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!
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!
Help your students master key information about ancient Greece's two most famous city-states: Athens and Sparta!
Most world history textbooks give an overview of the two city-states, but few take the next step of helping students compare and contrast them in detail. The more we can get students to think critically, the more they will learn and remember, and these worksheets are designed with that principle in mind.
To that end, this packet includes several resources:
• A compare/contrast chart with dozens of descriptors about ancient Greece. For each, students identify if the description matches Athens, Sparta, or both.
• A set of 26 follow-up questions about Athens, with many of them designed to reinforce key content vocabulary such as democracy, tyrant, and oligarchy. Others take basic information about Athens and work in additional supporting details to give students a clearer picture of ancient Greece.
• A set of 26 follow-up questions about Sparta, with many of them designed to reinforce key vocabulary also. Emphasis is given to the military aspect of life in Sparta, but other topics, including their unusual system of government, are covered as well.
• Full answer keys to all activities.
All follow-up questions are multiple-choice.
Whether you are studying the ancient world in detail or quickly reviewing it as part of a "evolution of modern government" emphasis, these Athens and Sparta activity worksheets will help your students gain more insight into the Golden Age of Greece.
This resource consists of a large question set --more than 100 questions!-- that will engage student interest about the U.S. Constitution. How? Through scenarios when possible! In this way, students are asked to *apply* government knowledge, not just recite it. For example, instead of rattling off the list of requirements to be eligible for President, students are presented with brief life histories and asked which of the people described are actually eligible.
I BELIEVE IN MAKING THINGS AS CONVENIENT AS POSSIBLE FOR HARD-WORKING TEACHERS!
Articles I, II, and III are all treated separately so that you can discuss a portion of the Constitution and then have a quiz or review session, knowing that the questions at your fingertips are specific to JUST the article under study.
When you have finished reading/discussing the Constitution with your class, you can combine all the Examview banks into one test for a final assessment!
A VARIED APPROACH TO QUESTIONING STUDENTS
All questions are True/False/Yes/No or Multiple Choice, and many of them are "scenario" questions that students find intriguing... for example: "You are a Senator. During your term of office, Congress creates a new job: deputy undersecretary for labor relations with Indonesia. Once you leave the Senate, can you take this job?"
The information in the Constitution is thus personalized -- scenario questions strive to demonstrate applications of the rules the government must follow.
FOCUS ON THE FRAMERS
This question set covers the original Constitution only, meaning Articles I-VII. It does not cover any of the amendments. I treat those separately because in my class, we take a close look first at the Constitution as originally conceived, and when we thoroughly understand THAT, then we look at how time and circumstances have contributed to the amendment process. Articles IV-VII are treated together since each one is relatively short compared to the first three articles.
LOOK AT ALL THE CONTENT INCLUDED!
In this download, you will get:
-- 40 questions on Article I and the Preamble
-- 27 questions on Article II
-- 15 questions on Article III
-- 46 questions on Articles IV-VII.
GREAT FOR TRADITIONAL PRINTOUTS --OR-- FOR ELECTRONIC EDUCATION
You will receive all the questions in several formats, the better to match your teaching style, available technology, and your instructional needs:
----- Word processing (.rtf) file that Microsoft Word can open.
----- Examview Test file (.tst).
----- Examview Test bank (.bnk)
As we all know, the Common Core demands a great deal more from teachers -- not least, the use of complex texts that challenge students to closely read for understanding. The judicial opinion in the landmark Supreme Court Case Marbury v. Madison is an example of such a text, and now with this teaching packet, teachers can easily implement a close reading of it in English or history classes.
This packet includes:
--Detailed background information, including fun facts, to help teachers gain a thorough understanding of the court case Marbury v. Madison
--Step by step teaching procedure to guide the class through a "first read," "second read," and "third read."
--Annotation guide appropriate for secondary student use -- illustrated, but not too cute...
--One-page excerpt of the Marbury v. Madison court decision -- just enough extracted that students can complete the close reading in a reasonable time!
