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Freedmen’s Bureau Reading Packet + Distance Learning teaching resource preview
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Freedmen’s Bureau Reading Packet + Distance Learning

Read one of two leveled versions (A = higher reading level, B = lower) of the passage, then complete a graphic organizer, multiple-choice comprehension questions, and short-answer/vocabulary items about the passage.

Includes: teacher guide · two leveled reading passages (A/B) on the Freedmen's Bureau · main-idea graphic organizer

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4
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U.S. History: The Gilded Age | Progressivism | Introductory Activity teaching resource preview
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U.S. History: The Gilded Age | Progressivism | Introductory Activity

Scan a QR code or visit a linked history.com article/video, then define key terms (e.g., Robber Baron), identify dominant industries, compare the wealthy and the poor, and answer graphic-organizer questions on industrialization and Social Darwinism.

Includes: Graphic organizer activity (PDF) · Matching PowerPoint/Google Slides version · Google Link cover slide with Google Classroom instructions

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9–12
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Goods + Services During the Reconstruction Era Reading Packet teaching resource preview
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Goods + Services During the Reconstruction Era Reading Packet

Students read one of two differentiated versions (on-level or below-level) of a passage about Reconstruction-era Georgia's economy, then complete comprehension activities such as multiple-choice questions and graphic organizers.

Includes: teacher guide explaining the two differentiated passage versions · Version A passage (on grade level) on Reconstruction-era Georgia economy

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8
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Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Claude Monet teaching resource preview
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Research Organizer & Essay Assignment: Claude Monet

Research Claude Monet 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)

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8–11
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Harriet Tubman Reading Packet – No-Prep Resource teaching resource preview
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Harriet Tubman Reading Packet – No-Prep Resource

Read a short biographical passage about Harriet Tubman, answer supporting-detail questions, complete multiple-choice comprehension questions, and fill in a timeline/map-style graphic organizer (South Maryland to North Canada, 1821-Civil War).

Includes: main idea/supporting details worksheet · multiple-choice comprehension worksheet · timeline/route graphic organizer (Maryland to Canada, 1821-Civil War)

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4–5
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U.S. History | The Great Depression | 1930's | An Introductory Activity teaching resource preview
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U.S. History | The Great Depression | 1930's | An Introductory Activity

Read a class textbook or a linked/QR-code online resource, then answer graphic-organizer questions defining the Great Depression, distinguishing recession vs. depression, analyzing a Dust Bowl map, comparing Hoover's and Roosevelt's approaches, and describing the New Deal's Relief/Recovery/Reform goals (including the Agricultural…

Includes: Student handout graphic organizer (PDF) · Matching PowerPoint/Google Slides version · Google Classroom hyperlink cover slide

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9–12
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World War I Reading Packet teaching resource preview
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World War I Reading Packet

Read informational content about WWI, complete a main-idea/supporting-detail graphic organizer, match vocabulary terms to definitions, answer multiple-choice questions, and write complete-sentence responses about the war's effects.

Includes: main idea / supporting-detail graphic organizer (America's WWI-era political, economic, and social changes) · vocabulary matching exercise · multiple-choice comprehension questions

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5
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LGBTQ Trailblazers Essay Research Guide teaching resource preview
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LGBTQ Trailblazers Essay Research Guide

Select an LGBTQ trailblazer (e.g., Harvey Milk) from a provided checklist of subjects, use an outside source to fill out basic biographical information on a research-planner graphic organizer, draw the subject with 5 representative items, then draft, self/peer-check (using a requirements checklist), and submit a 5-paragraph MLA essay…

Includes: essay requirements and due-dates tracker page · writing-tips checklist for self/peer essay review · CCSS-aligned scoring rubric (CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.L.3; 40 points total)

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9–12
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The United States in World War I Reading Packet teaching resource preview
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The United States in World War I Reading Packet

A differentiated reading and writing packet teaching the causes, events, and effects of U.S. involvement in World War I, via an informational passage provided at two reading levels (A and B), a cause/effect graphic organizer, multiple-choice questions, and short/extended written responses.

Includes: Reading passage Version A (more complex) · Reading passage Version B (simplified) · Cause/Effect graphic organizer

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5
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World History: Conflicts of the Cold War | Student Notes & Map Activity teaching resource preview
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World History: Conflicts of the Cold War | Student Notes & Map Activity

A slide presentation with accompanying student notes/graphic-organizer PDF introducing major Cold War conflicts and flashpoints (Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Berlin Wall, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War) as a lead-in before deeper primary-source study.

Includes: full-color PowerPoint presentation (31 pages/slides) · matching student notes/graphic organizer PDF (31 pages) · map-labeling activity

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9–12
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Key People of the American Revolution Reading Packet teaching resource preview
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Key People of the American Revolution Reading Packet

Read the informational passages about each Revolutionary War figure/group, then complete several graphic organizers (beliefs/ideas and effects for each person; compare-and-contrast of two chosen leaders; fact-collection organizers for Benjamin Franklin and a student-chosen figure), answer multiple-choice comprehension questions about…

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4
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Sequencing Activities: Jazz Music History | Nonfiction Passage with Questions teaching resource preview
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Sequencing Activities: Jazz Music History | Nonfiction Passage with Questions

Read the jazz music history lyric passage, identify five important events and record them in chronological order on a graphic organizer, write a paragraph putting the events in order using sequence words, and complete a history timeline finding four additional dated events from the passage.

