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I'm a high school teacher in the United States with more than 20 years experience teaching history and English! I believe in making learning fun and incorporating critical thinking skills, as well as building lessons that provide teacher convenience features!

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I'm a high school teacher in the United States with more than 20 years experience teaching history and English! I believe in making learning fun and incorporating critical thinking skills, as well as building lessons that provide teacher convenience features!
From the Earth to the Moon Worksheet -- Episode 6 -- Mare Tranquillitatis
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From the Earth to the Moon Worksheet -- Episode 6 -- Mare Tranquillitatis

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Searching for great resources to help students understand the Cold War Space Race and what a huge challenge it was to make it all the way to the moon in just a decade? Look no further than this From the Earth to the Moon worksheet covering a key episode from the acclaimed HBO series! The series has 12 episodes, but finding time to show them all would be nearly impossible in a class setting. For that reason, I've broken out my worksheet set on the series into individual episodes so you can buy only what you need. ABOUT THIS EPISODE 6 FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON WORKSHEET "Mare Tranquillitatis," or "Sea of Tranquility" portrays the true stand-out moment of the Apollo program -- the first moon landing! For all that, though, the episode is packed with historical detail that gets left out of most history textbooks. We think of the 1969 moon landing as going off without a hitch. In reality, Neil Armstrong was within just a few seconds of calling an abort as he and Buzz Aldrin descended to the surface of the moon. The lunar lander was quite literally almost out of fuel -- running practically on vapors -- when it finally touched down on the lunar surface. This is all true, but it makes for fantastic drama and will keep students on the edge of their seats, even though they'll almost certainly already know that Armstrong is fated to succeed in being the first man on the moon. The episode also shows a surprising event on the lunar surface -- something few Americans realize happened. It makes for a great discussion started on the meaning of the First Amendment and the separation of church and government. Most likely, you'll have student on both sides of the issue and can have a rousing debate about whether Buzz Aldrin should have received permission to perform a religious ceremony while working for the government and representing the nation to the world. EPISODE 6 SUMMARY: "A dramatization of the Apollo 11 first Moon landing in Mare Tranquilitatis ("Sea of Tranquility") is interspersed with flashback sequences of Emmett Seaborn's television interview with the crew of Neil Armstrong, Lunar Module pilot Buzz Aldrin, and Command Module pilot Michael Collins." HOLD STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR VIEWING This worksheet provides students with 39 questions to answer and includes both true/false and multiple choice items. Since the question types are not mixed together, teachers who want some flexibility can use the true/false during viewing and the multiple choice afterwards as a discussion springboard or a quiz (or vice-versa). To assist the teacher, a heavily annotated answer key is provided. Video Questions by Elise Parker
From the Earth to the Moon Worksheet -- Episode 7 -- That's All There Is
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From the Earth to the Moon Worksheet -- Episode 7 -- That's All There Is

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Searching for great resources to help students understand the Cold War Space Race and what a huge challenge it was to make it all the way to the moon in just a decade? Look no further than this From the Earth to the Moon worksheet covering a key episode from the acclaimed HBO series! The series has 12 episodes, but finding time to show them all would be nearly impossible in a class setting. For that reason, I've broken out my worksheet set on the series into individual episodes so you can buy only what you need. ABOUT THIS EPISODE 7 FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON WORKSHEET History textbooks tend to end the story of the Apollo program in 1969 when Neil Armstrong makes history. This episode is key to showing students that contrary to what they may assume, there were several more lunar missions following that historic first landing. The technological and scientific advances that the later missions yielded helped to make the modern world we still live in today. This episode is filled with quirky humor and is quite possible the most enjoyable one in the series, just because students will have so many reasons to grin and even laugh at the real-life antics and problems faced by the crew of Apollo 12 as they successfully accomplished a second mood landing. EPISODE 7 SUMMARY "The story of the Apollo 12 second lunar landing mission is told by Lunar Module Pilot Alan Bean. Bean, the last member of NASA Astronaut Group 3 to fly in space, narrates his experience with the tightly-knit, all-Navy crew commanded by Gemini veteran Pete Conrad, and accepts with humor and grace his responsibility for the failure of the first color TV camera on the lunar surface, and for almost fracturing his own skull by failing to properly secure the Command Module's TV camera before splashdown." HOLD STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR VIEWING This worksheet provides students with 27 questions to answer and includes both true/false and multiple choice items. Since the question types are not mixed together, teachers who want some flexibility can use the true/false during viewing and the multiple choice afterwards as a discussion springboard or a quiz (or vice-versa). A full answer key is included. Video Questions by Elise Parker
From the Earth to the Moon Worksheet -- Episode 10 -- Galileo was Right
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From the Earth to the Moon Worksheet -- Episode 10 -- Galileo was Right