--Two-page sheet of complex, thought-provoking text-dependent questions that students complete during their "third read" through the text
--Detailed answer key
--Full opinion of the court included for context and/or teacher reference
All questions in this packet are free-response, asking students to compose answers at least a paragraph in length
Making the Common Core more accessible is easy with the right materials!
Do you need to see how much your students remember about three key revolutions at once? Do you need to help them review the Glorious, American, and French Revolutions so they can attain true mastery of the Age of Revolutions?
Whether you are looking for a set of practice worksheets or a solid review test on the big ideas underpinning these revolutions and their significance, these materials may be just the ticket!
As any history teacher knows, there is a big difference between getting students to master a single revolution and bringing them to the point where they are conversant in several at once. Only when a teacher has accomplished that last feat, however, does it become possible to see and understand connections across eras, which of course is essential to truly seeing the great sweep of history in all its glory.
These materials were developed in response to the need for review materials that would require students to actively think about the ways in which the Glorious, American, and French Revolutions are similar and different.
These worksheets assume that all three revolutions have already been covered in class. That means that now, students are ready to begin the much more challenging work of analyzing larger patterns in history. These worksheets will help students to recall key points about each revolution so that they are truly in command of the facts as they begin to think more broadly about the Age of Revolutions and role this century-plus era played in the history of the world.
STRUCTURE AND FORMAT
The worksheets contain 56 multiple choice questions delivered in a variety of structured formats (see below for more information). In addition to the multiple choice section, the worksheets contain an essay prompt to help deepen understanding of the issues under study. Doing the multiple choice activity will help get students into the right mindset to write the essay since it will remind them of many, many issues they previously learned regarding the Glorious, French, and American Revolutions.
EASY DIFFERENTIATION WITH BOTH GUIDED AND STANDARD FORMATS!
NO PREP -- INCLUDES BOTH REUSABLE AND CONSUMABLE VERSIONS!
20 questions on the Magna Carta. These are basic questions focusing on the main idea of the document -- written limitations on government power. There are 20 questions. 11 are T/F, 7 are Multiple Choice, 1 is numeric and 1 is fill-in-the-blank.
The questions all cover basics that any student should know about the Magna Carta after a brief lecture or after reading any standard textbook presentation of the topic.
TEACHER CONVENIENCE IS A HALLMARK OF MY PRODUCTS.
Therefore, you will receive the questions in two formats:
1)Word Processor File (.rft) -- this can be printed off to make worksheets or tests and can easily be edited to customize the questions or add specific content to match your program or teaching emphasis.
2) Examview .tst file. This allows you to use the questions with computer-based testing or student clicker systems like CPS. No need to type anything in -- the work is already done for you!
Each file type comes with an answer key.
Help your students to understand like never before three key Enlightenment philosophers: John Locke, the Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau!
In this single download, you will receive four different multiple-choice question sets:
--one just on John Locke
--one just on Montesquieu
--one just on Rousseau
--one that contrasts the three philosopher's ideas - ideal for a "final exam" on the unit
Teacher convenience is a hallmark of my products.
Therefore, all four of the files come in multiple formats so that they will work for you no matter what your teaching style. You will get all four question sets as:
--.rtf so that you can edit them in a word processor if you like. You can also print off tests in this format.
--.bnk Examview Bank files so that you can combine the question sets together if you like and use them with electronic testing or clicker systems. The .bnk files will let you combine all four files into a master test, if you like and scramble the questions to make several different versions.
--.tst Examview Test files so that you can print tests from Examview or use electronic testing/clicker systems.
These questions are great for teaching AND review/assessment.
The full download has 17 questions just on Locke, 13 on Montesquieu, 12 on Rousseau, and 21 final activity questions that contrast the philosophers with one another.
These questions are perfect for generating class discussion of the topic under study!
For a fun way to review all the major topics and phases of World War I, let your students have a blast with this WWI Puzzle Pack!
Includes 3 word searches and 5 crossword puzzles for well more than week's worth of WWI review and practice! These puzzles are dynamite to use during your WWI unit as well as for review because each one targets a particular topic or portion of the war, making them an easy, no-prep step by step teaching and learning solution!
