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TEACH WITH HUMOR USING U.S. HISTORY CRASH COURSE!

Few classroom strategies are as successful as this simple approach: make learning fun! That, or course, is easier said than done, but when it comes to teaching American history content, the YouTube series Crash Course U.S. History is a fantastic place to start.

The script of each episode is packed with humorous observations about life and culture -- ones that help to make strong points about the history being communicated. Just as importantly, the host, John Green, has what it takes to keep students' interest: enthusiasm about the topics, a quirky way with props, and a funny, sometimes deadpan delivery of content. Students like watching the series, which means they pay attention to it and learn!

Primary Sources Emphasized!

Teachers like it too, though, because the content is solid, relying on the regular use of primary sources, including the "Mystery Document" feature which occurs in every episode, in which John Green reads from a famous document of the period and has to see if he can identify the author.

Where to Find Crash Course U.S. History

Each episode of Crash Course contains about 10 minutes of content plus a brief time for the credits. Episodes are available for free on YouTube at the following playlist:




ABOUT THESE CRASH COURSE U.S. HISTORY WORKSHEETS

Time stamps are provided for each and every question to help students zero in on the answers. If you do not care to provide your students with time stamp information, however, the packet also includes a "questions only" worksheet for each episode.

Each worksheet focuses on a single episode of Crash Course U.S. History and typically contains between 10 and 20 items for students to complete.

QUESTION TYPES INCLUDED:
Some worksheets are free answer.
Some are true/false -- and in the answer key, all false answers are annotated to give additional information.
Some are fill-in-the-blank or cloze format.

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EPISODES INCLUDED IN THESE CRASH COURSE U.S. HISTORY WORKSHEETS


This resource includes a worksheet, a time-stamped worksheet, and a detailed answer key for episodes 16 - 20 of Crash Course U.S. History:

• Women in the 19th Century
• War and Expansion
• The Election of 1860 and the Road to Disunion
• Battles of the Civil War
• The Civil War, Part 1
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