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Searching for great resources to help students understand the Cold War Space Race and what a huge challenge it was to make it all the way to the moon in just a decade? Look no further than this From the Earth to the Moon worksheet covering a key episode from the acclaimed HBO series! The series has 12 episodes, but finding time to show them all would be nearly impossible in a class setting. For that reason, I've broken out my worksheet set on the series into individual episodes so you can buy only what you need. ABOUT THIS EPISODE 10 FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON WORKSHEET "Galileo was Right" stands apart in this series as the most science-laden of the episodes. This episode explores in detail the advantages that a manned space program has over an unmanned one, specifically in the area of scientific discovery. As a geologist early on in the episode explains, a robot rover can pick up rocks, but it's really on a human being who can distinguish which rocks are likely to be significant in terms of geology. The astronauts get trained in earth science in this episode so they can identify geologic formations and collect the right rocks -- ones that might yield useful information -- instead of just random ones. Watching this episode is great for earth science classes who can "tag along" as the astronauts take field trips into the desert and learn to identify key types of landforms and the rocks associated with them. At the end, there's a recreation of a real physics experiment done on the moon, proving that Galileo was right about the speed of falling objects in a vaccum! EPISODE 10 SUMMARY: The title refers to Scott's reproduction of an experiment proving Galileo's hypothesis that gravity will cause bodies of differing masses to fall at the same rate in a vacuum, by dropping a hammer and a feather." HOLD STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR VIEWING This worksheet provides students with 14 questions to answer and includes both true/false and multiple choice items.
From the Earth to the Moon Worksheet -- Episode 11 -- The Original Wives' Club
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From the Earth to the Moon Worksheet -- Episode 11 -- The Original Wives' Club

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Searching for great resources to help students understand the Cold War Space Race and what a huge challenge it was to make it all the way to the moon in just a decade? Look no further than this From the Earth to the Moon worksheet covering a key episode from the acclaimed HBO series! The series has 12 episodes, but finding time to show them all would be nearly impossible in a class setting. For that reason, I've broken out my worksheet set on the series into individual episodes so you can buy only what you need. ABOUT THIS EPISODE 11 FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON WORKSHEET "The Original Wives Club" concentrates on the contributions that women made to the Apollo program -- specifically, the difficulties and sacrifices associated with being the wife of an astronaut. EPISODE 11 SUMMARY "Shows the Apollo program from the point of view of the nine wives of NASA's second group of astronauts, from 1962 beyond the end of the program. The burdens placed on them include maintaining a home while presenting a positive image to the news media, shielding their husbands from any family concerns which could affect their position in the flight rotation or ability to return to Earth safely, and comforting each other in the face of tragedy as Elliot See and Ed White are killed. The episode is anchored by the Apollo 16 mission, during which recently married Ken Mattingly loses his wedding ring in the Command Module, and Lunar Module pilot Charles Duke finds it while Mattingly is performing a walk in deep space." HOLD STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR VIEWING This worksheet provides students with 12 questions to answer and includes both true/false and multiple choice items. Since the question types are not mixed together, teachers who want some flexibility can use the true/false during viewing and the multiple choice afterwards as a discussion springboard or a quiz (or vice-versa). A full answer key is included. Video Questions by Elise Parker
Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square Quiz and Worksheet -- PDF Version
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Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square Quiz and Worksheet -- PDF Version

