BARGAIN-PRICED BUNDLE TO HELP YOU TEACH WITH HUMOR USING CRASH COURSE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS! Teach with Humor using Crash Course Government! Few classroom strategies are as successful as this simple approach: make learning fun! For government or civics classes, one easy way to work in some student enjoyment is by showing episodes of Crash Course U.S.Government and Politics. The script of each episode is packed with humorous observations -- ones that help to make strong points about the civics under study. Students like watching the series, which means they pay attention to it and learn! Produced by PBS Digital Studios, 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: If you are new to Crash Course, I encourage you to watch a few videos as soon as you can. I expect you'll be just as enthusiastic about the classroom possibilities as I am! ABOUT THESE CRASH COURSE GOVERNMENT WORKSHEETS Each worksheet focuses on a single episode of Crash Course Government and typically contains between 10 and 20 items for students to complete. Worksheets are formatted to fit on one page for easy copying and a detailed answer key is provided for each episode. In addition to these regular worksheet items, open-ended extra credit or discussion items are also included for each and every episode. These can be used as debate starters, essay prompts, or . . . the sky's the limit! For more information on the content of the worksheets, visit the address provided above and look at the wide range of topics included in the playlist. You'll get one worksheet per episode, for a total of 50 worksheets in all! Answer keys included for all 50 worksheets! All questions in video order.

40 Multiple Choice Questions about the federal and state powers to help teachers make even more use of Lesson 12 of We the People! This worksheet is intended for use with Lesson 12 of We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, an excellent high-school level textbook published by the Center for Civic Education. MEETING TEACHERS' NEEDS If you have used this text, you have probably had the same reaction to it as myself -- fantastic content, placing government concepts in their rich historical context where they are best understood.... but where’s the testing program? Indeed, the major drawback I have found to the We the People textbook is a lack of strong ancillaries. That is why I have developed my own. This worksheet has been used by real high-school students and has kept them engaged and on-task while providing me, their teacher, with valuable information about how well each of them is mastering government concepts. Using These We the People Worksheets in Class All questions are presented in “Lesson order,” so that they can be used as a guided reading activity if desired. I often use them as tests instead, however, requiring students to answer questions from memory alone. I have found that if students read the text with partners and discuss it along the way, they have excellent recall and can easily achieve scores of 80% and higher even without being able to look in the textbook to check their first impressions! Teacher Convenience Means Fast Grading and Reusable Worksheets! This We the People worksheet includes a convenient student answer sheet that is formatted exactly like the answer key. This makes for super-fast grading of multiple choice items! As an added bonus, if students write their answers on the answer sheet instead of on the worksheets themselves, the worksheets will remain blank and can be re-used from year to year without the need to make fresh copies! LESSON 12 CONTENT: "The relationship between national and state powers, more than any other issue, explains the need for the Constitutional Convention. This relationship was at the core of the first major debate, the one between supporters and opponents of the Virginia Plan. After forging the Great Compromise, the delegates worked out a series of other regulations and compromises that defined what the national and state governments could and could not do. Several of those compromises involved the question of slavery, the most potentially divisive issue among the states."

Versatile resource designed for elementary, middle, and high-school students! Having your students watch presidential debates is a hugely worthwhile endeavor whether it's election season or not. Obviously when election day is approaching, it's good to let students see what both major candidates have to say about the issues and the country. Videos of past debates, though, can also be really useful when studying history. Imagine teaching the Cold War era and showing students segments from the iconic Kennedy/Nixon debates, for example. Engagement is Key The challenge of using presidential debates to help you teach current events or historical periods, however, is keeping students highly engaged while they watch. Most students, even in the earlier grades, can watch 5 minutes without their eyes glazing over, but much more than that and you might start losing the attention and interest of many of your students. This is particularly true for younger students, but it can also be a challenge even with high school seniors, since some of them are a *lot* more immature than others. So How Does Presidential Debate Bingo Work? Once you've printed off from some Presidential Debate Bingo sheets, have students predict what key words or phrases they expect to hear during the debate. Have them fill in one word or phrase per square on their grid. This usually takes between 5 and 10 minutes, depending on the size of the grid in use and the background knowledge level of the students. When grids are ready, play the debate or the debate segment you want the class to watch. Tell students to listen carefully so that they can mark off their words/phrases as they occur. If you have stickers handy, students --even high school seniors!-- love using them to mark off their squares. Otherwise, you can have students cross through their entries as they watch. Students love this and it really livens up watching debates!

