARNING Included in this product: Title page Full Set of 43 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) This set of 43 task cards covers important people, terms, and events of the 1970s unit. Terms include: • Henry Kissinger • Realpolitik • Detente • Balance of Power • “Ping-Pong Diplomacy” • Zhou Enlai • Technology • Leonoid Brezhnev • Salt I • Embargo • Yom Kippur War • Golda Meir • Anwar el-Sadat • New Federalism • Revenue Sharing • Affirmative Action • OSHA • EPA • Tight Money Policy • Deficit • OPEC • Energy • Watergate Scandal • Sam Ervin • Executive Privlege • Gerald Ford • Impeach • Resign • Controversy • Amnesty • Jimmy Carter • Trade Deficit • Three Mile Island • Human Rights • Apartheid • Camp David Accords • Salt II • Fundamentalists • Iranian Revolution • Election of 1980 • Richard Nixon These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! 190s America Task Cards ASSL © 2015 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Sharecropping, Booker T. Washington, WEB DuBois, Reconstruction
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Sharecropping, Booker T. Washington, WEB DuBois, Reconstruction

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How did formerly enslaved people strive to achieve social equality? This lesson examines the realities of Reconstruction including sharecropping, the violence of the KKK, and differing viewpoints on education. Students will evaluate documents to conclude how sharecropping played a complex role in shaping the lives of formerly enslaved peoples. They will critically think to conclude if or how the experiences of the formerly enslaved, including their challenges and aspirations, shaped the path toward a more equitable future in the United States. Included in this resource: Do Now - “The First Vote” by Harper’s Weekly political cartoon analysis questions Reconstruction Realities: Sharecropping, the KKK, Hiram Revels, and Education Perspectives reading passage with scaffolding questions Exploring Sharecropping reading passage and definitions Exploring Sharecropping: An Agreement activity which includes: an agreement/contract Sharecropping outcomes dice roll game/simulation Ku Klux Klan reading passage and scaffolding questions Booker T. Washington perspective with scaffolding questions W.E.B DuBois perspective with scaffolding questions Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the experiences of the formerly enslaved, including their challenges and aspirations during Reconstruction, shape the path toward a more equitable future in the United States? Answer key for teachers ***cut out the colored cards in the document (landowner/sharecropper cards) to distribute to your students in their groups ★ Please Note: I execute this lesson with my 8th grade honors students and my 11th grade gen-ed students. Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2023 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Christopher Columbus - Hero or Villain? Students Debate!
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Christopher Columbus - Hero or Villain? Students Debate!

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Christopher Columbus: A Hero or a Villain? Aim: How can Christopher Columbus be viewed as a hero? How can he be viewed as a villain? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered question • Christopher Columbus Hero/Villain reading passage with positive/negatives graphic organizer • Debate Worksheet: Students will be placed into debate groups upon teacher's discretion; will gather information based on their side's argument - Evidence worksheet included • Application/Closing Questions Students will analyze and evaluate the effect Christopher Columbus had on the world and if he should be considered a hero or a villain Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary; writing/discussion based on argument Differentiation: graphic organizer; cooperative (students will be placed into debate groups based upon teacher's discretion) ★★ NOTE: When I execute this lesson, I usually split it up into two days: Day One giving the students time to create their arguments in groups, and Day Two allowing them to argue each side with closing arguments and submitting their application questions answers ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Christopher Columbus ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Christopher Columbus Original Illustrations/Clip Art by Kerri Webb {GET IT HERE!} Application tag by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts and Kevin/Amanda Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Thirteen Colonies Unit Test
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Thirteen Colonies Unit Test

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Thirteen Colonies Unit Test for A Social Studies Life's Thirteen Colonies Unit FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this test: • Multiple Choice • Matching • Document-Based Questions • Short Response Questions • Map Skills • Answer Sheet for Students • Answer Key for Teachers Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! ★★ Looking for the printable, pen and paper version of this resource? Find it here! Thirteen Colonies Unit Assessment ASSL Digital Papers by Erin Cobb KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Battles of the American Revolution
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Battles of the American Revolution

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Battles of the American Revolution Lesson FOR GOOGLE 1:1 CLASSROOM Aim: Why did colonists choose sides and why were the battles of the American Revolution important? Included in this resource: • Title page • Americans Divided reading passage with Patriots vs. Loyalists definitions • Sides of the American Revolution graphic organizer • Battles of the American Revolution reading passages with graphic organizer • Answer key/ideas for graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question Students will research the importance and significance of the battles of the Revolutionary War: Lexington and Concord, Fort Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill, Battle of Long Island, Trenton & Princeton, Saratoga, Camp at Valley Forge, Yorktown Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: graphic organizer, cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher's discretion for graphic organizer) ★★ Note: This is usually a two-day lesson, with day one cooperative work and day two whole-group discussion ★★ Looking for the printable, pen and paper version of this resource? Find it here! American Revolution Battles ASSL •• Digital Papers by Lovin Lit and Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
French and Indian War
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French and Indian War

