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A differentiated reading packet teaching the 13th, 14th, and 15th Constitutional amendments (the 'Civil War Amendments'), with two reading-level versions of the same informational passage plus comprehension activities.
Guides students through independent biographical research on Constantine the Great and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
A nonfiction rap-song passage and question set teaching main idea and supporting details through the legend/biography of Molly Pitcher, a folk hero of the American Revolution.
Guides students through independent biographical research on Booker T. Washington and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
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.
A history graphic organizer for identifying and describing 14 significant 20th-century world political figures and the countries they are associated with.
Guide students through watching the film Cesar Chavez (2014) and analyzing its content and historical context, including comparison to another civil-rights leader.
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.
A primary source analysis and graphic organizer resource teaching students about FDR's Fireside Chats radio addresses during the Great Depression and WWII.
A differentiated (two reading-level) informational reading packet teaching students about sharecropping during the Reconstruction era after the Civil War, with a graphic organizer, multiple-choice comprehension quiz, and answer key.
Help history students organize, take notes on, and review key facts about major world religions in a sorting/graphic organizer format
Differentiated reading packet teaching Georgia's role in the Civil War (Sherman's campaigns, the Battle of Chickamauga, capture of Atlanta, Andersonville Prison, the Union blockade) via two leveled passages and comprehension activities.
A slide presentation and paired student notes handout teaching the causes and course of World War I with emphasis on America's involvement (isolationism, the Lusitania, the Zimmermann Telegram, U.S. entry into the war).
A graphic organizer worksheet for world history students to research and record key facts about several historical genocides.
Guides students through independent biographical research on Caesar Augustus and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
A multi-part U.S. Government/History teaching package on the Federalists vs. Antifederalists debate over ratifying the U.S. Constitution, including a slide deck lesson, a sorting graphic organizer, and a 'Who Would Say That?' comprehension worksheet, each with an answer key.
Complete multi-day lesson plan package for teaching the short story 'American History' by Judith Ortiz Cofer, covering plot, characterization, and other literary elements.
A case-brief graphic organizer summarizing the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison (1803) and its establishment of judicial review, provided as both a completed reference version and a blank/partially-blank student version.
Teach students about how the Civil War economically, socially, and politically impacted the North (Union) and South (Confederacy) through a reading passage and follow-up activities.
Guides students through independent biographical research on Dwight D. Eisenhower and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
A single-page activity asking students to research and describe what a day in the life of ancient Greek men was like across several areas of life.
Teach students about post-Civil War U.S. economic specialization and North/South standard-of-living differences through a nonfiction reading passage on specialization and trade/economics.
A Grade 3 social studies unit exploring the ancient society of the Vikings, covering daily life, contributions/continuity/change, and cultural expressions through informational readings, vocabulary, myth-vs-fact analysis, and creative/role-play activities.
An activity comparing firsthand and secondhand accounts of the same historical event (the Oregon Trail) to teach students to distinguish primary from secondary sources.