Help your students understand the structure and vagaries of the Electoral College like never before as they study the map that represents Lyndon Johnson's landslide victory in 1964. This is a Critical Thinking Worksheet that requires students to do a lot more than just read the included map. You won't find "giveaway" questions here -- no asking students who won Tennessee or how many electoral votes Nevada had that year. Instead, students are challenged to use the information on the map to reach conclusions about a number of issues, including: --From the map data, which states appear to have approximately equal populations? --From the map data, how many members in the House of Representatives must a specified state have? --Why did Goldwater win Arizona even though the rest of that region of the nation chose Johnson? --What did the popular vote probably look like, considering how the electoral vote went? When finished, students should have a thorough understanding of the structure of the Electoral College, with states receiving vote allotments based largely, but not exclusively, on their populations. They should also understand how the "winner take all" system in use by most states tends to skew the map toward one that makes even a landslide election look a lot more one-sided than it really was! A Good Review of American Geography! The map included on the worksheets has electoral vote allotments marked, but state names are not indicated except for a few small states along the eastern seaboard. To answer questions, however, students will need to be able to identify several unmarked states. Students who do not know one state from another will benefit from using a standard map from their textbook or from an online source. Having to compare one map to another is a positive benefit -- it can help students learn a few more states! At the very least, it will point out to students that they don't yet know the U.S. map well, which means they need more practice and study with it. What This 1964 Electoral College Worksheet Includes ---Student worksheet with map and 12 critical thinking questions ---Student extended-thinking worksheet with map and 3 challenge prompts ---Detailed annotated answer key for the critical thinking worksheet ---Additional answer key for the challenge prompt worksheet

We the People Crossword Puzzle -- A Great Way to Preview and Review Material! Looking for a fun way to get students engaged with lesson content and help them zero in on key concepts and important details about U.S. government and the U.S. Constitution? Puzzles work well! This puzzle activity is intended for use with Lesson 7 of We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution. As such, it dives into one key source of government experience that the Framers of the Constitution had at their fingertips -- the rules and principles embedded in the early state constitutions, the major governing documents of their own time. Differentiated Learning is Embedded in these We the People Crossword Puzzle Worksheets This We the People Crossword Puzzle Packet contains worksheets with two levels of difficulty to help teachers differentiate the material for their students. The first crossword included features a standard format with just the puzzle grid and the clues list. The second crossword puzzle page, however, is intended for students that need learning aids – it also includes a Word Bank list that will assist students in filling out the puzzle by providing them with all of the possible answers. This “basic” level puzzle still requires students to think critically, though – they have to read each clue and figure out which word bank entry best suits it. Teacher Convenience Features in these We the People Puzzle Worksheets This packet includes a traditional crossword puzzle answer key that shows the words filled into their correct slots. However, to help teachers who want to conduct a class discussion on the terms, there is also an “Answer List” page that matches up the key words with their clues. This format means that teachers don’t have to hunt for answers on the grid when they are discussing items with the class!