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French and Indian War Lesson FOR GOOGLE 1:1 CLASSROOM Aim: Why did England and France go to war in the mid-1700s? Included in this packet: • Title page • French and Indian War background passage • Land Claims Before and After War maps • French and Indian War graphic organizer • Albany Plan of Union reading passage with scaffolding questions • Political Cartoon Analysis • Answer key/ideas for graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question Students will research the causes and effects of the French and Indian War and how it affected colonists in the British colonies; Ohio River Valley, Albany Plan of Union, Benjamin Franklin, Proclamation of 1763 Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: graphic organizer, cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher's discretion for questions or graphic organizers) ★★ Looking for the printable, pen and paper version of this resource? Find it here! French and Indian War ASSL Digital Paper by Lovin Lit and Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Boston Tea Party
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Boston Tea Party

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Boston Tea Party Lesson FOR GOOGLE 1:1 CLASSROOM Aim: Was the Boston Tea Party justified? Included in this packet: • Title page • Relevant do now question for students - can be transitioned to the Sons of Liberty rebelling against the British • "Will There Really Be A Party," "The Empire Strikes Back," & "How do the colonists respond?" documents/passage with corresponding graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question ★★ You can find my Boston Tea Party lesson AND bonus song HERE!. Lyrics and questions to "Fight For Your Right (to Tea Party). Can be sung along using the Beastie Boys "Fight for Your Right to Party." ★ The Boston Tea Party Lyrics and Questions ONLY can be found HERE. Students will research the causes and effects of the Boston Tea Party; Sons of Liberty; repeal of Townshend Acts; the story of the Boston Tea Party; Intolerable Acts; First Continental Congress; Shot Heard 'Round the World: Lexington & Concord ★★★ NOTE: The readings and graphic organizer can be used in a variety of ways. It can be utilized as independent work, completed in cooperative learning groups, or used as a jigsaw activity. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: graphic organizer, cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher's discretion for questions or graphic organizers) ★★ Looking for the printable, pen and paper version of this resource? Find it here! Boston Tea Party ASSL Digital Paper by Lovin Lit and Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2014 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Constitution - Bill of Rights
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Constitution - Bill of Rights

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Constitution - Bill of Rights Bill of Rights A Primary-Source Document, Common Core Based Lesson and Activity FOR GOOGLE DRIVE Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Aim: How does the Bill of Rights of the Constitution help protect American citizens? Included in this product: • Title page • Do Now question: What is the most important right you think we have as Americans? • The Bill of Rights {transcript}: Each of the first ten amendments are written with vocabulary defined for student application • Scaffolding Questions based on Bill of Rights amendments • Bill of Rights Analysis scenario activity for student understanding and application {can be a cooperative activity or individual} • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers ★★ Want this lesson with the Bill of Rights {First Ten Amendments} Flash Cards?! Find it HERE! Students will research and understand the concept and impact of the Bill of Rights Amendments and apply their new knowledge by answering scaffolding questions based on the transcript of the BOR, and a BOR scenario activity Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for activities}; questions are scaffolded; students argue their opinions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies ★★ Looking for the printable, pen and paper version of this resource? Find it here! Bill of Rights ASSL Patriotic Papers and Tags provided by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2014 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
War of 1812 Snapshot Foldable Activity
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War of 1812 Snapshot Foldable Activity

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War of 1812 Snapshot Foldable Activity Booklet/Project FOR GOOGLE DRIVE Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Included in this product: • Cover Page • War of 1812 Snapshot Foldable Task Sheet and Reminders for students • Foldable template • War of 1812 Snapshot Foldable Rubric • Directions for teacher (to give to your students) with images The completed foldable images (to show you what the end result should be) Do your students LOVE the app Snapchat?? This popular foldable/project is a great way for them to create "snapshots" of the causes/effects of the War of 1812! Students will create a collection of snapshots from the study of the War of 1812. The snapshot foldable booklet will include: • Title and illustration on the cover • One “snapshot” that must include a COLORED ILLUSTRATION exemplifying a CAUSE of the War of 1812 • Two “snapshots” that must include COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS exemplifying two EFFECTS of the War of 1812 • Students will write a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) next to/under each image explaining the image and why it was a cause or effect of the War of 1812 • Illustration on the back page of your booklet that summarizes the War of 1812 This foldable project can be given as in an in-class assignment/assessment or a homework assignment. It is up to teacher's discretion. ★★Looking for my complete Thomas Jefferson/James Madison unit bundle for middle grades?! CLICK HERE! Digital Papers by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2015 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise
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Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise

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Articles of Confederation Constitutional Compromises Lesson Virginia Plain, New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise Aim: What needs to happen for people to agree? Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE!! •• This product is also included in the Articles of Confederation UNIT BUNDLE! •• Included in this product: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation/Critical Thinking opening question • Definition of compromise & benefits • Compromise #1: The Power of the Central Government reading passage and diagram • Virginia Plan graphic organizer • Compromise #2: Representation in the Legislature graphic organizer • The Great Compromise reading passage with scaffolding questions • Application/Closing/Higher-Order thinking question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research and analyze the compromises made at the Constitutional Convention in 1787; Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, the Great Compromise Differentiation: graphic organizer, research, cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher's discretion for questions) Digital Papers by Christi Fultz and Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2014 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Articles of Confederation Peanuts & the Constitutional Convention
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Articles of Confederation Peanuts & the Constitutional Convention

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Articles of Confederation and Constitutional Convention Unit Peanuts Gang Explain the Constitutional Convention Aim: How was the U.S. Constitution born? Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE!! •• This product is also included in the Articles of Confederation UNIT BUNDLE! •• Included in this product: • Title page • Chronological Guided Video Questions corresponding with "This Is America, Charlie Brown: Birth of the Constitution" (25 minutes) Students will watch and learn about the Constitutional Convention from Charles Schultz's Peanuts Gang ★★ Note: The video clip is not bundled with this lesson. It is not mine to sell! ★ This video is what I show my students to get started with the Constitutional Convention. It is a great and fun introduction. I usually break the lesson into two days: We watch half the video and talk about the questions together on each day. Differentiation: cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher's discretion for questions) Digital Paper by Christi Fultz KG Fonts © 2014 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
War of 1812 War Hawks and Doves Debate Activity
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War of 1812 War Hawks and Doves Debate Activity

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War of 1812 War Hawks vs. Doves: A Debate Activity of the Opposing Viewpoints on the War of 1812 FOR GOOGLE DRIVE Aim: Should the United States remain neutral in the quarrel with Great Britain? Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Included in this product: • Cover Page • Hawks and Doves At-A-Glance graphic organizer • Yes/No graphic organizer for evidence • Evidence and Reasons graphic organizer for student responses • Closing Argument Organizer Students will use their knowledge of the War of 1812 and War Hawks and Doves to brainstorm ideas, evidence, reasons, and arguments in favor or opposing the United States entrance into war with Great Britain. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, creating arguments with evidence Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for graphic organizer}; students argue their opinions and make predictions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies. Clip Art by KERRI'S ART CORNER Digital Papers by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2015 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Thirteen Colonies UNIT BUNDLE
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Thirteen Colonies UNIT BUNDLE

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Thirteen Colonies UNIT BUNDLE 6 Lessons, Quiz, Review Packet, Exam, Essay Test, Project, Task Cards FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this product: 12 resources including lessons, a review packet, quiz and test! A $40 VALUE FOR ONLY $30!! See the links below for full details on each lesson/product included! 1) Push and Pull Factors Google Drive ASSL 2) Religious Push and Pull Factors, Anglicans and Puritans Google Drive ASSL 3) The Lost Colony of Roanoke Google Drive ASSL 4) Jamestown and Plymouth Google Drive ASSL 5) New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies Google Drive ASSL 6) Colonial Governments: Charter, Proprietary, and Royal Colonies Google Drive ASSL 7) Thirteen Colonies Quiz Google Drive ASSL 8) Thirteen Colonies Review Packet Google Drive ASSL 9) Thirteen Colonies Unit Assessment Google Drive ASSL 10) Thirteen Colonies Essay Assessment Google Drive ASSL 11) Thirteen Colonies Task Cards Google Drive ASSL 12) Thirteen Colonies Snapshot Activity Google Drive ASSL Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Motivations for Exploration
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Motivations for Exploration

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Motivations for Exploration Aim: Why did people explore? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered question • A Sea Route to Asia reading passage with scaffolding questions • Why Europe? graphic organizer • Exploration Cause/Effect activity • Application/Closing/Higher-order thinking question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research the goals of European exploration: gold, god, glory, why Europeans explored, when they explored, and where they explored Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: scaffolded questions based on reading passage, cooperative (may work in collaborative groups or with partners according to teacher's discretion) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Motivations for Exploration ASSL Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Papers by Lovin' Lit and Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Mercantilism Age of Exploration
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Mercantilism Age of Exploration

