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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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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,…
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…
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).
Give students a clear layout for organizing six events along a horizontal timeline. Boxes alternate above and below the line, leaving room for a date and a short description of each event. Replace the sample years and placeholder text with the sequence you want students to study. For a different level of writing support, the differentiated timeline templates provide other layouts.
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.
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.
Give students a blank structure for comparing either two or three topics. The Venn templates come in lined and unlined versions, supporting discrete written points or more open annotations. Choose the number of circles to match the comparison, then model where a detail belongs when it is shared by all topics, shared by some or unique to one.
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.
Reading/graphic-organizer packet connecting causes of the Industrial Revolution to the US Civil War.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.