196 Multiple Choice Questions on American Experience Presents -- The Presidents: Woodrow Wilson! All in video order, conveniently divided into two separate worksheets, one for each of the two episodes included in this video series! About American Experience Presents The Presidents: Woodrow Wilson American Experience Presents The Presidents: Woodrow Wilson is a comprehensive biography of the 28th President of the United States. The program originally aired on PBS stations throughout the U.S. Lasting almost three hours, the video takes students through Wilson’s life, emphasizing his role as a reformer, his rise to importance in the Progressive Movement and his two terms as president. This exploration of the Wilson administration means that the video does an excellent job of highlighting major events of the early 1900s, including social reform gains, the increasing regulation of industry, and the entirety of World War I. Where to find the video that goes with these American Experience Wilson Worksheets American Experience: Woodrow Wilson plays from time to time on public television stations across the country and is also sometimes available on streaming services. The best way to find out where it might currently be available is to run a simple Google search. For teachers who prefer to purchase hard media, American Experience Presents The Presidents: Woodrow Wilson is available as part of The President’s Collection, which provides American Experience biographies of more than ten 20th-century presidents, all bundled together in a very affordable set. The episode focusing in on Wilson can also be purchased separately at a very reasonable price from a variety of online outlets such as Barnes & Noble and Amazon. About American Experience: The Presidents -- Woodrow Wilson The Presidents: Woodrow Wilson is usually presented in two parts, each of which lasts about one hour and twenty minutes. This division provides a natural break in the historical narrative since Part One ends just as World War I begins: Part One, “A Passionate Man,” chronicles Wilson’s rise from a Civil War boyhood in Georgia to become president of Princeton University and an outspoken champion of progressive reform. He is elected governor of New Jersey, then narrowly wins the presidency, accomplishing a remarkable agenda of reform in his first two years. Part Two, “The Redemption of the World,” portrays President Wilson as he leads America through WWI, then brokers the Treaty of Versailles in an effort to fulfil his dream of making the world “safe for democracy” and to prevent another world war. His vision of world peace through the League of Nations, however, is struck down at home, and his health suffers so seriously that his wife becomes de facto chief executive.

We the People Crossword Puzzle -- A Great Way to Preview and Review Material! Looking for a fun way to get students engaged with lesson content and help them zero in on key concepts and important details about U.S. government and the U.S. Constitution? Puzzles work well! This puzzle activity is intended for use with Lesson 12 of We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution. As such, it dives into a key issue dealt with at the Constitutional Convention -- how to distribute powers between the state governments and the new federal government being created. Differentiated Learning is Embedded in these We the People Crossword Puzzle Worksheets This We the People Crossword Puzzle Packet contains worksheets with two levels of difficulty to help teachers differentiate the material for their students. The first crossword included features a standard format with just the puzzle grid and the clues list. The second crossword puzzle page, however, is intended for students that need learning aids – it also includes a Word Bank list that will assist students in filling out the puzzle by providing them with all of the possible answers. This “basic” level puzzle still requires students to think critically, though – they have to read each clue and figure out which word bank entry best suits it. Teacher Convenience Features in these We the People Puzzle Worksheets This packet includes a traditional crossword puzzle answer key that shows the words filled into their correct slots. However, to help teachers who want to conduct a class discussion on the terms, there is also an “Answer List” page that matches up the key words with their clues. This format means that teachers don’t have to hunt for answers on the grid when they are discussing items with the class!

U.S. Government Worksheet Puzzle Focusing on the little-studied by highly important topic of the federal bureaucracy! These puzzles focus on helping students understand how the federal bureaucracy made up of government agencies forms a key part of the United States government apparatus! Differentiated Learning is Embedded in these Federal Bureaucracy Crossword Puzzle Worksheets This packet contains worksheets with two levels of difficulty to help teachers differentiate the material for their students. The first crossword included features a standard format with just the puzzle grid and the clues list. The second crossword puzzle page, however, is intended for students that need learning aids – it also includes a Word Bank list that will assist students in filling out the puzzle by providing them with all of the possible answers. This “basic" level puzzle still requires students to think critically, though – they have to read each clue and figure out which word bank entry best suits it. Teacher Convenience Features in these Federal Bureaucracy Congress Puzzle Worksheets This packet includes a traditional crossword puzzle answer key that shows the words filled into their correct slots. However, to help teachers who want to conduct a class discussion on the terms, there is also an “Answer List” page that matches up the key words with their clues. This format means that teachers don’t have to hunt for answers on the grid when they are discussing items with the class!

