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10th grade informational text dbqs
Claim Evidence Reasoning Practice (CER) Current Events Bundle Digital Resource
This resource is packed with easy to use, easy to grade, no prep, scientific current events, using the NGSS Science and Engineering practice of Engaging in Argument from Evidence. Students learn about a variety of science topics through a C.E.R. (Claim Evidence Reasoning) graphic organizers. This is great for getting your students to explain phenomena in a meaningful way and it allows you as the instructor to adequately assess their understanding of concepts. The students figure out what the "Cl
Grades:
6th - 12th
Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
THE WHISKEY REBELLION: A role play & debate investigation!
Teach the Whiskey Rebellion with students playing the role of George Washington! This detailed case study activity puts each student in the role of America's first president and requires them to analyze plenty of historical evidence as they decide how they would have responded to three tough situations Washington faced during this time. Students move around the room at various points to compare notes, debate, and defend their choices. This approach is so much more effective than a traditional te
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8th - 10th
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Maps before and after WWI
Before and after WWI comparison of maps of Europe and Middle East (Southwest Asia). Questions require close reading and analysis of maps. Answer key included.
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7th - 10th
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Human Caused Climate Change ESS2.C Distance Learning Claim Evidence Reasoning
With this product students will understand the science behind humans causing climate change by reading an article and filling in a Claim Evidence Reasoning Chart/Graphic Organizer. Students will use evidence in the article that Human-caused climate change has made a substantial contribution to sea level rise, droughts, heat waves, tidal flooding and increases in global average temperatures that support the claim of the author.This resource is now Distance Learning optional! You get a link to mak
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-3
DBQ: Hamilton, Jefferson and Political Parties
For this DBQ, students are asked to answer the question, "How did Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton impact the development of political parties?"
The DBQ consists of 8 documents on 4 different areas of disagreement between Jefferson and Hamilton (French Revolution, size of government, national bank, debt). Each area of disagreement offers a document for each person's perspective. All sources are primary sources.
Also included is an advanced organizer on the two political parties to activ
Grades:
7th - 11th
European Exploration Primary Source Analysis
These primary sources look at European Exploration through the lens of the 3 G's (Gold Glory Gold). Each source highlights one of the G's. I present these sources as stations, but any presentation is sufficient. They are great for discussing perspective, geography, and of course, the 3 G's.
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7th - 10th
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The True Story of Emmett Till Informational Text Article with Questions
Informational text article and questions about The True Story of the Murder of Emmett Till. Includes an abridged version of the 1956 article "The Shocking Story of Approved Killing in Mississippi" with comprehension questions. Use as a pre-reading activity for your study of the Jim Crow era, in your To Kill a Mockingbird unit, in centers, in Literature Groups, as a supplemental activity, or as part of your social studies/history unit. Includes Answer Key. Includes both PRINTABLE and DIGITAL VER
Grades:
8th - 10th
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: reading questions, task cards, and test
This 45 page* novel study will assist students in comprehension and critical thinking while reading whole class, in a small group, or independently, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. Reynolds and Kendi's brilliant partnership is a must read for students hoping to gain a clear and engaging understanding of how race has been viewed and used in American history.Teachers can assign 50 critical thinking and recall questions to be answered during reading to hol
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7th - 12th
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DBQ: First Amendment in Schools (From Tinker to "Bong Hits")
This DBQ focuses on the effect the Tinker v. Des Moines case had on students' and teachers' First Amendment rights. It ruled that you do not lose your constitutional rights at the "schoolhouse gate." Since the Tinker case, the rights won have been eroding from court case to court case. This DBQ analyzes the limitations the Supreme Court has put on free speech in schools, from Bethel v. Fraser, Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, and Morse v. Frederick (Bong Hits 4 Jesus). This DBQ is a great argumentative p
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9th - 12th
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Close Reading: First Amendment Landmark Cases and Political Cartoons
Perfect for Social Studies, Language Arts, Reading, Debate, and Public Speaking classes! This lesson guides students through reading and analyzing the first amendment, what is protected speech and unprotected speech. Students examine the actual amendment, sample political cartoons, and two Landmark Supreme Court cases. To culminate the lesson, students conduct further research on the First Amendment in schools to create their own political cartoon to show mastery of the material!
This lesson
Grades:
6th - 12th
Plessy Versus Ferguson and the Jim Crow Laws - Informational Text and Questions
Informational Text Article with Questions on the case of Homer Adolph Plessy vs. The State of Louisiana. In June of 1892, a 30-year-old man named Homer Plessy was jailed for sitting in the "white" section of a railroad car. Plessy was only one-eighth black, but under Louisiana law was considered “colored,” and therefore was required to sit in the "colored car." In Homer Adolph Plessy vs. The State of Louisiana, Plessy argued that the separation violated the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments
Grades:
8th - 10th
Battle of Stalingrad (DBQ)
In this resource students will analyze twelve documents in order learn about the Battle of Stalingrad and the urban warfare that takes place during The Great Patriotic War (WWII) in the Soviet Union. Students will answer 14 questions that go along with the documents provided and then answer an overarching essay question about urban warfare and its impact on both soldiers and civilians.
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8th - 12th
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Writing in Science - Constructed Response Strategy
With literacy becoming more of a focus in education and the need to reach higher depth of knowledge in science, writing is imperative!
