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Students fill in blanks and boxes on a graphic organizer covering causes of WWI, trench warfare, new weapons, key leaders, Central vs Allied Powers, why the US entered the war, the Russian Revolution, the treaty that ended WWI, empires that ended, new nations created, and the League of Nations.
Includes: 1-page blank graphic-organizer review sheet · Completed/filled answer key version of the same sheet
Read a quotation from an Enlightenment philosopher and explain its meaning with a modern example; fill in a graphic organizer of Enlightenment thinkers' countries/books/ideas in their own words; read an excerpt of the Declaration of Independence and answer questions about its origin and philosophical influences; complete a chart…
Includes: 'Steps Towards a Limited Monarchy in England' handout (timeline 1154-1700s: Common Law, Jury System, Magna Carta, Model Parliament, Petition of Rights,… · Do Now quote-reflection worksheet (6 Enlightenment philosopher quotations with response prompts) · Enlightenment Thinkers graphic organizer (Hobbes, Locke, Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Beccaria, Wollstonecraft: country, book, ideas)
Read a one-page passage on the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, then title and fill in a four-box graphic organizer summarizing each of the four causes, summarize the 'spark' of the war, and answer a reflection question connecting the causes to the world today.
Includes: one-page study-guide passage on the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI and the war's spark (Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination) · student graphic organizer/summary chart worksheet (4-box M.A.I.N. summary plus spark summary and reflection question) · teacher version with answer key for the chart
Fill in a graphic organizer identifying key Scientific Revolution figures (Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Bacon, Descartes, Newton) and their contributions, and review/compare the geocentric vs. heliocentric/scientific worldviews.
Includes: completed/reference version of a 'Key Players' graphic organizer with descriptions for Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Bacon, Descartes, and Newton · a blank fill-in version of the same 'Key Players' organizer listing only names for students to complete · 'Old Way of Thinking' vs. 'New Way of Thinking' summary content (geocentric theory, Aristotle/Ptolemy, heliocentric theory, scientific method)
Sort given facts (e.g. 'Hammurabi's Code of Law', 'Developed 1st Alphabet', 'Built Ziggurats', '1st Money System with Coins', 'Developed Cuneiform (1st writing)') into the correct civilization column (Assyrians, Lydians, Hittites, Babylonians, Sumerians, Phoenicians) and note each civilization's present-day location.
Includes: list of facts/clues to sort (Hammurabi's Code, ziggurats, alphabet, coinage, cuneiform, seafaring/purple cloth trade, cruelty in warfare)
Study a comparison chart covering seven stages (Australopithecines, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Neanderthal, Modern Hunting-Gathering Bands, Growth of Villages, Rise of Cities) with time periods, key ideas, and achievements for each; then complete/reflect on a flow chart showing how agriculture led to surplus, specialized workers,…
Includes: Comparison chart (7 columns) covering time period, key ideas, and achievements for each stage of human prehistory · Flow chart diagram: 'How Agriculture Led to Cities and Civilizations' (Agriculture -> Surplus -> Specialized Workers/Complex Institutions/Population Increase…
This History Horizontal Timeline of Events Graphic Organizer is a great way for students to practice sequencing skills. By recording nine events, they will be able to better understand how historical events are connected.
Compare Lincoln's, Johnson's, and Congress's Reconstruction plans across essential questions; identify and label the Southern military districts on a map; fill in a chart on the roles of different groups in postwar Southern politics (black codes, carpetbaggers, scalawags, sharecropping); and sort the causes/effects of Reconstruction's…
Includes: Graphic Organizer 1 ('Reconstruction 1865-1877'): filled-in teacher/answer version and blank student version, each with (a) a 3-way comparison chart of… · Graphic Organizer 2 ('Reconstruction and Its Effects 1865-1877'): filled-in and blank versions of a Progress/Collapse/Foundations chart
For each named historical figure (e.g., William Harvey, Martin Luther, Vasco da Gama, Louis XIV, Napoleon), write their main accomplishment and the time period they are associated with (Renaissance, Reformation, Exploration, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, Revolutions, Global Empires, Absolutism).
Includes: blank figure/accomplishment/time-period graphic organizer · completed answer key with accomplishments and time periods filled in
Fill in the editable Word template with dates and event descriptions in each of the labeled timeline slots (A-F, years shown as placeholders e.g. 2018-2023) to build a chronological timeline.
Includes: 'TIMELINE' title · 6-event timeline layout with placeholder years (2018-2023) and Lorem Ipsum placeholder text in labeled boxes A-F
This History Graphic Organizer Worksheet can help your students explore a historical event by using a non-fiction text. This is a great way for your students to learn about history while also practicing their reading comprehension skills.