Help your students master key information about ancient Greece's two most famous city-states: Athens and Sparta! Most world history textbooks give an overview of the two city-states, but few take the next step of helping students compare and contrast them in detail. The more we can get students to think critically, the more they will learn and remember, and these worksheets are designed with that principle in mind. To that end, this packet includes several resources: • A compare/contrast chart with dozens of descriptors about ancient Greece. For each, students identify if the description matches Athens, Sparta, or both. • A set of 26 follow-up questions about Athens, with many of them designed to reinforce key content vocabulary such as democracy, tyrant, and oligarchy. Others take basic information about Athens and work in additional supporting details to give students a clearer picture of ancient Greece. • A set of 26 follow-up questions about Sparta, with many of them designed to reinforce key vocabulary also. Emphasis is given to the military aspect of life in Sparta, but other topics, including their unusual system of government, are covered as well. • Full answer keys to all activities. All follow-up questions are multiple-choice. Whether you are studying the ancient world in detail or quickly reviewing it as part of a "evolution of modern government" emphasis, these Athens and Sparta activity worksheets will help your students gain more insight into the Golden Age of Greece.

This resource consists of a large question set --more than 100 questions!-- that will engage student interest about the U.S. Constitution. How? Through scenarios when possible! In this way, students are asked to *apply* government knowledge, not just recite it. For example, instead of rattling off the list of requirements to be eligible for President, students are presented with brief life histories and asked which of the people described are actually eligible. I BELIEVE IN MAKING THINGS AS CONVENIENT AS POSSIBLE FOR HARD-WORKING TEACHERS! Articles I, II, and III are all treated separately so that you can discuss a portion of the Constitution and then have a quiz or review session, knowing that the questions at your fingertips are specific to JUST the article under study. When you have finished reading/discussing the Constitution with your class, you can combine all the Examview banks into one test for a final assessment! A VARIED APPROACH TO QUESTIONING STUDENTS All questions are True/False/Yes/No or Multiple Choice, and many of them are "scenario" questions that students find intriguing... for example: "You are a Senator. During your term of office, Congress creates a new job: deputy undersecretary for labor relations with Indonesia. Once you leave the Senate, can you take this job?" The information in the Constitution is thus personalized -- scenario questions strive to demonstrate applications of the rules the government must follow. FOCUS ON THE FRAMERS This question set covers the original Constitution only, meaning Articles I-VII. It does not cover any of the amendments. I treat those separately because in my class, we take a close look first at the Constitution as originally conceived, and when we thoroughly understand THAT, then we look at how time and circumstances have contributed to the amendment process. Articles IV-VII are treated together since each one is relatively short compared to the first three articles. LOOK AT ALL THE CONTENT INCLUDED! In this download, you will get: -- 40 questions on Article I and the Preamble -- 27 questions on Article II -- 15 questions on Article III -- 46 questions on Articles IV-VII. GREAT FOR TRADITIONAL PRINTOUTS --OR-- FOR ELECTRONIC EDUCATION You will receive all the questions in several formats, the better to match your teaching style, available technology, and your instructional needs: ----- Word processing (.rtf) file that Microsoft Word can open. ----- Examview Test file (.tst). ----- Examview Test bank (.bnk)

As we all know, the Common Core demands a great deal more from teachers -- not least, the use of complex texts that challenge students to closely read for understanding. The judicial opinion in the landmark Supreme Court Case Marbury v. Madison is an example of such a text, and now with this teaching packet, teachers can easily implement a close reading of it in English or history classes. This packet includes: --Detailed background information, including fun facts, to help teachers gain a thorough understanding of the court case Marbury v. Madison --Step by step teaching procedure to guide the class through a "first read," "second read," and "third read." --Annotation guide appropriate for secondary student use -- illustrated, but not too cute... --One-page excerpt of the Marbury v. Madison court decision -- just enough extracted that students can complete the close reading in a reasonable time! --Two-page sheet of complex, thought-provoking text-dependent questions that students complete during their "third read" through the text --Detailed answer key --Full opinion of the court included for context and/or teacher reference All questions in this packet are free-response, asking students to compose answers at least a paragraph in length Making the Common Core more accessible is easy with the right materials!