This constructed response strategy will help your students learn to set up there writing, think analytical about their prompt, and to reach those higher depth of knowledge skills in science. This strategy is great in setting up for DBQs can easily transfer into other subject areas.
Packet Includes:
- CSET Breakdown & Directions
- CSET Samples
- CSET Blank
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5th - 12th
History Mini DBQ for US History- Manifest Destiny- SS.8.A.4.1 {History Guru}
History Mini DBQ for US History- DBQ Learning UnitManifest DestinyDocument Based Questioning Document Based Questioning through Language Arts and Reading Strategies SS.8.A.4.1 Examine the causes, course, and consequences of United States westward expansion and its growing diplomatic assertiveness (War of 1812, Convention of 1818, Adams-Onis Treaty, Missouri Compromise, Monroe Doctrine, Trail of Tears, Texas annexation, Manifest Destiny, Oregon Territory, Mexican American War/Mexican Cession, Cal
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7th - 12th
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Crash Course Quilt: Alternative to Traditional DBQ Essay
Do your students love John Green’s Crash Course videos!?!? Well, this alternative project is inspired by the series and may be used in place of a traditional document based question (DBQ) essay.
After reading a chapter in the textbook, reviewing primary sources, or completing a unit, students will create a “quilt” using index cards. This printable file contains the directions for the front and back of each card. (4” x 6” index cards are recommended.) A rubric and student samples (fronts only)
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8th - 11th
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The English Bill of Rights vs. US Bill of Rights
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the political philosophies that shaped the development of United States constitutional government.
a. Analyze key ideas of limited government and the rule of law as seen in the Magna Carta, the Petition of Rights, and the English Bill of Rights.
Instructions: Complete the table and the questions that follow.
The English Bill of Rights, US Bill of Rights, and What Does This Mean?
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Civics Bundle: 181 Products and over $400 in lessons/activities
Cold War: Truman Doctrine and The Marshall Plan (Similarities and Differences)
When covering the Cold War topics of The Truman Doctrine and The Marshall Plan I often noticed that my students had trouble differentiating between the two, or mixing them up. This resource does an excellent job of helping student understand what each topic was, why it was used, and the differences between the two.In the first part of the assignment students read through a document on The Truman Doctrine, answering 5 reading comprehension question and 2 questions regarding current US relations
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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DBQ Mini: Ratification of the U.S. Constitution SS.8.A.3.11 {History Guru}
Ratification of the U.S. Constitution U.S. History Mini DBQStandard:SS.8.A.3.11 Analyze support and opposition (Federalists, Federalist Papers, Anti-Federalists, Bill of Rights) to ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Essential Question: Should the Constitution have been ratified in 1787 without the Bill of Rights? Was the Bill of Rights necessary?DBQ Style Marking StrategiesHistory through ELA & Reading StandardsL.A. 1.7.2.: Authors PurposeLA.7.2.2.1: The student will locate, use, and an
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Civics Bundle: 181 Products and over $400 in lessons/activities
Informational Text Set & Prompt - Skydiving (AIR & PARCC)
This three-passage text set is accompanied by an informational prompt regarding the topic of skydiving. It's a perfect assignment to engage typically apathetic students, as well as those students who are typically successful in your classroom, while still relying on the skills of using the information in the text set.
Modeled after AIR Testing, which is used in numerous states across the country, it would also fit well into a PARCC simulation. The text set, itself, is 5 pages long.
As with al
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7th - 10th
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World History Mini DBQ- Ancient Mesopotamia- SS.6.W.2.2 {History Guru}
Ancient MesopotamiaWorld History Mini DBQ- DBQ Style learning unitDocument Based Questioning through Language Arts and Reading Strategies SS.6.W.2.2 Describe how the developments of agriculture and metallurgy related to settlement, population growth, and the emergence of civilization.Essential Question: How have the following agricultural resources and tools helped to further develop ancient Mesopotamia?Sources:Source 1Sickle, farming toolSource 2Sumerian plowing farm with oxenSource 3Early Meso
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5th - 12th
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DBQ for Middle School - The Road to World War II: Primary & Secondary Sources
This no-prep resource is your complete guide to integrating literacy and social studies through a Document Based Question analysis and written response.This resource asks students to analyze primary and secondary sources in order to answer the essential question: How did the events and aftermath of World War I lead to World War II?Included within this resource are:1. Vocabulary2. DBQ: 5 documents with editable guiding questions3. A written response planning guide (editable)4. Mastery-based rubri
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6th - 10th
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Close Reading: Girl Power!-Women's Suffrage to Beyonce and "Independent Women"
The goal of this lesson is for students to be able to explain how views of women have changed across time by analyzing texts for author's craft. Perfect for the Reading or Language Arts teacher looking to include informational text or the Social Studies teacher looking to incorporate reading skills!
This Author's Craft tutorial begins with an analysis of two songs, "Survivor" and "Independent Women" from the sining group Destiny's Child led by Beyonce Knowles. Students listen to and make notes
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6th - 12th
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Imperialism: The Scramble for Africa (DBQ/ Map skills)
This informational text on imperialism and the scramble for Africa is a great resource for students learning about Imperialism during the 19th century and Africa. Pressed for time?? This resource covers a lot information on both imperialism and how it impacted the current borders in Africa today.NOTE: I would recommend using a colored printer, or making a colored copy of the maps if your students are working collaboratively on this assignment*14 document based comprehension questions included.*
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: WWI Bundle
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