WWI WORD SEARCH TOPICS INCLUDED
• MAIN Causes of WWI (Words associated with militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism)
• The Crisis in the Balkans -- Help students understand why and how the region became such a "powder keg!:
• The Start of the War -- How the alliance system and the Schileffen Plan pulled one nation after another into the conflict!
WWI CROSSWORD PUZZLE TOPICS INCLUDED
• WWI causes (Another take on the topic, with different clues)
• Course of WWI from the start until America declares war
• Course of WWI from American entry until the end
• Life on the American home front during WWI
• The Treaty of Versailles
LEARNING FUN FEATURES
• Every crossword puzzle comes in both a basic and advanced version.
• Basic crosswords include a word bank to assist students having trouble with the clues provided.
• Advanced crosswords include only the clues!
• Word searches include a definitions list instead of a word list, so students have to come up with the key word they should search for!
• Teacher answer keys for word searches include a key for the definitions list in addition to a solution grid for the word search itself.
COMPLETE ANSWER KEYS PROVIDED FOR ALL WWI CROSSWORD PUZZLES AND WWI WORD SEARCHES
Happy teaching!
Puzzles and Fun Stuff by Elise Parker
Teach with Humor using World History Crash Course!
Few classroom strategies are as successful as this simple approach: make learning fun! That, or course, is easier said than done, but when it comes to teaching history contents, the YouTube series Crash Course World History is a great place to start.
The script of each episode is packed with humorous observations about life and culture -- ones that help to make strong points about the history being communicated. Just as importantly, the host, John Green, has what it takes to keep students' interest: enthusiasm about the topics, a quirky way with props, and a funny, sometimes deadpan delivery of content. Students like watching the series, which means they pay attention to it and learn!
Each episode of Crash Course contains about 10 minutes of content plus a brief time for the credits. Episodes are available for free on YouTube at the following playlist:
Crash Course World History
If you are new to Crash Course, I encourage you to watch a few videos as soon as you can. I expect you'll be just as enthusiastic about the classroom possibilities as I am!
About These Worksheets
Each worksheet focuses on a single episode of Crash Course World History and typically contains between 10 and 20 items for students to complete. Worksheets are formatted to fit on one page for easy copying and a detailed answer key is provided for each episode.
----TIME STAMPS OPTION TO HELP STUDENT AND TEACHER INCLUDED FOR ALL EPISODES!-----
This set of worksheets covers the following episodes:
• Buddha and Ashoka: Indian History, Caste System, and Karma
• 2,000 Years of Chinese History: The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius
• Alexander the Great
• The Silk Road and Ancient Trade
• The Roman Republic and Empire
All questions are presented in video order so that students can easily follow along, but these worksheets are not mere outlines that merely ask students to generate their own notes. Instead, they focus in on certain key issues that students watching the videos should master in order to have a clear and concise understanding of the topic under study.
---> Please note the bargain pricing!! At just $5.00 for 5 worksheets, that's only a dollar per worksheet, making this a truly affordable addition to your history repertoire!
How did the United States first start to become a world power? That's a complex question, but one of the key factors was the nation's drive toward acquisition of new lands in the late 1800s. This set of worksheets is perfect to help students master this phase of U.S. history -- it covers what I call "The Basics" of American Imperialism. Through a series of multiple-choice questions, students will address issues such as:
--The historical context in which American imperialism began
--The motives and driving forces fueling American expansionism
--The acquisition of Alaska
--The overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy and acquisition of Alaska
--The role of Alfred T. Mahan in promoting the need for a strong, modern navy
I BELIEVE IN TEACHER EMPOWERMENT.
That's why you will receive not one but two student worksheets in this no-prep easy-print packet.
You will receive:
--A detailed question set consisting of 42 problems dealing at a deep level with all the issues listed above. This set is great to use as an advanced level, a webquest, or a practice activity to be completed with the use of any U.S. history textbook.
