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Mercantilism Age of Exploration
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Mercantilism Age of Exploration

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Mercantilism during the Age of Exploration Aim: Why was mercantilism so important to European countries and their colonies in the New World? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered question • Mercantilism reading passage with scaffolding questions • All-About Mercantilism Graphic Organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking questions • Answer Key for Teachers Students will study and analyze the economic system of mercantilism and why it was important to European nations and their colonies Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary; writing/discussion based on argument Differentiation: graphic organizer; cooperative (students can work with a partner for reading and questions based upon teacher's discretion) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Mercantilism ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Paper by Erin Cobb and Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Roosevelt Corollary
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Roosevelt Corollary

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How did the Roosevelt Corollary change the role of the United States in Latin America, and why did President Roosevelt believe this change was necessary? This lesson and activity examines the background and impact of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. Students will analyze primary and secondary source documents. They’ll then answer corresponding scaffolding questions. They will answer the final summary question to apply their knowledge. Included in this resource: Do Now - “Hands Off!” 1904 primary source political cartoon analysis with scaffolding questions The Roosevelt Corollary reading passage with scaffolding questions Analyzing the Roosevelt Corollary primary source text excerpt with scaffolding questions Theodore Roosevelt on the Roosevelt Corollary POV with scaffolding questions James Monroe on the Roosevelt Corollary POV with scaffolding questions Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the Roosevelt Corollary impact the relationship between the United States and Latin American countries, and why did it lead to tension in the region? Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★ Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Native Americans - Land Bridge and the First Settlers of the Americas
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Native Americans - Land Bridge and the First Settlers of the Americas

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Native Americans - Land Bridge Aim: How did humans get to the Americas? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered map-skills questions • The Land Bridge reading passage with scaffolding questions • The Land Bridge graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Questions Students will research how the first humans reached the Americas by the Land Bridge Theory and use their research and analysis of the document to answer scaffolding questions and complete the graphic organizer Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary; writing/discussion based on argument Differentiation: graphic organizer; cooperative (students may work in groups/teams/partner to complete reading questions and graphic organizer) ★★ NOTE: This can be a one or two day lesson depending on the length of time students need for their work - day one can be cooperative, day two can be whole-group discussion -->your discretion !) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Land Bridge Settlers ASSL •• Digital Papers by Christi Fultz KG Fonts and Kevin/Amanda fonts Clip Art by KERRI'S ART CORNER © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
John Adams, Alien and Sedition Acts, XYZ Affair
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John Adams, Alien and Sedition Acts, XYZ Affair

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John Adams, Alien and Sedition Acts, XYZ Affair John Adams' Presidency: Election of 1796, XYZ Affair, Alien and Sedition Acts, Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions FOR GOOGLE DRIVE Aim: How did John Adams overcome challenges during his presidency? Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Included in this product: • Title page • Do Now: The Election of 1796 analytical thinking question • President Adams' Challenges {document-based learning activity} with scaffolding questions and activities • Document #1: The Election of 1796 • Document #2: The XYZ Affair w/scaffolding questions • XYZ Affair political cartoon analysis • Document #3: Alien & Sedition Acts w/scaffolding questions • Document #4: Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions w/scaffolding questions • Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will analyze close-reading documents describing challenges faced by Adams during his presidency and will complete document-based scaffolding questions Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, creating arguments with evidence Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for activities}; questions are scaffolded; students argue their opinions and make predictions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! John Adams' Presidency ASSL Clipart by Educlips Digital Paper by Ashley Hughes © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Battles of the American Revolution
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Battles of the American Revolution

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Battles of the American Revolution Lesson FOR GOOGLE 1:1 CLASSROOM Aim: Why did colonists choose sides and why were the battles of the American Revolution important? Included in this resource: • Title page • Americans Divided reading passage with Patriots vs. Loyalists definitions • Sides of the American Revolution graphic organizer • Battles of the American Revolution reading passages with graphic organizer • Answer key/ideas for graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question Students will research the importance and significance of the battles of the Revolutionary War: Lexington and Concord, Fort Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill, Battle of Long Island, Trenton & Princeton, Saratoga, Camp at Valley Forge, Yorktown Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: graphic organizer, cooperative (may work with a partner according to teacher's discretion for graphic organizer) ★★ Note: This is usually a two-day lesson, with day one cooperative work and day two whole-group discussion ★★ Looking for the printable, pen and paper version of this resource? Find it here! American Revolution Battles ASSL •• Digital Papers by Lovin Lit and Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Constitution - Electoral College
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Constitution - Electoral College