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Mercantilism during the Age of Exploration Aim: Why was mercantilism so important to European countries and their colonies in the New World? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered question • Mercantilism reading passage with scaffolding questions • All-About Mercantilism Graphic Organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking questions • Answer Key for Teachers Students will study and analyze the economic system of mercantilism and why it was important to European nations and their colonies Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary; writing/discussion based on argument Differentiation: graphic organizer; cooperative (students can work with a partner for reading and questions based upon teacher's discretion) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Mercantilism ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Paper by Erin Cobb and Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Native Americans - Mayas, Incas, Aztecs
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Native Americans - Mayas, Incas, Aztecs

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Native Americans - First Empires of the Americas: Mayas, Incas, Aztecs Aim: Were pre-Columbian peoples civilized? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered question • Ancient Maya reading passage • Ancient Inca reading passage • Ancient Aztec reading passage • Ancient Maya, Inca, and Aztec graphic organizers (3) • Venn Diagram/Compare & Contrast the Inca, Maya, and Aztec • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question Students will research and analyze documents to determine the characteristics and elements of civilization from the Ancient Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs; Venn diagram/compare & contrast application Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary; writing/discussion based on argument Differentiation: graphic organizers; cooperative (students can work in teams or partners for reading passages/graphic organizers/compare & contrast based on teacher's discretion) ★★ NOTE: This can be a one or two day lesson depending on the length of time students need for their work - it can be used as day one: cooperative learning, day two: whole-group discussion ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Mayans, Incas, Aztecs ASSL •• Digital Paper by Christi Fultz Mayas, Incas, Aztecs Clip Art/Illustrations by Kerri Webb {GET IT HERE!} KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Manifest Destiny - Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, Mountain Men, 49ers
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Manifest Destiny - Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, Mountain Men, 49ers

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Manifest Destiny - Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, Mountain Men, Forty-Niners Aim: Why did certain groups of people move west? Which trails did they travel on? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Cover Page • Student centered Do Now question • Document Analysis and corresponding graphic organizer - Mountain Men - Missionaries and Families - Mormons - Forty-Niners/49ers • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will analyze the primary/secondary source documents that describe the groups and circumstances surrounding migration west. They will complete the graphic organizer based on the documents and their knowledge of Social Studies. Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, creating arguments with evidence, analyzing secondary and primary source documents Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for graphic organizer}; students argue their opinions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies. ★ You can find all my Manifest Destiny Unit lessons and activities HERE. ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Manifest Destiny and Who Went West ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Papers by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Emancipation Proclamation
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Emancipation Proclamation

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Emancipation Proclamation Lesson Aim: Why is the Emancipation Proclamation significant? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now vocabulary questions • Emancipation Proclamation document with scaffolding questions • Rebelling States Map with questions • Document Vocabulary for student understanding • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking challenge activity/question/written response • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research the document of the Emancipation Proclamation to determine its meaning Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: graphic organizer, cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher’s discretion for questions) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Emancipation Proclamation ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Background Papers created by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Cold War Word Wall
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Cold War Word Wall

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Cold War Word Wall with Definitions and Images Included in this product: • Title page • 56 vocabulary words/terms/important people (30 pages) with images Terms include: Harry Truman Winston Churchill Iron Curtain Fair Deal Cold War Containment Communism Truman Doctrine NATO Warsaw Pact Berlin Airlift Mao Zedong 38th Parallel Blacklists Joseph McCarthy McCarthyism Closed Shop Stalemate Demilitarized Zone Arms Race Nuclear Summit Korean War and more! ★ This word wall is a great addition to any classroom or bulletin board! Each word can be cut out, laminated, and displayed in your classroom! © A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
World War I Flash Cards
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World War I Flash Cards

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World War I Flash Cards Included in this resource: • Title page • Full Set of 74 vocabulary words/terms flash cards with definitions Terms include: Isolationism Expansionism Archduke Franz Ferdinand Nationalism Militarism Alliance System Balance of Power Imperialism Triple Entente Triple Alliance Allied Powers Central Powers Western Front Stalemate Military Front Battle of the Marne Trenches Poisonous Gas U-Boats Zeppelin Machine Gun Red Baron Dogfights Armored Tank Propaganda Lusitania Zimmerman Note and more! ★ This flash card set is a great activity to use for review. I print out a few sets, laminate back to back and have the students use them for review before a test/exam. Or, you can have the students utilize them if they “finish early!” ★★ Find more Flash Card sets HERE! © 2014 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.