--A summation question set consisting of 14 problems dealing at a basic level with the "big ideas" that all students should definitely master. This "summary questions only" set works extremely well as test or quiz to be completed as a final assessment after students have worked their way through the longer question set. It can also function as an aid with differentiated instruction -- students who would benefit from a more streamlined worksheet or assessment can use this set to zero in on the key points they should be learning about American imperialism and the major historical figures involved.
I BELIEVE IN TEACHER CONVENIENCE.
I call the student pages "worksheets," but they can also be used as quizzes, tests, or even as discussion guides. This last use is possible because I have grouped the questions in logical ways. All the questions on the detailed question set are grouped by topic -- all the problems relating to Alaska appear together, for example.
Because the shorter question set might be used as an American imperialism test or quiz, however, the questions on this set are not presented in strict logical groupings.
These imperialism question sets can meet the needs of both your advanced and your struggling learners!
Space Race Crossword Puzzle Review is a great way for students to immerse themselves in this key phase of the Cold War.
IDEAL FOR:
Reviewing before a test or quiz
Homework that goes beyond the text
Substitute lesson plans
Outside research on the topic
WHAT THIS SPACE RACE CROSSWORD PUZZLE INCLUDES:
--48 Terms and 48 clues covering key American and Soviet aspects of the Space Race
--Puzzle Page with Word Bank for a Basic Level Activity
--Puzzle Page without Word Bank for an Advanced Level Activity
--Large Format Versions of Puzzle, Clues, and Word Bank
--Solution Page with both Answer Grid and Answer List
WORD BANK / ANSWERS USED IN THIS SPACE RACE CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACTIVITY:
Mercury
Gemini
Apollo
Moon
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Yuri Gagarin
Cape Canaveral
Houston
NASA
USSR
Sputnik
Vostok
Neil Armstrong
Apollo XI
Sea of Tranquility
Atlas
Redstone
Saturn V
US Flag
Earth orbit
Capsule
Splashdown
Kennedy
Rendezvous
EVA
Titan II
Buzz Aldrin
Skylab
Pioneer
Mariner
Apollo-Soyuz
Viking
Robert Goddard
Voyager
Cold War
Star City
Cosmonaut
Astronaut
Laika
Wernher von Braun
Germany
Nixon
Orbit
Valentina Tereshkova
Space Shuttle
Voskhod
Khrushchev
NEWLY UPDATED WITH TEACHER CONVENIENCE FEATURES
The packet contains two puzzle pages where everything fits on a single side of a sheet of paper, but in this format, the text is rather small. To assist teachers whose students would prefer a larger font, I've updated the Space Race Crossword Puzzle Review with large format pages.
A complete puzzle with clues or with word bank and clues fits on two pages in the large-format version.
The single-page versions are still included for maximum teacher choice and flexibility!
These WWII in HD Episode 1 Worksheets include more than 45 questions to help your students closely track information and pay full attention, even as you're better able to hold them accountable for their viewing and learning!
DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING
With this WWII in HD Worksheet packet, all the work that goes into differentiating material is already done for you. The worksheet set includes *both* a multiple-choice worksheet on the episode, and a parallel free-answer worksheet.
Both have the same question prompts, but students who need a little boost will benefit from using the basic level multiple-choice worksheet, while advanced learners can be challenged to generate answers on their own instead of choosing them from a provided list.
Even if you don't need to differentiate within a single class, you'll still options with this set. The basic worksheet can be used during viewing while the free-response variant is saved for a "memory recall" test afterwards -- or vice-versa!
TEACHER CONVENIENCE FEATURES
• All questions presented in video order so students can use worksheets as a during-viewing activity.
• NO PREP NEEDED -- just print off copies and you'll good to go!
• Quick correcting with provided answer keys
• Full context answer keys also provided -- these are great for reviewing content afterwards with the class
SYNOPSIS OF WWII IN HD EPISODE 1
As Europe falls under Nazi control, America is unprepared for war and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The first bloody battles are fought on Guadalcanal and in North Africa.