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37 Questions on the Academy-Award nominated short film, "Sunrise over Tiananmen Square," the autobiography of a Chinese art student who grew up a loyal Communist and witnessed the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989 -- a shattering event which led him to leave China for a life in North America. WORKS WELL IN BOTH HISTORY AND ECONOMICS CLASSES This video is perfect for looking at China in the 2nd half of the 20th century -- it's a primary source that details both the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, and the narrator also covers earlier events such as the Communist Army's Long March with Mao Zedong. ABOUT THIS SUNRISE OVER TIANANMEN SQUARE QUIZ AND WORKSHEET Teachers have two resources to choose from in this packet: a set of True/False questions on the video and a separate set of multiple choice questions. Either one can function as a quiz or worksheet, which gives teachers lots of options. Some teachers may want to have students answer the multiple choice questions during the video and then give them a true/false quiz afterwards. Others may find that it works better to use one of the activities for students who need more guidance, while the other one can serve as a slightly more advanced level. OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS OF THE FILM: Shui-Bo Wang's feature documentary is a visual autobiography of an artist who grew up in China during the historic upheavals of the 1960s, '70s and '80s. A rich collage of original artwork and family and archival photographs presents a personal perspective on the turbulent Cultural Revolution and the years that followed. For Shui-Bo Wang and others of his generation, Tiananmen Square was the central symbol of the new China -- a society to be based on equality and cooperation. This animated documentary artfully traces Shui-Bo's roots and his own life journey as he struggles to sort through ideology and arrive at truth.
Evita Movie Worksheets -- Cloze (Fill-in) Activity
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Evita Movie Worksheets -- Cloze (Fill-in) Activity

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Finally, the Evita Movie Worksheet Set you have been looking for! Designed to be used by students as they watch the film, this Evita movie worksheet will help students pay better attention and zero in on important details, something that they can find challenging without some scaffolding, since most students aren't used to watching movies that are wall to wall singing! The movie Evita is perfect for both Spanish and World History classes and these Evita Movie Worksheets work equally well for both. HOW THIS EVITA MOVIE WORKSHEET SET WILL KEEP STUDENTS ON-TASK AND WATCHING The approach here is cloze or fill-in, which means that students won't get anywhere just guessing. They'll have to pay close attention to the movie in order to be listening for the next fill-in problem. The Evita movie worksheet works like this: key statements from the script are included on a worksheet, with important words or phrases blocked out. Students are to fill in the missing words or phrases as they watch the film. I have used these worksheets with my classes for years and have found them to be highly successful at helping students follow the movie better. LOTS FOR STUDENTS TO DO The worksheet is several pages long and has 51 cloze (fill-in-the-blank) problems to be solved while students watch the film. LOOKING FOR A REUSABLE EVITA MOVIE WORKSHEET? LOOK NO FURTHER! Teacher convenience is a hallmark of my products. With that in mind, I have organized student and teacher materials in several ways so that you have a variety of options. Student Materials: Two worksheet versions are provided for your convenience: 1) Re-usable. Make one class set and use it with multiple groups over multiple years. Save on paper, ink, and the hassle of making printouts. Answer blanks on this set are noted with the characters: -----. This is on purpose so that students do not feel they have a "blank" to write on. ----- is too short to be of much use and the position of the hyphens would block their writing in any case. 2) Consumable. If you prefer to let students write directly on the worksheets, use the set that has answer blanks noted with the characters: ______________________________. Please note that all blanks are the same size (except when shortening a blank will help with formatting the flow of the sentence). This is to avoid giving students unintentional hints or clues about the answers. The answers can be derived only from carefully watching the film.
Evita Movie Quizzes / Evita Movie Tests -- Three Separate Activities
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Evita Movie Quizzes / Evita Movie Tests -- Three Separate Activities

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Are you showing the film version of Evita in your Spanish or history class? These movie tests will provide you with three different ready-made assessments so you can evaluate student learning and help students stay on task as they are watching! Good for both social studies and Spanish classes, since the movie concerns the history and culture of a major South American Spanish-speaking nation. THREE TESTS TO CHOOSE FROM 1) True/False 2) Multiple Choice 3) Essay Prompts There are 50 questions between the first two tests, and eight different essay prompts, making it a snap to differentiate instruction for all levels. IDEAS FOR USING THE TESTS These questions are perfect for assessing how well students paid attention to the movie, certainly, but they can also be used as a springboard to preview important points before viewing or to help the teacher discuss the film with the class afterwards. The tests are all designed to assess understanding after students have seen the entire film. Another way to differentiate instruction is to require students to take notes during the movie for use on the test... or to have students respond to the test questions and/or essay prompts using their memory only.
American Revolution Question Sets -- Ideas Help Start a Revolution
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American Revolution Question Sets -- Ideas Help Start a Revolution