Read a background passage and a quotation from revivalist preacher Charles Grandison Finney, then use a graphic organizer to record information about causes, key figures, and outcomes of the Second Great Awakening.
Includes: background reading passage on the Second Great Awakening · quotation from Charles Grandison Finney · graphic organizer worksheet
A one-page bulleted reference chart/graphic organizer summarizing causes, key figures, and results of independence movements in India, the Middle East, South Africa, and Africa generally, for world history study.
Includes: India section: British rule, Gandhi's passive resistance/civil disobedience/boycotts/hunger strikes, partition into India and Pakistan, Nehru as first PM,… · Middle East section: end of the Mandate System, creation of Israel, Golda Meir, Yom Kippur War, Egypt's Nasser, Suez Canal nationalization, Aswan High Dam · South Africa section: 1910 independence from Britain, apartheid system, Nelson Mandela's imprisonment and presidency, apartheid ending 1994
Fill in a two-circle or three-circle Venn diagram template with similarities and differences between topics selected by the teacher (e.g., countries, historical figures, characters, sentence types).
Includes: Blank Venn diagram template · Venn diagram with lines template · Blank triple Venn diagram template
This graphic organizer is perfect for helping students build their sequencing skills. With space to record three events, it's a great tool for any history lesson.
Look up each named person (by last name), record what they did and why they are important, name their country, and color that country on an accompanying map.
Includes: blank student worksheet: table of 14 people with country/map coloring task · completed answer key version of the same table with descriptions of each person's significance
Reading/graphic-organizer packet connecting causes of the Industrial Revolution to the US Civil War.
Includes: cause/effect graphic organizer (multiple causes leading to 'The United States entered a Civil War') · main idea / supporting details graphic organizer
While watching the movie, answer 23 sequential comprehension/recall questions about plot and historical facts (e.g. Chavez's birthplace, the Bracero program, the Delano grape strike, the meaning of "huelga" and "si se puede"), then complete a compare-and-contrast graphic organizer contrasting Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr.
Includes: 23-question movie guide with fill-in and short-answer questions, in chronological order · historical background paragraph on the Bracero program · complete teacher answer key with filled-in answers
Students research online or using a textbook and fill out three graphic organizers (who each group was, their contribution to WWII, two interesting facts) for the Tuskegee Airmen, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Navajo Code Talkers, then answer two follow-up reflection questions.
Includes: Lesson objective and standard reference · Three graphic organizers (Tuskegee Airmen, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Navajo Code Talkers) · Two follow-up reflection questions
Students read printed song lyrics recounting the histories of the three historical figures, complete a compare/contrast graphic organizer for two of the heroes, answer 10 multiple-choice compare-and-contrast questions (circling the best answer), and write a compare/contrast paragraph using provided transition words.
Includes: printed rap-song lyric passage (titled 'Black Heroes of the Revolution') covering three historical figures: James Armistead (spy for the Patriots), Peter… · compare/contrast graphic organizer · 10 multiple-choice compare-and-contrast questions (two sets of 5)
Read passage content about the Civil War and its resulting amendments, complete graphic organizers identifying main idea/examples/facts about the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, write complete-sentence answers to questions, and answer multiple-choice questions based on the passage.
Includes: informational content on Civil War effects and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments · graphic organizer pages (main idea/example/fact structure) in both blank and filled-in versions · complete-sentence short-answer question pages
Research Cesar Chavez using at least 3 sources; fill out a 'Getting Your Research Started' graphic organizer (basic biographical facts such as place of birth, places of residence) and complete a drawing activity (draw the subject with 5 items representative of their life/achievements and describe each item); draft and self/peer-check a…
Includes: Research essay requirements/instructions page · Writing tips checklist (self-check and peer-check columns) · Essay rubric scored against CCRA.W.2.A, CCRA.W.2.B, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.L.3 (out of 40 points total)
A Document-Based Question (DBQ) packet on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, giving students primary-source documents to analyze and a prompt to answer in an essay.
Includes: DBQ Graphic Organizer (thesis statement, 3 topic sentences with document/outside-information boxes, conclusion) with an accompanying essay-scoring rubric (5-1…
Read the rap-lyric passage, fill in graphic organizers sorting similar details into a main idea, answer multiple-choice questions identifying the main idea and supporting details of individual verses and of the whole passage, then discuss with a partner.
Includes: main-idea explainer/tip page · 3 graphic organizer pages (details -> main idea) · song-lyric passage (2 pages)