KEY CONCEPTS
• Isolationism
• Holocaust / Anti-Semitism
• Pearl Harbor
• Selective Service Act
• North African campaign
• Guadalcanal campaign
This Imperialism in Africa Crossword Puzzle Review is a great way for students to immerse themselves in this key phase of the 19th century.
IDEAL FOR:
Reviewing before a test or quiz
Homework that goes beyond the text
Substitute lesson plans
Outside research on the topic
WHAT THIS IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA CROSSWORD PUZZLE INCLUDES:
--42 Terms and 42 clues covering key American and Soviet aspects of the Space Race
--Puzzle Page with Word Bank for a Basic Level Activity
--Puzzle Page without Word Bank for an Advanced Level Activity
--Two visual formats to meet all teachers' needs: A "background image" format that features a beautifully rendered antique map of Africa during the age of New Imperialism, and a "plain" format that some teachers may prefer because it will use less ink and is visually simpler
--Solution Page with both Answer Grid and Answer List
WORD BANK / ANSWERS USED IN THIS IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACTIVITY:
Algeria
assimilation
Belgium
Berlin Conference
Boers
Boer War
Britain
British
Cecil Rhodes
colony
copper and tin
cotton
diamonds and gold
direct control
Dutch
Ethiopia
famine
Germany
imperialism
indirect control
industrial revolution
Italy
Leopold II
Liberia
Livingstone
Maxim gun
Menelik II
missionaries
mosquitos
Nigeria
Portugal
protectorate
quinine
racism
railroads
rubber
Social Darwinism
Spain
steamships
tribal warfare
West Africa
Zulu
46 true/false and multiple choice questions about life in the United States during the Great Depression. You could use these as a "teaser" or interest-generator when you first begin your study of the Great Depression, or use them after presenting the material to see how many of the basics your students have grasped. These are great discussion starters and help students visualize the real life problems Americans encountered from 1929 to 1939.
These questions are at the basic level and focus on how the Great Depression affected the ordinary person. They emphasize intriguing facts such as people collecting coal falling from trains in order to heat homes and cook. They also cover Hoover's lack of success in dealing with the economic downturn.
TEACHERS DESERVE OPTIONS!
That's why this download will provide you with two different versions of this Great Depression worksheet: a reusable one that can be copied off and used over and over, and a consumable one designed for students to write on. You know your students best -- you can decide which of the formats is best suited to your classes.
A full answer key is, of course, provided.
LOOKING FOR EVEN MORE GREAT DEPRESSION WORKSHEETS?
Check out my product entitled: Great Depression: Dust Bowl Farmers Questions (Examview + Word)
LOOKING FOR A VERSION YOU CAN EDIT?
INTERESTED IN USING THESE QUESTIONS WITH DEVICES?
If so, look for the Editable and Examview version of this product, located right here on TES under the name:
Great Depression: How People Lived Questions (Examview + Word)
These WWII in HD Episode 2 Worksheets include more than 45 questions to help your students closely track information and pay full attention, even as you're better able to hold them accountable for their viewing and learning!
DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING
With this WWII in HD Worksheet packet, all the work that goes into differentiating material is already done for you. The worksheet set includes a True/False worksheet with 27 problems in video order as well as a 22-question multiple-choice worksheet. These two worksheets have completely different questions.
In addition, the multiple-choice worksheet is also included in a variation that poses the same questions in a free-answer format. That way, students who need a little boost can benefit from using the basic level multiple-choice worksheet, while advanced learners can be challenged to generate answers on their own instead of choosing them from a provided list.
All this gives teachers three worksheets to choose from -- something for every ability level!
Even if you don't need to differentiate within a single class, you'll still options with this set. The true/false worksheet can be used during viewing, for example, while the multiple-choice or free-response worksheet can be reserved for use as a "memory recall" test afterwards -- or vice-versa!
TEACHER CONVENIENCE FEATURES
• All questions presented in video order so students can use worksheets as a during-viewing activity.
• NO PREP NEEDED -- just print off copies and you'll good to go!
