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War Horse (Movie) Review Questions
This resource is a set of review questions that follow along with the film War Horse, directed by Steven Spielberg. It is the story of a horse and his journey from farm to the frontlines of World War I.
The questions in this product include questions relating to the film itself and also critical thinking questions about WWI and the effects of war.
This would be a great resource to use with students as they watch the film. The questions follow the film in order and are well connected to the history of WWI.
There are 15 total questions on two pages.
This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource.
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1917 (Movie) - Movie Guide
This product includes resources to be used with the film, 1917. This film was released in 2019 and is a great resource to use when teaching a unit on World War I. In the film, two soldiers are tasked with a seemingly impossible mission to cross nine miles of war torn France to deliver an important message.
The Movie Guide includes numerous resource, some of which are available individually in my store and can be found by clicking the links below. The resources include:
Teacher Guide: This guide provides teachers with movie details, a film review, summary of the film, how to use in the classroom, and content warnings about the movie.
Review Questions: This two page resource includes 5 response questions about the film that students will answer as they watch the movie.
Movie Visual Project: This one page project tasks students with creating a movie poster for the film based on the theme, purpose, or personal opinion of the movie.
Quick Quiz: This ten question multiple choice quiz is a single pages document with an answer key also included.
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Conflicts of the Middle East
This graphic organizer of events from the past, present, probable future includes information about the following conflicts that have taken place in the Middle East:
Iranian Revolution
Gulf War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
Fight Against ISIS
Israel v. Palestine
Syrian Civil War
The graphic organizer includes the following information:
Dates (Years)
Who (What groups are fighting)
What/Why (Why are the groups fighting)
U.S. position in the Conflict
Deaths/Casualties
This resource includes a student copy that is partially completed to demonstrate what is expected of students. This student copy is made for students to complete and fill out on their own. The second page of the document is an answer key that includes all of the information that should be on the graphic organizer.
This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource.
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Bundle
Industrial Revolution Poster Bundle
This bundle of posters offers 4 Industrial Revolution Posters that are available individually in my store. The subject of each poster is the Industrial Revolution. These posters are designed and downloaded as high-quality, print-ready PDF files. The posters all vary in design. The designs in this bundle are:
Industrial Revolution Infographic - This resource includes 4 versions of the infographic. The versions are: original PDF, 10x24 inch PDF poster, 2x6 inch PDF bookmark, High Quality PNG image
*** Industrial Revolution Information Poster** - This poster includes important information about dates, inventions, individuals, and events from the Industrial Revolution. This poster is designed as an 18x24 inch PDF.
* Industrial Revolution Poster - This poster was created to be displayed in a classroom. It includes the saying: “The Transition From Hand Production to Machines.” This is an 18x24 inch PDF.
Industrial Revolution History Poster - This resource is also an 18x24 inch PDF. It includes information about date/time (1760-1840) and location (Europe and The United States.)
All posters are designed to be printed with high quality settings but can also be shared with students to view and analyze. The four resources are also available individually in my store by clicking on the links above.
The previews and thumbnails of the posters include watermarks, these are removed and not present in the purchased downloaded versions.
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Interest Groups Research Activity
This resource tasks students with researching various interest groups that influence the United States government with power and financial contributions. The purpose of the activity is to demonstrate how interest groups function and what role they play in government.
This activity is a great activity in a U.S. History or U.S. Government course and can be used at the beginning, middle, or end of a unit.
In this activity, students will research various interest groups and find information related to mission statements, news stories, and purpose.
Many interest groups are already listed but the document can be easily modified to include others that may have been discussed in class. The listed interest groups for the activity are:
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
National Organization for Women
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Common Cause
Eagle Forum
The activity also includes questions to guide students and also a task at the end for student’s to create a piece of advertisement for one of the interest groups.
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Create Your Own Invention
This project is a great resource to use for many different age groups and subject areas. Students are tasked to create their own invention by describing, drawing, and finally creating a prototype to share with the class. Students will complete the following tasks when completing this project:
Brainstorming an idea for a new invention.
Diagraming/drawing their new invention.
Creating a patent application.
Creating a prototype of their invention to share with the class.
This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource.
The project is self-guiding but can be modified to fit your curriculum.
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Sinking of Lusitania Reading/Worksheet
This product is a great resource to use as a quick reading assignment or homework assignment in a World History or U.S. History course studying World War I. Specifically, this product explains the reasons behind the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, the implications from the sinking, and the reaction from around the world.