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Constitution - Electoral College Aim: How is the president of the United States elected? Included in this product: • Title page • Do Now: Student-centered critical thinking question - How is the president of the United States elected? • What is the Electoral College reading passage with scaffolding questions • Simulation/Activity: Testing out the Electoral College with a mock-Class President election • Electoral Voting Map/Map question • Schoolhouse Rock "I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College" scaffolding questions corresponding to lyrics {NOTE: I do not attach the lyrics in this product. They are not mine to sell! However, you can find them easily online} • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question • Two "official" class president election ballots ;) ★ NOTE: This is usually a two-day lesson with my students. Students will research and understand the structure of the electoral college, the background and weaknesses of the electoral college, the importance of the "magic" 271 number a candidate needs to get elected, and the understanding that winning the popular vote does not determine the presidency Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for activities}; questions are scaffolded; students participate in a real-life simulation Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE!! •• This product is also included in the Constitution UNIT BUNDLE! •• Digital Paper provided by Ashley Hughes Glitter clip art by Glitter Meets Glue KG Fonts © 2014 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
War of 1812 Snapshot Foldable Activity
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War of 1812 Snapshot Foldable Activity

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War of 1812 Snapshot Foldable Activity Booklet/Project FOR GOOGLE DRIVE Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Included in this product: • Cover Page • War of 1812 Snapshot Foldable Task Sheet and Reminders for students • Foldable template • War of 1812 Snapshot Foldable Rubric • Directions for teacher (to give to your students) with images The completed foldable images (to show you what the end result should be) Do your students LOVE the app Snapchat?? This popular foldable/project is a great way for them to create "snapshots" of the causes/effects of the War of 1812! Students will create a collection of snapshots from the study of the War of 1812. The snapshot foldable booklet will include: • Title and illustration on the cover • One “snapshot” that must include a COLORED ILLUSTRATION exemplifying a CAUSE of the War of 1812 • Two “snapshots” that must include COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS exemplifying two EFFECTS of the War of 1812 • Students will write a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) next to/under each image explaining the image and why it was a cause or effect of the War of 1812 • Illustration on the back page of your booklet that summarizes the War of 1812 This foldable project can be given as in an in-class assignment/assessment or a homework assignment. It is up to teacher's discretion. ★★Looking for my complete Thomas Jefferson/James Madison unit bundle for middle grades?! CLICK HERE! Digital Papers by Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2015 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
American Revolution Test
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American Revolution Test

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American Revolution Unit Test for A Social Studies Life's American Revolution Unit FOR GOOGLE 1:1 CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Multiple Choice questions • Constructed Response questions • Answer Sheet for students • Answer Key for teachers Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE!! •• This product is also included in the American Revolution UNIT BUNDLE! •• Digital Paper by Lovin Lit KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Thirteen Colonies - Jamestown and Plymouth
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Thirteen Colonies - Jamestown and Plymouth

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Thirteen Colonies - Jamestown and Plymouth FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Aim: Why were the colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth successful? Included in this resource: • Title page • Scaffolding questions for Discovery Education "English Come to America: Jamestown and Plymouth" video clip • Answer Key for video questions • Jamestown vs. Plymouth reading with graphic organizer • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question Students will research the causes of settlement for Jamestown and Plymouth; push/pull factors for both groups of settlers; location; relationship with Native Americans; government and problems Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: video clip, scaffolding questions, cooperative (may work with a partner for questions or graphic organizer) ★★ NOTE: video clip can be found on the Discovery Education website ★★ Looking for the printable, pen and paper version of this resource? Find it here! Jamestown and Plymouth ASSL Digital Paper by Erin Cobb and Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Iroquois and Algonquian Native Americans
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Iroquois and Algonquian Native Americans

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Native Americans - Iroquois and Algonquian Native Americans Comparing and Contrasting the Iroquois and Algonquian Native Americans FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Aim: How were the Iroquois & Algonquian similar? Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered questions • Map of Native American tribes in New York, USA • The Algonquians: A Case Study of Culture reading passage with scaffolding questions • The Iroquois: A Case Study of Culture reading passage with scaffolding questions • Algonquian & Iroquois Venn diagram • Application/Closing/Higher Order thinking question Students will research & analyze the similarities and differences between the Iroquois & Algonquian Native Americans living in the Northeast region of present-day United States Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary; lifting evidence from text Differentiation: cooperative (students may work in groups/teams/partner to complete scaffolding questions & venn diagram based on teacher's discretion); analysis & evaluate based on Bloom's Taxonomy ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Iroquois and Algonquian Native Americans ASSL •• Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Papers by Christi Fultz and Ashley Hughes KG Fonts Clip art by KERRI'S ART CORNER © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Motivations for Exploration
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Motivations for Exploration