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Looking for a teaching resource that zeros in on two of the most critical years in American history? This question set, which targets the important events of 1775 and 1776, helps students to dive deep into issues related to the colonies' decision to break from Great Britain. TOPICS COVERED IN THESE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WORKSHEETS • Political as well as military moves toward independence -- The Second Continental Congress, The Olive Branch Petition, The Declaration of Independence, Bunker Hill • Philosophical underpinnings of the independence movement -- John Locke's influence on Thomas Jefferson • Great publications of the time -- Thomas Paine and Common Sense • Two sides of the issue -- The point of view of Loyalists, the kinds of people in the colonies who gravitated toward the Loyalist cause • Patriots and their supporters -- Their own demographic and socio-economic characteristics • Diverse points of view -- What the prospect of independence would mean for Native Americans and African Americans • Contributions of Great Americans -- John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and even lesser-known figures such as independence opponent John Dickinson TWO AMERICAN REVOLUTION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE This resource includes a multiple choice worksheet and also a free response worksheet, with no overlap of questions between the two. They do both cover the same range of concepts, however, which means that teachers can use one as a pre-test or formative assessment and the other as a final test or summative assessment! Another choice would be to designate the multiple choice worksheet as a "basic" level task and the free response one as more advanced, and use them accordingly -- to differentiate instruction, build in extra-credit opportunities, or in any other way you use leveled materials. WHAT THESE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WORKSHEETS INCLUDE • Multiple Choice Worksheet with 29 Questions • Free Response Worksheet with 29 Questions • Answer Key for each worksheet The answer keys in this American Revolution resource are full-context so that teachers don't have to look back and forth, question to answer, when reviewing material with the class. Everything needed to go over questions and answers with the class is grouped together for teacher convenience.
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Lesson 5 Worksheet / Test
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We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Lesson 5 Worksheet / Test

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57 Multiple Choice Questions about the systems of government developed by the colonists in America before independence from Britain was ever contemplated. This worksheet is intended for use with Lesson 5 of We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, an excellent high-school level textbook published by the Center for Civic Education. There are actually several levels of We the People available. You can tell if this worksheet matches your text by looking at the book cover thumbnail image included near the top of this page. 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. A PRACTICAL APPROACH 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. This worksheet is targeted for use with only one lesson from the We the People textbook. Check back frequently for additional worksheets targeting other lessons from the book. I plan to regularly update my store with more We the People support materials, LESSON 5 CONTENT: "This lesson describes how basic ideas of constitutional government were developed and used in the American colonies before independence from Britain. It explains how social and economic conditions in America sometimes required old ideas about government to be adapted or discarded. Occasionally the colonists needed to create entirely new institutions. When you have finished this lesson, you should be able to describe the early development of America's traditions of constitutional government. You also should be able to explain why the American colonists attached special importance to such constitutional principles as written guarantees of basic rights and representative government.
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Lesson 4 Worksheet / Test
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We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Lesson 4 Worksheet / Test

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40 Multiple Choice Questions about the influence of the British constitutional system on the Founding Fathers. This worksheet is intended for use with Lesson 4 of We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, an excellent high-school level textbook published by the Center for Civic Education. There are actually several levels of We the People available. You can tell if this worksheet matches your text by looking at the book cover thumbnail image included near the top of this page. 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. A PRACTICAL APPROACH 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. This worksheet is targeted for use with only one lesson from the We the People textbook. Check back frequently for additional worksheets targeting other lessons from the book. I plan to regularly update my store with more We the People support materials, LESSON 4 CONTENT: "This lesson describes the evolution of British constitutional government. It examines the early stages of English government in the feudal period, concluding with the Magna Carta of 1215. It traces the development of representative institutions in England, English common law, and the relationship between legal and constitutional structures. It also examines some of the differences between British and American constitutionalism. When you have finished this lesson, you should be able to explain how rights and representative government evolved in England and how this evolution influenced the Founders. You also should be able to identify the origins of some of Americans' most important constitutional rights. Finally, you should be able to evaluate, take,and defend positions on the influence of the Magna Carta on the development of rights and the importance of habeas corpus and trial by jury."
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Lesson 3 Worksheet / Test
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We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Lesson 3 Worksheet / Test