For a fun way to review all the major topics and phases of World War I, let your students have a blast with this WWI Puzzle Pack! Includes 3 word searches and 5 crossword puzzles for well more than week's worth of WWI review and practice! These puzzles are dynamite to use during your WWI unit as well as for review because each one targets a particular topic or portion of the war, making them an easy, no-prep step by step teaching and learning solution! WWI WORD SEARCH TOPICS INCLUDED • MAIN Causes of WWI (Words associated with militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism) • The Crisis in the Balkans -- Help students understand why and how the region became such a "powder keg!: • The Start of the War -- How the alliance system and the Schileffen Plan pulled one nation after another into the conflict! WWI CROSSWORD PUZZLE TOPICS INCLUDED • WWI causes (Another take on the topic, with different clues) • Course of WWI from the start until America declares war • Course of WWI from American entry until the end • Life on the American home front during WWI • The Treaty of Versailles LEARNING FUN FEATURES • Every crossword puzzle comes in both a basic and advanced version. • Basic crosswords include a word bank to assist students having trouble with the clues provided. • Advanced crosswords include only the clues! • Word searches include a definitions list instead of a word list, so students have to come up with the key word they should search for! • Teacher answer keys for word searches include a key for the definitions list in addition to a solution grid for the word search itself. COMPLETE ANSWER KEYS PROVIDED FOR ALL WWI CROSSWORD PUZZLES AND WWI WORD SEARCHES Happy teaching! Puzzles and Fun Stuff by Elise Parker

Space Race Crossword Puzzle Review is a great way for students to immerse themselves in this key phase of the Cold War. IDEAL FOR: Reviewing before a test or quiz Homework that goes beyond the text Substitute lesson plans Outside research on the topic WHAT THIS SPACE RACE CROSSWORD PUZZLE INCLUDES: --48 Terms and 48 clues covering key American and Soviet aspects of the Space Race --Puzzle Page with Word Bank for a Basic Level Activity --Puzzle Page without Word Bank for an Advanced Level Activity --Large Format Versions of Puzzle, Clues, and Word Bank --Solution Page with both Answer Grid and Answer List WORD BANK / ANSWERS USED IN THIS SPACE RACE CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACTIVITY: Mercury Gemini Apollo Moon Alan Shepard John Glenn Yuri Gagarin Cape Canaveral Houston NASA USSR Sputnik Vostok Neil Armstrong Apollo XI Sea of Tranquility Atlas Redstone Saturn V US Flag Earth orbit Capsule Splashdown Kennedy Rendezvous EVA Titan II Buzz Aldrin Skylab Pioneer Mariner Apollo-Soyuz Viking Robert Goddard Voyager Cold War Star City Cosmonaut Astronaut Laika Wernher von Braun Germany Nixon Orbit Valentina Tereshkova Space Shuttle Voskhod Khrushchev NEWLY UPDATED WITH TEACHER CONVENIENCE FEATURES The packet contains two puzzle pages where everything fits on a single side of a sheet of paper, but in this format, the text is rather small. To assist teachers whose students would prefer a larger font, I've updated the Space Race Crossword Puzzle Review with large format pages. A complete puzzle with clues or with word bank and clues fits on two pages in the large-format version. The single-page versions are still included for maximum teacher choice and flexibility!