Includes: Cover page · Sequencing graphic organizer (5 events) · Jazz music history lyric passage (chorus + 2 verses)

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5–7
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Georgia and the American Revolution Reading Packet teaching resource preview
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Georgia and the American Revolution Reading Packet

Read one of two leveled passages (marked "A" and "B" in the file) about Georgia and the American Revolution, then complete multiple-choice comprehension questions, a vocabulary-matching activity, "ticket out the door" exit-slip questions, a main-idea graphic organizer (three ways Georgia recovered financially after the war), and a…

Includes: Vocabulary list/matching activity · Multiple-choice comprehension question pages · "Ticket out the Door" exit-slip question pages (multiple)

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8
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World History | Counter Reformation | Document-Based Student Activity teaching resource preview
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World History | Counter Reformation | Document-Based Student Activity

Read multiple primary/secondary source documents, answer comprehension-check questions for each document on an answer sheet, discuss findings with a partner, complete a primary-source graphic organizer, discuss as a class, and complete an exit-card/assessment activity for homework.

Includes: assignment directions

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7–10
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Aftermath of World War I Reading Packet teaching resource preview
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Aftermath of World War I Reading Packet

Read the passage, complete a cause/effect graphic organizer, match vocabulary terms to definitions, and answer multiple-choice comprehension questions.

Includes: reading passage on WWI aftermath · cause/effect graphic organizer · vocabulary matching activity

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6
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Sequencing Activities: George Washington Carver | Nonfiction Passage with Questions teaching resource preview
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Sequencing Activities: George Washington Carver | Nonfiction Passage with Questions

Read the George Washington Carver lyric passage, identify five important events and record them in chronological order on a graphic organizer, write a paragraph putting the events in order using sequence words, and complete a history timeline finding four additional dated events from the passage.

Includes: Cover page · Sequencing graphic organizer (5 events) · George Washington Carver lyric passage (chorus + 3 verses)

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5–7
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American History: Ruby Bridges Reading Packet teaching resource preview
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American History: Ruby Bridges Reading Packet

Read an informational passage about Ruby Bridges (underlining main ideas, noting who/where/when key details), then apply vocabulary and comprehension through multiple choice questions, graphic organizers, and short response activities.

Includes: informational reading passage on Ruby Bridges (her background, school integration, family consequences, and legacy) · reading-skills scaffolding margins (main idea underlining, key-details who/where/when prompts)

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5
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U.S. History: Women's Suffrage Movement | Document Based Socratic Seminar teaching resource preview
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U.S. History: Women's Suffrage Movement | Document Based Socratic Seminar

Students are assigned a role (supporter or opponent of suffrage), read a warm-up passage and answer questions, read multiple primary/secondary source documents (e.g., a senator's 1910 speech, Susan B. Anthony-related material), answer comprehension-check questions on each document, record supporting evidence on a 'Position Evidence'…

Includes: Warm-up reading and question set · Student 'cheat sheet' with seminar preparation and participation guidelines

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8–11
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Impacts of Assassinations in America Reading Packet teaching resource preview
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Impacts of Assassinations in America Reading Packet

Read an informative passage on the three assassinations, complete a graphic organizer, and answer multiple-choice comprehension questions.

Includes: informational reading passage on the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK Jr. · graphic organizer summarizing the impact of each assassination · multiple-choice comprehension quiz (8+ questions) with answer key

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5
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Sequencing Activities: The History of Hip Hop Dance | Nonfiction Passage with Questions teaching resource preview
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Sequencing Activities: The History of Hip Hop Dance | Nonfiction Passage with Questions

Read the three-part song-lyric passage on the history of breaking, identify five key events, record them on a sequencing graphic organizer, write a chronological paragraph using sequence words, and build a timeline with dates for four more events.

Includes: sequencing graphic organizer worksheet · "History of Breaking" rap-lyric passage Parts 1-3 · sequential paragraph writing page

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5–7
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Georgia's Contribution to World War I Reading Packet teaching resource preview
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Georgia's Contribution to World War I Reading Packet

Students read one of two differentiated passages (Version A on grade level, Version B approaching/below grade level) about Georgia in WWI, then complete a main-idea graphic organizer, a contribution/impact fact-table organizer, multiple-choice questions, a vocabulary-matching activity, and exit-ticket ('ticket out the door') prompts; an…

Includes: differentiated reading passage, Version A (on-level) and Version B (approaching/below-level) · main idea / supporting details graphic organizer · contribution/impact fact-table graphic organizer (training camps, textile factories, arms factories, railroads & ports, victory gardens, war bonds)

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8
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World History: Life in the Middle Ages | Feudalism | Document Based Activity teaching resource preview
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World History: Life in the Middle Ages | Feudalism | Document Based Activity

Complete a warm-up reading and 'pyramid' activity, analyze pictures in small groups using a chart handout, examine primary/secondary source document excerpts in groups (organized in cut-out 'buckets') using a task card and graphic organizer, and complete an individual exit-card activity.

Includes: teacher background/directions on the Inquiry Approach method · warm-up reading and pyramid activity · picture analysis activity with chart handout

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7–11
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Historical Figures in Georgia Reading Packet teaching resource preview
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Historical Figures in Georgia Reading Packet

Read an informational passage about historical Georgia figures (e.g. Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois) and complete multiple-choice questions and graphic organizers applying vocabulary terms from the passage.

Includes: teacher guide explaining the two differentiated passage versions · Version B reading passage (approaching/below grade level) · vocabulary terms

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8
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Sequencing Activities: Frederick Douglass | Nonfiction Passage with Questions teaching resource preview
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Sequencing Activities: Frederick Douglass | Nonfiction Passage with Questions

Read the Frederick Douglass lyric passage, identify five important events and record them in chronological order on a graphic organizer, write a paragraph putting the events in order using sequence words (first, next, then, later, finally, at last), and complete a history timeline finding four additional dated events from the passage.

Includes: Cover page · Sequencing graphic organizer (5 events) · Frederick Douglass lyric passage (3 verses + chorus)

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5–7
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