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41 Multiple Choice Questions about the ideas that inspired the Founding Fathers This worksheet is intended for use with Lesson 3 of We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, an excellent high-school level textbook published by the Center for Civic Education. There are actually several levels of We the People available. You can tell if this worksheet matches your text by looking at the book cover thumbnail image included near the top of this page. 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. A PRACTICAL APPROACH 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. This worksheet is targeted for use with only one lesson from the We the People textbook. Check back frequently for additional worksheets targeting other lessons from the book. I plan to regularly update my store with more We the People support materials, LESSON 3 CONTENT: "This lesson examines several important historical developments that influenced the ideas of the Framers of the U.S. Constitution. When you have finished this lesson, you should be able to explain the differences between classical republican and Judeo-Christian ideas about the importance of the individual. You also should be able to explain how certain historical developments influenced modern ideas about government, constitutionalism, and individual rights. Finally, you should be able to evaluate, take, and defend positions on approaches to theories of morality, the importance of the rise of capitalism, and how the Enlightenment inspired the Founders."
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Lesson 2 Worksheet / Test
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We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Lesson 2 Worksheet / Test

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50 Multiple Choice Questions about the ideas that inspired the Founding Fathers This worksheet is intended for use with Lesson 2 of We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, an excellent high-school level textbook published by the Center for Civic Education. There are actually several levels of We the People available. You can tell if this worksheet matches your text by looking at the book cover thumbnail image included near the top of this page. 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. A PRACTICAL APPROACH 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. LESSON 2 CONTENT: "People frequently make judgments about governments or acts of governments, praising them as "good" or criticizing them as "bad." Those judgments may reflect ideas about human nature, the proper function and scope of government, the rights of individuals, and other values. Political philosophers have discussed these matters for thousands of years. This lesson examines concepts such as the common good, civic virtue, the state of nature, natural rights, consent, and the social contract. These concepts are central to discussions about government. When you have finished this lesson, you should be able to describe how and why natural rights philosophy differs from classical republicanism and how both systems of thought influenced the founding generation in America.
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Lesson 1 Worksheet / Test
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We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Lesson 1 Worksheet / Test

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49 Multiple Choice Questions on what the Founding Fathers knew and believed about constitutional government! This worksheet is intended for use with Lesson 1 of We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, an excellent high-school level textbook published by the Center for Civic Education. There are actually several levels of We the People available. You can tell if this worksheet matches your text by looking at the book cover thumbnail image included near the top of this page. 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. A PRACTICAL APPROACH 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. This worksheet is targeted for use with only one lesson from the We the People textbook. Check back frequently for additional worksheets targeting other lessons from the book. I plan to regularly update my store with more We the People support materials, LESSON 1 CONTENT: "This lesson introduces the basic ideas and experiences the founding generation drew on to create the kind of government they believed would best protect the natural rights of individuals and promote the common good. Classical Greek and Roman writers, natural rights philosophy, the Bible, Protestant theology, ancient and modern European history, and the Enlightenment in Europe and America were among the sources of the ideas that influenced the Founders. The Founders also participated in self-government in the American colonies before 1776 and in state and local governments after independence from Great Britain. The Founders' ideas about society and government and their experiences were diverse. The colonies differed widely. This diversity fostered a rich dialogue about the purpose of government and how it should be organized.
Enlightenment Worksheets and Puzzle: Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau
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Enlightenment Worksheets and Puzzle: Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau

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This is an entire unit of study on three key Enlightenment philosophers: John Locke, the Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, presented as a set of illustrated worksheets that take students through a step-by-step review of the ideas on government developed by each philosophe. FIVE DIFFERENT WORKSHEETS INCLUDED • 17 multiple-choice questions about John Locke: illustrated worksheet with primary source quote • 13 multiple-choice questions about the Baron de Montesquieu: illustrated worksheet with primary source quote • 12 multiple-choice questions about Jean-Jacques Rousseau: illustrated worksheet with primary source quote • Illustrated comparison chart for students to fill out as a final activity or culminating experience • Crossword puzzle with 18 terms and 18 clues to enjoy as a final activity or culminating experience -- provided both with and with a word bank so it can work as an advanced level/webquest or as a more basic level experience! I KNOW HOW BUSY TEACHERS CAN BE! That's why each one of the four worksheets is formatted to fit onto a single sheet of paper, back and front -- so that you can spend less time dealing with the printer or copy machine as you print off these no-prep worksheets for your students. Answer keys to all activities included. These worksheets provide a variety of activities and are great for teaching AND review/assessment as well as for generating engaging class discussions about these philosophers and also about the Enlightenment in general!
American Revolution Question Sets -- Revolutionary War -- Start to Saratoga
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American Revolution Question Sets -- Revolutionary War -- Start to Saratoga

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Looking for a teaching resource that zeros in on some of the most critical years in American history? This question set targets the Revolutionary War, zeroing in on the course of the war right up until the pivotal battle of Saratoga, long considered a turning point because the American victory there persuaded the French to formally ally with the United States. That decision would prove to be critical in later years when French aid helped General Washington gain the final surrender. In this question set, students will dive deep into the challenges and struggles that characterized the first half of the Revolutionary War! TOPICS COVERED IN THESE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WORKSHEETS • British battle strategy against New York and Philadelphia • Early French aid even before Saratoga • American battle strategy: crossing the Delaware • Valley Forge • The Battle of Saratoga • Diverse views of the conflict from Native Americans, African Americans, and women • Advantages and disadvantages held by the British and the Patriots • Financing the war TWO AMERICAN REVOLUTION WORKSHEETS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE This resource includes a multiple choice worksheet and also a free response worksheet, with no overlap of questions between the two. They do both cover the same range of concepts, however, which means that teachers can use one as a pre-test or formative assessment and the other as a final test or summative assessment! Another choice would be to designate the multiple choice worksheet as a "basic" level task and the free response one as more advanced, and use them accordingly -- to differentiate instruction, build in extra-credit opportunities, or in any other way you use leveled materials, such as reserving one for a Revolutionary War practice activity and the other for an American Revolution quiz. WHAT THESE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WORKSHEETS INCLUDE • Multiple Choice Worksheet with 32 Questions • Free Response Worksheet with 32 Questions • Answer Key for each worksheet The multiple choice answer key in this American Revolution resource is full-context so that teachers don't have to look back and forth, question to answer, when reviewing multiple choice questions with the class. Everything needed to go over questions and answers with the class is grouped together for teacher convenience. A "fast correct" answers only key is also provided for the multiple choice worksheet. A free response answer key is also provided.
Lenin Activity Pack: Charts, Propaganda Worksheets, Question Sets, Puzzle!
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Lenin Activity Pack: Charts, Propaganda Worksheets, Question Sets, Puzzle!