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Motivations for Exploration Aim: Why did people explore? FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM Included in this resource: • Title page • Do Now/Motivation student-centered question • A Sea Route to Asia reading passage with scaffolding questions • Why Europe? graphic organizer • Exploration Cause/Effect activity • Application/Closing/Higher-order thinking question • Answer Key for Teachers Students will research the goals of European exploration: gold, god, glory, why Europeans explored, when they explored, and where they explored Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary Differentiation: scaffolded questions based on reading passage, cooperative (may work in collaborative groups or with partners according to teacher's discretion) ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! Motivations for Exploration ASSL Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! Digital Papers by Lovin' Lit and Ashley Hughes KG Fonts © 2012 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Cold War Word Wall
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Cold War Word Wall

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Cold War Word Wall with Definitions and Images Included in this product: • Title page • 56 vocabulary words/terms/important people (30 pages) with images Terms include: Harry Truman Winston Churchill Iron Curtain Fair Deal Cold War Containment Communism Truman Doctrine NATO Warsaw Pact Berlin Airlift Mao Zedong 38th Parallel Blacklists Joseph McCarthy McCarthyism Closed Shop Stalemate Demilitarized Zone Arms Race Nuclear Summit Korean War and more! ★ This word wall is a great addition to any classroom or bulletin board! Each word can be cut out, laminated, and displayed in your classroom! © A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Civil Rights Movement Word Wall without definitions
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Civil Rights Movement Word Wall without definitions

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Civil Rights Movement Word Wall without definitions Included in this product: • Title page • 50 vocabulary words/terms/important people (26 pages) with images Terms include: • Discrimination • Racism • Segregation • CORE • NAACP • Plessy v. Ferguson • Thurgood Marshall • Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas • Earl Warren • Integration • Little Rock 9 • Rosa Parks • Boycott • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • Civil Disobedience • John F. Kennedy • “New Frontier” • Lyndon B. Johnson • Poverty Line • Job Corps • Medicare • Medicaid • Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Sit-in • Ella Baker • Robert F. Kennedy • Interstate • James Meredith • George Wallace • Medgar Evers • Register • “Freedom Summer” • Voting Rights Act of 1965 • Malcolm X • “Black Power” • Feminists • NOW • Equal Rights Amendment • Sandra Day O’Connor • Latino • Cesar Chavez • American Indian Movement ★ This word wall is a great addition to any classroom or bulletin board! Each word can be cut out, laminated, and displayed in your classroom! © 2017 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Civil Rights Movement Word Wall
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Civil Rights Movement Word Wall

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Civil Rights Movement Word Wall with Definitions and Images Included in this product: • Title page • 50 vocabulary words/terms/important people (26 pages) with images and definitions Terms include: • Discrimination • Racism • Segregation • CORE • NAACP • Plessy v. Ferguson • Thurgood Marshall • Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas • Earl Warren • Integration • Little Rock 9 • Rosa Parks • Boycott • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • Civil Disobedience • John F. Kennedy • “New Frontier” • Lyndon B. Johnson • Poverty Line • Job Corps • Medicare • Medicaid • Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Sit-in • Ella Baker • Robert F. Kennedy • Interstate • James Meredith • George Wallace • Medgar Evers • Register • “Freedom Summer” • Voting Rights Act of 1965 • Malcolm X • “Black Power” • Feminists • NOW • Equal Rights Amendment • Sandra Day O’Connor • Latino • Cesar Chavez • American Indian Movement ★ This word wall is a great addition to any classroom or bulletin board! Each word can be cut out, laminated, and displayed in your classroom! © 2017 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
America in the 1970s Task Cards GOOGLE DRIVE DISTANCE LEARNING
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America in the 1970s Task Cards GOOGLE DRIVE DISTANCE LEARNING

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America in the 1970s Task Cards FOR GOOGLE DRIVE DISTANCE LEARNING Included in this product: Title page Full Set of 43 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) This set of 43 task cards covers important people, terms, and events of the 1970s unit. Terms include: • Henry Kissinger • Realpolitik • Detente • Balance of Power • “Ping-Pong Diplomacy” • Zhou Enlai • Technology • Leonoid Brezhnev • Salt I • Embargo • Yom Kippur War • Golda Meir • Anwar el-Sadat • New Federalism • Revenue Sharing • Affirmative Action • OSHA • EPA • Tight Money Policy • Deficit • OPEC • Energy • Watergate Scandal • Sam Ervin • Executive Privlege • Gerald Ford • Impeach • Resign • Controversy • Amnesty • Jimmy Carter • Trade Deficit • Three Mile Island • Human Rights • Apartheid • Camp David Accords • Salt II • Fundamentalists • Iranian Revolution • Election of 1980 • Richard Nixon These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning! ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! 190s America Task Cards ASSL © 2015 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Gilded Age Overview
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Gilded Age Overview