• Quick correcting with provided answer keys
• Full context answer keys also provided -- these are great for reviewing content afterwards with the class
SYNOPSIS OF WWII IN HD EPISODE 2
The Allies take on the daunting forces of the Axis, with victory far from certain. Charles Scheffel battles Rommel's forces in Tunisia and Jack Werner faces bitter combat in the northern Pacific.
KEY CONCEPTS
• North African campaign
• Guadalcanal campaign
• George S. Patton
• Rommel
• Amphibious landings
• Jungle warfare
• FDR
Teachers are always on the lookout for materials that will provide some variety, and history teachers are no exception. One great way to add interest to a history class is to work in a little math.
These worksheets are user-friendly and include not just answers but also solutions explained in detail. This makes them perfect for teachers that love history, but who aren't specialists in math.
Teacher convenience is a hallmark of my products.
I believe in providing teachers with a variety of materials based around the same problem set. This way, teachers have lots of choices at their fingertips and can more easily adapt materials to their own needs. With this in mind, with this download you will get:
• a PDF file of all problems/worksheets for easy printing
• a word processing file so that you can just as easily edit the worksheets
• a PowerPoint presentation so that you can display the problems and their solutions on a screen and go through them one by one if desired. The PowerPoint presentation is fully illustrated with period photographs. The worksheets, on the other hand, have been streamlined to make xeroxing as fast and simple as possible.
More Information: Why include math in a history class?
Occasionally including math-based problems in the history curriculum has a number of outstanding benefits:
• Help students to keep math skills fresh and sharp.
• Provide the class with something quite different from the other lessons for the week.
• Demonstrate how math skills are useful in other contexts.
• Encourage cooperative learning and peer-tutoring.
• Differentiate instruction.
About the materials provided
These math problems are designed to provide teachers with a self-contained lesson that combines basic math skills with interesting historical information about the Russian Revolution. All facts and figures needed to solve the math problems are included in the problems themselves. This is not just about math, however; even as students are crunching numbers, they will be acquiring some key, basic information about the events under study. This "learning through the back door" approach will help to reinforce facts already learned; by working with data instead of just being asked to "learn" it, historical information can be more thoroughly acquired.
The materials include two worksheets, each containing 10 problems. One is structured as a multiple-choice problem set while the other one is designed to allow for free response. Teachers can differentiate instruction by providing students with one version or another based on degree of math mastery or other factors.
Both worksheets are designed to fit on a single double-sided sheet of paper so that copying and storage needs can be minimized.
Students respond really well to humor, and you'll see some in this fun question set about the plight of the American farmer in the 1920s and 1930s. A major focus is the Dust Bowl, but the questions also cover how WWI contributed to farmers overproducing and borrowing too much money, all of which led to economic woes even before the Dust Bowl hit.
39 true/false and multiple choice questions in all -- a lot of them amusing so that students will be engaged, enthusiastic, and learn a lot!
TEACHERS NEED CHOICES!
Some teachers like to have their students write on worksheets and use them up, while others prefer to make file copies they can reuse time and again. This set of Great Depression worksheets includes both consumable and reusable versions already set up for use.
No matter what format works best for you, the hard work has already been done!
A full answer key is provided for each of the question sets, with detailed annotations included for many of the questions.
DO YOU NEED MORE GREAT DEPRESSION WORKSHEETS?
If so, have a look at
Great Depression Worksheets: How People Lived -- PDF Version
which is a Great Depression question set focusing on the ways in which ordinary people coped with more than a decade of economic meltdown.
LOOKING FOR AN EXAMVIEW OR EDITABLE VERSION INSTEAD?
If you want to use these questions electronically, or you would like to be able to edit them, you might prefer this resource instead:
Great Depression: Dust Bowl Farmers Questions (Examview + Word)
Thanks for looking at this U.S. history resource!
Great Depression Worksheets by Elise Parker
keywords: Okies, foreclosures, farming
BRING THE AFTERMATH OF WWII TO LIFE USING THESE NUREMBERG WORKSHEETS AND THE COORDINATING HISTORY CHANNEL VIDEO: NUREMBERG, TYRANNY ON TRIAL.