This product includes a one page reading passage and also a worksheet that was made to accompany the reading. The reading page was created for a high school classroom but could be used in lower grades as well. The reading is written at a 9th-10th grade level.
The worksheet that accompanies the reading includes:
5 multiple choice questions
4 short answer questions
1 extended response question
An answer key for quick grading is also included.
This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource.
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Trench Warfare in WWI Reading/Worksheet
This product is a great resource to use as a quick reading assignment or homework assignment in a World History or U.S. History course studying World War I. Specifically, this product explains trench warfare and the difficulties of soldiers living in the trenches during WWI.
This product includes a one page reading passage and also a worksheet that was made to accompany the reading. The reading page was created for a high school classroom but could be used in lower grades as well. The reading is written at a 9th-10th grade level.
The worksheet that accompanies the reading includes:
5 multiple choice questions
4 short answer questions
1 extended response question
An answer key for quick grading is also included.
This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource.
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Bundle
World War I Readings and Worksheets
This bundle includes 5 resources that are available individually in my store. The resources are all Readings and Worksheets covering topics from World War I. These worksheets provide a quick in depth look at some specific topics and events from World War I.
Each individual reading and worksheet includes a 1-2 page reading with visuals and photographs, one page worksheet with multiple choice, short answer, and extended response questions, and an answer key. These are great for distance learning.
The resources included are:
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The Sinking of the Lusitania
Technology of World War I
The Sinking of the Lusitania
Trench Warfare in World War I
Treaty of Versailles
Each one of these is also available separately by clicking on the links above. You do receive a discount by bundling all five.
This bundle includes Microsoft Word and PDF versions of each resource.
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The Road to the American Revolution
This product includes three steps/activities that students will complete to learn about the road to the American Revolution. The resource includes a graphic organizer categorizing the actions of the British before the American Revolution and also the reactions of the American colonists in regards to the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts.
The second page includes a cause and effect activity about the Intolerable Acts. Also included within the document are response questions to assess student knowledge and learning. This is a perfect activity to complete in class with students or to assign for homework.
This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource.
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Henry Ford and the Assembly Line
This product includes links to 4 YouTube videos about Henry Ford and the assembly line that he pioneered. It is a collection of videos about Ford’s life and legacy. The video links that this resource includes are listed below:
Henry Ford: 3 Minute Innovative History
Henry Ford Assembly Line
Henry Ford’s Assembly Turns 100
Ford History of Moving Assembly Line
Questions that accompany each link are related to the life and accomplishments of Henry Ford. This document includes questions about Ford’s early life, assembly line, and legacy. This would be a great resource to use as review or to introduce the topic.
This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource.
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How It's Made Activity
This product includes YouTube links to short “How It’s Made” clips and the following questions:
Briefly describe the process of creating the product that you viewed. (2-3 sentences)
Explain why this product is important, or what are it’s uses. (2-3 sentences)
Explain how this product might have been made before the Industrial Revolution and the use of factories/assembly lines/mass production.
These three questions are presented to students after each video clip. The document could be modified to change the videos and/or change the questions.
The clips included are:
Chocolate - Milk Chocolate, From Scratch | How It’s Made
Ketchup - Ketchup | How It’s Made
Scoreboards - Scoreboards | How It’s Made
Matches - Matches | How It’s Made
Bowling Balls - Bowling Balls | How It’s Made
This activity was created for students to make connections from the Industrial Revolution and Mass Production to the present day but could be used in other course and classes.
This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. If you are interested in a Google Docs version that students could use directly with Google Classroom, please click the link: How It’s Made Activity - Google Docs.
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Industrialization Word Search
This word search is comprised of terms relating to Industrialization and the Industrial Revolution of the United States. The words in the puzzle are listed below.
ANDREW CARNEGIE
ASSEMBLY LINE
CAPITALISM
COMMERCE
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT
CORPORATION
FACTORY
HENRY FORD
INDUSTRY
JOHN D ROCKEFELLER
LABOR
MASS PRODUCTION
MARKET
MONOPOLY
RAILROAD
ROBBER BARONS
TELEGRAPH
TRUST
URBAN
An answer key is included.
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Industrial Revolution Videos Review
This product is designed to be used as an in class computer based assignment or an assignment to be completed at home with the use of a computer. This resource is a Google Docs created product so Google Classroom would be a perfect place for this assignment to be posted.