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Help your students master the Russian Revolution and its Aftermath with this Lenin Activity Pack. Fits well into any unit on WWI or the Russian Revolution and provides students with a wide range of activities to engage them and keep them excited about history. Includes a wealth of primary source images related to Lenin and the Russian Civil War. STUDENT ACTIVITY PAGES --Marx & Lenin Compare/Contrast Checklist Chart --Marx & Lenin Venn Diagram --Propaganda Analysis Worksheet: Pro-Lenin Political Cartoon --Propaganda Analysis Worksheet: Anti-Lenin poster --Propaganda Analysis Worksheet: Determine if images are pro- or anti-Lenin --Russian Revolutions Crossword Puzzle --Lenin Worksheet #1: Questions on his life through his exile --Lenin Worksheet #2: Questions on the Russian Revolutions, the Russian Civil War, and Lenin's policies up until his death TOPICS COVERED * Karl Marx and his writings and beliefs * Influence of Marx on Lenin * Lenin's family background and his brother's revolutionary activities * Conditions in Russia during Lenin's lifetime * The death of Alexander III and the reign of his successor, Nicholas II * Lenin's troubles at university, his arrest, and his exile * Lenin's revolutionary activities abroad * World War I's impact on Russia * Lenin's return from exile in the sealed train * The October Revolution * The Russian Civil War * Lenin's policies while in power * Lenin's failing health and his death TEACHER CONVENIENCE FEATURES --Several different activities to choose from -- makes no-prep yet effective differentiation a snap! --Complete answer keys provided for every activity --Fully annotated answer keys for both Lenin Worksheets -- every answer explained in more detail! --Rapid grading for Lenin Worksheets since all questions are multiple choice or true/false --All worksheets formatted to fit onto a single sheet so you spend less time at the copy machine and save on your paper budget. Some worksheets are one-sided; some will need two-sided copying. Fun history engaging content activities by Elise Parker
Thinking Like an Economist Worksheets: Episode 2, "Three Core Concepts"
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Thinking Like an Economist Worksheets: Episode 2, "Three Core Concepts"

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Make economics come to life with these 32 questions that guide students through Episode 2 of "Thinking Like an Economist," a 12-part video series from the Great Courses Thinking Like an Economist helps make economics concepts crystal clear to a high school audience by providing students with real-world anecdotes and examples that perfectly illustrate key concepts and bring them fully to life. Using resources as diverse as bumper sticker slogans and the rules of wrestling, Professor Randall Bartlett shows how economic concepts surround us all the time. Once students have seen a few episodes of this fantastic series, they'll achieve the promise of the title and start thinking like economists themselves! ABOUT THESE THINKING LIKE AN ECONOMIST WORKSHEETS Each episode lasts 30 minutes, and even though they're very interesting, some students may have trouble paying sustained attention. That's where these worksheets come in. You can use them to hold students accountable either during viewing or afterwards as a quiz. DIFFERENTIATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Teachers need options, and this worksheet set gives you an important one: All questions are provided in either multiple choice or free response format. Note: one or two questions differ between the two versions so that all the free response questions can reasonably be answered. This is the case, for example, when the multiple choice question is asking, " Which of the following was NOT included..." CONVENIENCE FEATURES IN THIS THINKING LIKE AN ECONOMIST WORKSHEET SET --- All questions are in video order so that students can easily follow along, using the worksheets during viewing. ---Both worksheets can also be used after viewing if desired, functioning as a Thinking Like an Economist quiz or test. --- Fast-correct answer keys are provided for both the multiple choice and free response versions of the questions. --- Full context answer keys are also provided for both, giving teachers questions and answers on the same page. These are helpful for guiding discussions and going over answers together with the class. ABOUT EPISODE 2 OF THINKING LIKE AN ECONOMIST: A GUIDE TO RATIONAL DECISION-MAKING Episode 2 continues to develops the theme that will echo throughout the entire series: Rational decision-making in a complex, interrelated world.
Thinking Like an Economist Worksheets: Episode 1, "The Economist's Tool Kit"
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Thinking Like an Economist Worksheets: Episode 1, "The Economist's Tool Kit"