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Why did the innovations and technological advancements of the Gilded Age playa crucial role in transforming the United States into a modern industrial nation? This lesson and activity examines the background and impact of the Gilded Age. Students will analyze documents and answer corresponding scaffolding questions. They will answer the final summary question to apply their knowledge. Included in this resource: Do Now - Mark Twain’s The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, 1873 excerpt analysis with questions The Gilded Age reading passage with scaffolding questions Document analysis with graphic organizer scaffolding questions Document #1 - Industrialization Document #2 - Urbanization Document #3 - Immigration Document #4 - Labor Movements Document #5 - Wealth Inequality and the Social Gospel Document #6 - Political Corruption Document #7 - Innovation and Technology Document #8 - Cultural Developments Document #9 - Environmental Exploitation Document #10 - Rise of Monopolies and Trusts Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the Gilded Age’s economic transformations and social developments impact the daily lives and future prospects of American workers and immigrants? Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Ulysses S. Grant, Reconstruction
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Ulysses S. Grant, Reconstruction

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How did Ulysses S. Grant’s policies and actions during his presidency influence the course and outcomes of the Reconstruction era, particularly in terms of civil rights and national reunification? This lesson and activity examines President Grant’s policies during his presidency and the Reconstruction era. Students will analyze primary source documents including Grant’s first inaugural address and answer corresponding scaffolding questions. They will answer the final summary question to apply their knowledge. Included in this resource: Do Now - President Grant’s first inaugural address primary source document with scaffolding questions Ulysses S. Grant and the Reconstruction Era reading passage with scaffolding questions graphic organizer Ulysses S. Grant on Reconstruction perspective/point of view and questions Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: Why was Ulysses S. Grant’s approach to the Reconstruction era significant in shaping the post-Civil War United States, and how did his strategies and policies contribute to the goals of national unity and civil rights advancement? Answer key for teachers ★ Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2023 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Cowboys, Vigilantes, Ranchers, Wild West
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Cowboys, Vigilantes, Ranchers, Wild West

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Why did cowboys, vigilantes, and ranchers play such a significant role in shaping the society and economy of the Wild West? This lesson and activity examines the background and impact cowboys, vigilantes, and ranchers had in shaping the “wild west.” Students will analyze documents and answer corresponding scaffolding questions. They will answer the final summary question to apply their knowledge. Included in this resource: Do Now - Primary Source photograph analysis and questions Cowboys and the “Wild West” reading passage with graphic organizer questions Wyatt Earp: The Wild West’s Lawman reading passage and questions Wyatt Earp POV and questions Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did cowboys, vigilantes, and ranchers help shape the Wild West? Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
Sharecropping, Booker T. Washington, WEB DuBois, Reconstruction
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Sharecropping, Booker T. Washington, WEB DuBois, Reconstruction

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How did formerly enslaved people strive to achieve social equality? This lesson examines the realities of Reconstruction including sharecropping, the violence of the KKK, and differing viewpoints on education. Students will evaluate documents to conclude how sharecropping played a complex role in shaping the lives of formerly enslaved peoples. They will critically think to conclude if or how the experiences of the formerly enslaved, including their challenges and aspirations, shaped the path toward a more equitable future in the United States. Included in this resource: Do Now - “The First Vote” by Harper’s Weekly political cartoon analysis questions Reconstruction Realities: Sharecropping, the KKK, Hiram Revels, and Education Perspectives reading passage with scaffolding questions Exploring Sharecropping reading passage and definitions Exploring Sharecropping: An Agreement activity which includes: an agreement/contract Sharecropping outcomes dice roll game/simulation Ku Klux Klan reading passage and scaffolding questions Booker T. Washington perspective with scaffolding questions W.E.B DuBois perspective with scaffolding questions Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the experiences of the formerly enslaved, including their challenges and aspirations during Reconstruction, shape the path toward a more equitable future in the United States? Answer key for teachers ***cut out the colored cards in the document (landowner/sharecropper cards) to distribute to your students in their groups ★ Please Note: I execute this lesson with my 8th grade honors students and my 11th grade gen-ed students. Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2023 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.
14th Amendment Reconstruction
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14th Amendment Reconstruction

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Why is the 14th Amendment considered a pivotal and transformative piece of legislation in American history? This lesson examines the background and passage of the 14th amendment and the impact it had on the lives of newly freed peoples. Students will examine the sections and provisions of the amendment and how due process played a key role in shaping the nation’s laws. They will critically think to conclude how the 14th amendment would shape the future of civil rights and equality in the U.S. Included in this resource: Do Now - Section 1 of the 14th amendment primary source excerpt with scaffolding questions The Fourteenth Amendment reading passage with vocabulary and scaffolding questions Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How do you believe the 14th Amendment will continue to shape the future of civil rights and equality in the United States? Answer key for teachers ★ Please Note: I execute this lesson with my 8th grade honors students and my 11th grade gen-ed students. Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2023 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.