Give your students the keys to the car...well kind of. This is the framework for a year long multiple year project. Students excitedly get a state standard and then have the grading period to create their contribution for the classroom textbook. (I had 90 kids create a single textbook.) Included: *Day by day instructions and a timeline framework for the rest of the project. *Entry event directions *Brainstorming tool to give students tons of ideas to start *Entry document with student directions for the entire project *Rubric to use for year one, and then following years *Critical Friends framework *Links to websites for web 2.0 resources and how to videos. *Two research tools. One that specifically focuses on event research and another that can be use to baby step them through any kind of research. If you enjoy my lesson please follow my store, to receive updates when I post new products. And if you would be so kind, please leave me a comment. Thank you, Ms. Furnas

ake news spreads quicker than real news...why? As a social studies teacher I have taken this as a personal challenge to empower students with the skills to figure out the difference between real and lies. Kick off the lesson by having students collect 5 of their own news titles. Then out of no where bring the fun with a simulation. Pick a handful of coconspirators and equip them with student role cards to act as people during the time period you are studying. (A nice review tool too!) The class will use the included sentence stems to create questions for the actors. Then the class will vote- who was the most trustworthy? When students are all excited from the simulation have them take that inquisitive power and apply it to the news articles they found at the beginning of the class. Students will use their Historical Thinking Matters Stems (included), to help them determine if their stories are real or fake. Students will also have have their own Fake News Checklist to help walk them through the process. If you enjoy my lesson please follow my store, to receive updates when I post new products. And if you would be so kind, please leave me a comment. Please check me out at: Thank you, Ms. Furnas

Three activities to introduce your students to higher order thinking. This product includes: *Note to teacher with detailed directions, discussion questions and how to include them throughout the year. *Question strips for students to sort, organize and discuss as they manipulate and different levels. Teacher key included. *Two page Bloom's Taxonomy Chart with common verbs and question stems. If you enjoy my lesson please follow my store, to receive updates when I post new products. And if you would be so kind, please leave me a comment. Please check me out at: Thank you, Ms. Furnas