TEACH WITH INSIGHT AND HUMOR USING CRASH COURSE GOVERNMENT Few classroom strategies are as successful as this simple approach: make learning fun! For government or civics classes, one easy way to work in some student enjoyment is by showing episodes of Crash Course U.S.Government and Politics. The script of each episode is packed with humorous observations -- ones that help to make strong points about the civics under study. Students like watching the series, which means they pay attention to it and learn! Produced by PBS Digital Studios, each episode of Crash Course contains up to 10 minutes of content plus a brief time for the credits. Episodes are available for free on YouTube at the following playlist: If you are new to Crash Course, I encourage you to watch a few videos as soon as you can. I expect you'll be just as enthusiastic about the classroom possibilities as I am! ABOUT THESE WORKSHEETS Each worksheet focuses on a single episode of Crash Course U.S. Government and typically contains between 10 and 20 items for students to complete. Worksheets are formatted to fit on one page for easy copying and a detailed answer key is provided for each episode. In addition to these regular worksheet items, open-ended extra credit or discussion items are also included for each and every episode. These can be used as debate starters, essay prompts, or . . . the sky's the limit! TIMESTAMPS INCLUDED FOR ALL QUESTIONS Every worksheet comes in two version: with timestamps and without. That way, teachers can decide which option suits their needs best. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS COVERED IN THESE CRASH COURSE WORKSHEETS This set of worksheets covers the following episodes: • 21 -- Judicial Review: Where the Supreme Court's vast power comes from, and what they can do with it... • 22 -- Judicial Decisions: What factors judges consider when weighing a case, and also what kinds of things influence them... • 23 -- Civil Rights and Liberties: What are they, and what basic civil liberties are protected by the Constitution... • 24 -- Freedom of Religion: All about the Establishment Clause and the court cases that have further defined it, plus free exercise practices vs. beliefs • 25 -- Freedom of Speech: What kinds of speech are protected, and from whom.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All questions are presented in video order so that students can easily follow along!

Nothing livens up an economics class like a rousing good movie that dives deep into the real problems students are soon going to confront up front and personally when they enter the American work force. To get your students interested and debating the economic issues of our times, show Inequality for All in class and watch your students come alive with interest and at times, outrage! ABOUT THE FILM: INEQUALITY FOR ALL Inequality for All is a 2013 documentary about modern economic problems. It specifically focuses on the 2007-2008 financial crisis, exploring how the widening gap between the rich and the poor was a contributing factor that continues to plague us today. Presented by Robert Reich, the U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton, the film examines how increasing wage inequality leads not only to economic suffering as demand falls, but also how it threatens American democracy itself. The film is good viewing for students in high school courses covering economics, government, or 20th century American history. It fits well into the latter classes because Reich provides an analysis of how top tax rates during the 20th century tended to either increase or decrease levels of inequality, depending on how the top tax rate was set. Differentiated Instruction at Your Fingertips! This teaching packet provides fill-in-the-blank worksheets for students to complete as they watch the film. There are two basic level worksheets, labeled Cloze Worksheet A and Cloze Worksheet B. Each of these is entirely unique; there is no overlap of problems between them. Each of the basic worksheets provides students with more than 30 fill-ins to complete as they watch the film. There is also an advanced level worksheet. This worksheet is a combination of Worksheets A and B. It is best used with students who are able to work at a more rapid pace, keeping up with the film as they quickly jot down the key words missing from each problem. The Advanced Worksheets provides students with more than 60 fill-ins to complete as they watch. CRITICAL THINKING EMPHASIS -- MORE THAN 20 INEQUALITY FOR ALL ESSAY / DISCUSSION TOPICS After viewing, review the film’s key points and help your students apply them to their own economic futures by using the MORE THAN 20 Essay Prompts / Discussion Topics. These are also great for generating debate and as the basis of a variety of projects!