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Make economics come to life with these 25 questions that guide students through Episode 1 of "Thinking Like an Economist," a 12-part video series from the Great Courses Thinking Like an Economist helps make economics concepts crystal clear to a high school audience by providing students with real-world anecdotes and examples that perfectly illustrate key concepts and bring them fully to life. Using resources as diverse as bumper sticker slogans and the rules of wrestling, Professor Randall Bartlett shows how economic concepts surround us all the time. Once students have seen a few episodes of this fantastic series, they'll achieve the promise of the title and start thinking like economists themselves! ABOUT THESE THINKING LIKE AN ECONOMIST WORKSHEETS Each episode lasts 30 minutes, and even though they're very interesting, some students may have trouble paying sustained attention. That's where these worksheets come in. You can use them to hold students accountable either during viewing or afterwards as a quiz. DIFFERENTIATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Teachers need options, and this worksheet set gives you an important one: All questions are provided in either multiple choice or free response format. CONVENIENCE FEATURES IN THIS THINKING LIKE AN ECONOMIST WORKSHEET SET --- All questions are in video order so that students can easily follow along, using the worksheets during viewing. --- Fast-correct answer keys are provided for both the multiple choice and free response versions of the questions. --- Full context answer keys are also provided for both, giving teachers questions and answers on the same page. These are helpful for guiding discussions and going over answers together with the class. ABOUT EPISODE 1 OF THINKING LIKE AN ECONOMIST This episode provides students with six key concepts that will help them understand their world a lot better, as seen through the lens of economics. These include: --- People respond to incentives. --- Every transaction has at least two sides. --- Expect unintended consequences. --- There are always unanticipated influences. --- Nobody is in control. Episode 1 develops the theme that will echo throughout the entire series: Rational decision-making in a complex, interrelated world. Key concepts discussed in detail in Episode 1 include ideas found in the first chapter of most Econ textbooks: scarcity, opportunity costs, incentives, and more!
American Experience Clinton: Worksheets for Entire Series (Parts One and Two)
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American Experience Clinton: Worksheets for Entire Series (Parts One and Two)

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A Comprehensive Set of Multiple Choice Worksheets to accompany the PBS documentary American Experience: Clinton --More than 200 problems --Divided into two separate worksheets, one for each part of the video series --All problems in video order --NO PREP --Fast correct student answer sheet included! American Experience: Clinton is a comprehensive biography of the 42nd president of the United States which originally aired on PBS stations throughout the United States. Lasting about four hours, the takes students through Clinton’s two terms and does an excellent job of highlighting major events of the 1990s, including the Black Hawk Down incident in Somalia, the genocide in Rwanda, the Whitewater investigation, the NATO response to the genocide in Bosnia, the budget battles and the final emergence of a budget surplus, the Monica Lewinsky scandal, and the impeachment and trial proceedings against the president. Where to find the video American Experience: Clinton plays from time to time on PBS stations 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: Clinton is available as part of The President’s Collection, which provides American Experience biographies of more than 10 20th-century presidents, all bundled together in a very affordable set. It can also be purchased separately from PBS online. Teacher convenience features All worksheets include answer blanks in case teachers want students to write directly on them. Having answers marked on the blanks instead of just having the correct choices circled makes it easier for teachers to review student efforts. Sometimes, consumable worksheets are the best approach for a given class, but in other cases, teachers may want to copy off a file set of worksheets that can be re-used from year to year or class to class. To help make correcting as efficient as possible in that case, I have included a special student answer sheet where answers can be recorded. The teacher answer key exactly matches the format/setup of the answer sheet in order to make correcting fast and easy!
American Experience George Wallace: Worksheets for Entire Series
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American Experience George Wallace: Worksheets for Entire Series

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A Comprehensive Set of Cloze Worksheets to accompany the PBS documentary "American Experience: George Wallace -- Settin' the Woods on Fire" This 3-hour episode of American Experience explores the life and controversial legacy of Alabama governor and presidential candidate George Wallace, delving deep into the Civil Rights Movement that characterized both his rise and fall. The tag line for the film says it all: "He preached 'Segregation now, segregation forever -- then asked to be forgiven." FEATURES OF THESE GEORGE WALLACE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE WORKSHEETS --More than 100 cloze / fill-in problems for students to complete as they watch the film --Divided into two separate worksheets, one for each part of the video series --All problems in video order --NO PREP -- just print and go! --Both full context and full transcript answer keys included. WHERE TO FIND THE VIDEO American Experience: George Wallace plays from time to time on local PBS stations 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. TEACHER CONVENIENCE FEATURES 1) All worksheets are designed to be re-usable so that teachers can make file copies and use them over and over. To this end, answer "blanks" in the cloze problems actually consists of five dashes in a row, like this: -----. This makes the blank too short to write on; the position in the vertical midpoint of the line will also discourage students from writing on their George Wallace worksheets. Students are therefore likely to record answers on their own paper! 2) Two answer keys are provided: a full-context one which replicates the student worksheet problems so that teachers can see what students were looking at. This helps with reviewing answers with the class. Also included is a full transcript answer key which will let teachers dive deeper into the context of surrounding passages, should they desire.