This is an editable and Examview version of my Nuremberg: Tyranny on Trial worksheets and primary source study activities pack.
The Nuremberg Trials were a key moment in world history, demonstrating for the first time that crimes against humanity could and would be prosecuted. Today's World Court is a direct descendant of the Nuremberg Tribunals. With Nuremberg: Tyranny on Trial from the History Channel and these no-prep worksheets, you can help your students master the aftermath of WWII like never before!
INFORMATION FOR THE TEACHER
Nuremberg: Tyranny on Trial is a short documentary produced by the History Channel. Because it lasts only 46 minutes, it fits perfectly into a typical class period in a middle school or high school. Teachers who have class periods that last about an hour should have time to both show the video and review answers, all during the same class session. Those who can afford to devote two periods to a more in-depth study of the Nuremberg Trials can show the video one day and discuss the answers in more detail the next day.
WHERE TO FIND THE VIDEO
Nuremberg: Tyranny on Trial is available online at a variety of streaming sites. The best way to find where it may currently be available is to do a simple Google search for the title. It also airs on the History Channel on an infrequent basis and is available for sale on DVD. Teachers who prefer hard media may find the best prices at sites like Amazon and eBay, where used DVDs for educational programs are often put up for sale.
WHAT THE ZIP DOWNLOAD FILE CONTAINS
---An editable file in Microsoft Word docx format containing worksheets that present students with:
---48 multiple choice questions
---Free response variants of all 48 multiple choice questions
---Political cartoon primary source study worksheet
With the above editable file, teachers can customize the worksheets to their heart's content!
---Examview files of all program materials. Both .tst and .bnk files are included so teachers have maximum flexibility in how they use the resources.
With the Examview files above, teachers can implement paperless learning and assessment, delivering questions via a variety of software options such as CPS, Insight 360, and online Learning Management Systems such as Edmodo, Schoology, Haiku, etc.
Conspiracy Movie Questions are designed to help students pay better attention and learn more as they watch this highly accurate real-time re-enactment of the 1942 Wannsee Conference. The movie stars Kenneth Branagh and Stanley Tucci as Reinhard Heydrich and Adolf Eichmann, the two chief architects of Nazi Germany's "Final Solution to the Jewish Question."
WHAT THESE CONSPIRACY MOVIE WORKSHEETS INCLUDE
Editable Word Processing File with:
--Detailed teaching notes including information on how to prep students to watch the movie and what vocabulary to introduce in advance
--Detailed rating and content information [The movie is rated R for language and verbal content only; there is absolutely no onscreen violence or nudity.]
--128 multiple choice questions in movie order
--128 parallel free-response questions in movie order: The free response question prompts are the same ones as used in the multiple choice questions, allowing teachers an easy way to differentiate instruction.
--Fast correct student answer sheet with identically formatted answer key for the multiple choice set. Students can record all their answers on a single page, and teachers can rapidly correct all student work!
--Detailed answer key for the free-response question set.
Examview Test and Bank Files for electronic and online learning:
--All 128 questions in movie order also provided electronically! With this option, teachers can use the questions with software programs like Insight 360 and CPS in addition to Examview computer testing software. They can also easily load these questions onto an online learning management system such as Haiku, Schoology, Edmodo, and the like!
CONVENIENCE FEATURES
All student prompts are in exact movie order so that the worksheets can be used while the movie plays if desired. Alternately, teachers can save the worksheets for afterwards, using them as a test or quiz.
128 questions of each type give teachers lots and lots of options. Differentiate by assigning student groups to do just the odds or just the evens of multiple choice to space the questions out more. This will give you TWO basic level worksheets instead of one. Or do the same with the free-response questions to instantly create TWO advanced-level worksheets.
Stop and start the movie whenever you please! The questions are numbered sequentially instead of being divided up into predesignated parts in advance, which makes it easy for you to stop the movie at any time and resume it later. Just for reference, I usually show Conspiracy over the course of three days to allow plenty of time to discuss and debrief, but if you want to stretch that out to four days or compress it to just two [the movie is 96 minutes long], this question set gives you all the flexibility you need!