Make Economics Engaging! Are your students finding economics to be dry or boring despite your best efforts? The answer may well be to incorporate some feature film activities into your curriculum -- movies that illustrate economic concepts, challenges, and issues with the kind of real-world examples that students can relate to. The trouble is, it's not easy to find great economics movies -- but this one really hits the mark on target! And with these movie worksheets, you can hold students accountable for the class time you devote to the movie! The PDF file contains over a hundred unique questions for students to ponder and answer as they watch the Michael Moore documentary film "Capitalism: A Love Story." About the Movie: The title of "Capitalism: A Love Story" is ironic as the film presents a critical view of capitalism, particularly with regard to the financial crash of 2007-2008 and the growing income gap that has been developing over the course of 30+ years. The movie can serve as a potent discussion-starter among students and can also help teachers to provide some balance in their classrooms -- for if your high school economics text is anything like mine, it tends to present a hyper-positive view of the free enterprise system. The reality of a modern national economy, of course, is far more nuanced. Showing the Movie The materials are divided into three sections that match the beginning, middle, and ending portions of the film. The sections are divided so that teachers should have ample time during a 60-minute class period to show the relevant portion of the movie and then also correct/debrief/discuss the questions the students completed while the movie was playing. All questions are presented in "movie order" to facilitate this process. Teachers can alter this scheduling as they see fit, certainly, but if they follow it, they will show about 40 minutes of the movie on Day 1, about 42 minutes on Day 3, and the remainder (less than 30 minutes) on Day 3. keywords: capitalism, democratic socialism, recession, depression, economic meltdown, election of Barack Obama, housing crisis, sub-prime mortgage crisis, Wall Street

________________________ What Buyers Are Saying: ---Really helpful! ________________________ ABOUT THE MOVIE The movie "1776" is great for teaching about the American Revolution and specifically the Declaration of Independence. Students usually find it to be unlike any movie they've seen before, since the vast majority of them haven't seen any live-action musicals, and certainly not ones stuffed with thrilling political debates and clever parliamentary procedure! 1776 MOVIE WORKSHEETS HELP MANAGE CLASS TIME These worksheets are designed to be used batch by batch as students finish watching portions of the movie -- or they can be used after the whole movie has been watched, as a final assessment. Either way, it helps students to pay better attention when they know they'll be held accountable for doing just that. WORKSHEET ORGANIZATION There are worksheets for the beginning, middle, and ending phases of the movie. The first two worksheet sets are formatted so that True/False and Multiple Choice questions appear on different pages, allowing teachers to use one question type during viewing and the other afterwards as a quiz, if they like. Lots of options! Happy teaching! Movie Worksheets by Elise Parker keywords: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, slavery debates, Independence Hall, King George III, John Hancock, George Washington, Revolutionary War, Continental Army

Use these Gandhi Movie Worksheets to Bring a Modern Independence Movement to Life! We've all been there -- wracking our brains to try to figure out how to encourage students to pay better attention during a movie. These movie worksheets will take the guesswork out of figuring out how much each student is really following along and listening when the class is watching the Academy-Award winning 1982 film Gandhi, starring Ben Kingsley in the title role. The worksheets provide 123 unique fill-in-the-blank problems for students to complete as they watch the movie. Each of the problems requires student to pay close attention, which will of course help them learn and retain more! An added bonus is that using the worksheets will also help students better figure out who is who on-screen, since many of the dialog segments are labeled with the character's name -- no more mixing up Nehru with Jinnah, for example! History Matters The cloze answers are far from random -- each one was specifically selected as an important history element that students should be aware of. Having students listen for and then write down these key terms such as partition and non-violence will help to draw their attention to those concepts, in essence highlighting them for the students. I am always personally amazed by the mastery level I get from the students after using cloze worksheets like this -- when I stop the movie for the day and collect their papers, then read aloud a few of the cloze problems they solved in the last 40 minutes, a significant number of them can rattle the answers off from memory, showing that they really did learn something; the movie didn't just go in one ear and out the other. Differentiation is Key Because I know full well that a one-size-fits-all approach to instruction can miss more than it hits, I have provided both basic and advanced levels of the cloze worksheets. In the case of the basic level, there are even two different worksheets for students to do. That way, if teachers want to make sure answers aren't shared from one class to another or across rows in the same class, the solution is at their fingertips. Teacher Convenience is a MUST! I know you're busy, so these Ghandi cloze worksheets are designed to minimize implementation time. Both advanced and basic worksheets come in two flavors: reusable and consumable. Keywords: Gandhi, India, Indian history, Mahatma, nationalism, south Asia, Jinnah, Nehru, partition, Pakistan, British colonialism, the jewel in the crown, Raj, decolonization, de-colonization, Indian Independence, Amritsar Massacre