It could also be printed for students to use and complete. Students must watch short 8-10 minute video clips about certain portions of the Industrial Revolution. The videos and links that they will watch are:
The Steam Machine Changes the World
From Steam Machine to Locomotive
Changing Times: Railroads and Canals
Karl Marx: The Revolutionary Scholar
Students are presented with a graphic organizer of the four clips from above. For each video clip, students will then write a description of each video and then find a visual that could accompany each video clip. All of this is completed in the graphic organizer. Teachers may find that they want to show the clips to all students in class at the same time or students may complete on their own as the links to the videos are included in the worksheet.
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United States Census Activity
This resource tasks students with exploring the United States Census and analyzing the results and implications from that activity. The product is a two page worksheet that includes three separate tasks/activities. They are:
Students will read an article about the winners and losers of the 2010 census. The article includes information on winners and losers of the census. Students must analyze this information to make informed inferences and analyze how the information presented will affect the United States and also where they live. A small chart the students will complete is also included in this section.
Next, the document includes a graphic organizer that students will complete that has them analyze the effect of the census on their home state.
Finally, students must answer extended response questions about the 2010 census and also the upcoming 2020 census. Questions include analyzing the effect of the census on the government, citizens, and other organization. Students must also use their knowledge of the previous (2010) census to understand the ramifications of the 2020 census.
This product includes a Microsoft Word and a PDF version of the resource.
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Enlightenment Bingo
This Bingo game is designed to help students review important figures, terms, publications, and ideas relevant to the Age of Enlightenment. This Bingo game includes printable game boards and clues for teachers to read to students.
Ideas from the game include:
John Locke
Natural Rights
Social Contract Theory
Separation of Church and State
Philosophe
Popular Sovereignty
Leviathan
Absolute Power
Life is Nasty Brutish and Short
Capitalism
Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
Thomas Hobbes
Balance of Mind and Heart
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Three Branches of Government
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
Enlightenment
Monarchy
Laissez-Faire
Economics
Governed by the General Will
This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource.
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Bill of Rights Study Guide
This study guide is a great resource to use for teachers reviewing The Bill of Rights with students. This product is designed to review a Bill of Rights unit or chapter. This study guide includes three sections that students will complete:
Vocabulary - A graphic organizer of 16 terms that students will define. Words include: assembly, Establishment Clause, militia, due process, reforms, civil liberties, probable cause, petition, censorship, search and seizure, indictment, slander/libel, double jeopardy, eminent domain, grand jury, bail.
10 Amendments - Students will complete a chart of the ten amendments. Students will write the meaning of each amendment in the chart.
Extended Response Questions - 5 extended response questions - Ex. List and describe one limitation of a 1st amendment right. Then list and describe an extension of a 1st amendment right.
This study guide could also be used to plan a unit or chapter and/or create a test/quiz about the Bill of Rights.
A thorough answer key is also included with this resource.
This product includes a Microsoft Word and PDF version of the resource. **
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Timeline Activity: Events Leading to the American Revolution
This product includes instructions and directions for a student created timeline that includes important events leading to the American Revolutionary War. The instruction sheet includes directions for important events, visuals, and info about all of the events listed. The events that students will include on the timeline are:
● The French and Indian War
● The Sugar Act
● The Stamp Act
● Townshend Acts
● The Boston Massacre
● The Boston Tea Party
● The Intolerable Acts
● Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death” Speech
● The Declaration of Independence
● The First Continental Congress
Students are asked to create a timeline that includes the following criteria:
● Correctly place the event on the timeline with the correct date
● Describe the event in 1-2 sentences
● Correct dates of the above events
● Correct placement of the events on the timeline
● Timeline is completed neatly and easy to understand
● 4 visuals/pictures related to the events listed above - no stick figures
● Color - not just black and white
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Events of the Cold War Graphic Organizer
This short graphic organizer includes some major events of the Cold War. It is not meant as a comprehensive assignment. Could be used to review or introduce the unit.
Industrial Revolution Extended Response Questions
This document includes two extended response questions to be used in a unit with a on the Industrial Revolution. There are 2 different questions and they are pasted on each document 4 times for easy printing and cutting for students. The resource is a great tool for quick assessment or entry/exit slips.
The extended response questions are:
Describe everything you know about the Industrial Revolution.What is it? Where did it occur? Who was involved? Time frame (years)? If you do not know any of this information, then make an inference. Write your answer in complete sentences. (3-4 sentences)
In a short paragraph (4-5 sentences) describe the changes that occurred because of the Industrial Revolution. Think about groups of people, government, and other institutions that were affected by the rise in industrialization. Finally, describe your opinion on these changes in terms of its effect on society.
This resource includes a Microsoft Word version and a PDF version.
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