BRING THE AFTERMATH OF WWII TO LIFE USING THESE NUREMBERG WORKSHEETS AND THE COORDINATING HISTORY CHANNEL VIDEO: NUREMBERG, TYRANNY ON TRIAL
The Nuremberg Trials were a key moment in world history, demonstrating for the first time that crimes against humanity could and would be prosecuted. Today's World Court is a direct descendant of the Nuremberg Tribunals. With Nuremberg: Tyranny on Trial from the History Channel and these no-prep worksheets, you can help your students master the aftermath of WWII like never before!
INFORMATION FOR THE TEACHER
Nuremberg: Tyranny on Trial is a short documentary produced by the History Channel. Because it lasts only 46 minutes, it fits perfectly into a typical class period in a middle school or high school. Teachers who have class periods that last about an hour should have time to both show the video and review answers, all during the same class session. Those who can afford to devote two periods to a more in-depth study of the Nuremberg Trials can show the video one day and discuss the answers in more detail the next day.
WHERE TO FIND THE VIDEO
Nuremberg: Tyranny on Trial is available online at a variety of streaming sites. The best way to find where it may currently be available is to do a simple Google search for the title. It also airs on the History Channel on an infrequent basis and is available for sale on DVD. Teachers who prefer hard media may find the best prices at sites like Amazon and eBay, where used DVDs for educational programs are often put up for sale.
ABOUT THESE WORKSHEETS
There are 48 multiple choice questions included in this set. These are continuously numbered and are presented in video order so that students can answer questions as they follow along watching the program. However, the questions are split up into 3 separate worksheets, each focusing on a particular phase of the Nuremberg Trials: background information; the Major War Criminals Trial itself; and Verdict, Sentence, and Legacy. This matches the structure of the video, which moves through those three main topics in order.
To provide teachers with an easy differentiation option, all 48 questions are also provided in a free-response format, which is considerably more challenging than the multiple choice version.
A primary source political cartoon worksheet is provided as a follow up to viewing, encouraging students to think critically about the details included by the cartoonist and the messages those details are sending.
Easy-to-correct worksheets designed to go with "The Men Who Built America," a highly engaging History Channel series covering the industrialization of the United States. This worksheet set matches Episode 2 out of a total of 4 episodes. (Sometimes, the miniseries is shown in 8 shorter installments instead. In this case, these Men Who Built America Worksheets match episodes 3 and 4 out of the eight.)
These Men Who Built America worksheets provide students with more than 60 multiple choice problems, all of them presented in video order so that students can follow along and stay on task as they watch the episode. For student and teacher convenience, two different worksheets are included, one intended to go with the first half of the approximately 80-minute episode and the other intended to match the second half.
WHERE TO FIND THE MEN WHO BUILT AMERICA
The series plays regularly on the History Channel and is also playing on Netflix. It can also be found on other streaming sites -- a simple Google search may be the best way to find places where it is currently available.
ABOUT THE STRUCTURE OF THE SERIES
The Men Who Built America starts with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and goes forward in mostly chronological order until the breakup of Standard Oil in the early decades of the 20th century.
It is usually presented as 4 "double episodes," each of which lasts about 80 minutes. These worksheets cover the second of these double episodes, "Bloody Battles," which means a heavy focus on Carnegie and the growing importance of steel in the industrial economy. The episode closes with a dramatization and discussion of a seminal moment in labor history -- the Homestead Steel strike at Carnegie's flagship plant.
HISTORY TOPICS COVERED IN EPISODE TWO
--Andrew Carnegie
--John D. Rockefeller
--Steel as an improvement over iron
--Bessemer process enabling mass production of steel
--Steel as the new building materials of choice: bridges, railroads, skyscrapers
--Cutthroat competition
--Plight of the industrial worker
--Fledgling union movement
--Homestead Steel Strike
WINNER OF TWO EMMY AWARDS, The Men Who Built America is a really fantastic way to get students interested in the way the Industrial Revolution unfolded in the United States -- and how it affected both the "titans," and the common man!