60 Multiple Choice Questions on Episode 2 of America: A History of Us America: The Story of US is a History Channel series that uses engaging imagery, powerful special effects, and a lively script to convey the story of the United States in 12 concise yet comprehensive episodes. This teaching packet covers Episode 2: “Revolution,” which tells the story of America’s struggle for independence from Great Britain. Using any of the series’ episodes in class opens up several useful possibilities. They are so well presented that they are easily understood by students. This in turn means that episodes can actually be used as an introduction to a topic or a unit. On the other hand, they also make excellent reinforcers, so some teachers will want to show the episodes after the end of a chapter or unit for use as a review or recap. ABOUT THIS TEACHING PACKET I’ve kept this episode versatility in mind when making these materials. This teaching resource contains both a worksheet and a test on the episode it covers. These two components are based on different approaches to the video: • The student viewing worksheet has 50 multiple choice questions, all presented in video order. These questions are fairly detailed. Certainly, many students will have good enough recall to be able to complete the worksheet after the episode has been shown, but because of the detailed nature of the questions, some teachers may want to use the worksheet as a “during-viewing” activity that will help students track information and stay on task . • The 10-question test, on the other hand, is designed to help students synthesize the episode’s information and see larger patterns that span different sections of it. My intent when writing the test was to focus solely on the “big issues” that arise from the targeted timespan of American history. Students who have paid attention to the video might should definitely have mastered these basic, fundamental issues from the targeted time period. All test questions are also multiple choice. • Two answer keys are provided for all questions. One is designed for fast grading. The other one provides the full context of question and answer to help teachers review material out loud or facilitate class discussions of the material. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION POSSIBILITIES Because the worksheet and test take these different approaches, teachers can also use them to differentiate instruction. Since the test is much shorter and covers much more basic information, it can serve as a “basic” level viewing worksheet should teachers desire. The regular worksheet, in contrast, can double as an “advanced” viewing activity. keywords: American revolution, Saratoga, Valley Forge, Yorktown, John Burgoyne, Baron von Steuben

Three analysis worksheets designed to help students think critically as they carefully examine posters promoting the WPA, the CCC, and the Social Security program -- key elements of FDR's New Deal legislation intended to help the United States rise above the Great Depression! About These New Deal Primary Analysis Worksheets Using primary sources in class is a powerful way to illustrate history and bring it to life. When it comes to the New Deal, there's a huge wealth of primary sources in the form of propaganda posters readily available via image searches. The trouble with just using the images in class, however, is that all too often, students will simply glance at the poster before claiming to thoroughly understand it. Even when assigned to write a paragraph about a New Deal propaganda poster, students may only explore the most obvious points instead of delving deeper. A Focus on Analysis, not Just Observation! These New Deal Primary Source Propaganda worksheets ask students to do more than just note what images and text exist in the New Deal posters under study. They also require students to determine WHY certain text and image elements were included, using questions that explore issues such as: • What caused the artist to use a certain color scheme? • What was the propaganda poster creator trying to communicate by including certain image elements? • How does the overall look of the poster create a message of inclusion or exclusion from certain government programs and policies? • What do various design elements imply about the program or policy in question? Learning by Doing Once students have some experience answering these pre-made analysis questions, they will understand a lot more about not just the New Deal itself, but also about the ways in which propaganda artists influence their audiences. With this new understanding, they'll be ready to tackle a couple of fun and interesting New Deal project follow-up suggestions included in the packet! Teacher Convenience Features • Three separate worksheets, each one focusing on a specific New Deal program. • Each worksheet includes a complete rendering of the poster under study along with six multiple choice questions for students to answer. • Two of the posters included are full-color, while one was created only in black and white. • Full answer keys are included for each worksheet. • Multiple choice means FAST correcting!