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Reconstruction in Texas Mini Projects
$3.50Texas History students will review the people, events, acts, groups, amendments, and more from Texas during Reconstruction by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each project balances academic requirements with personal choice and creativity. This...$3.50 -
The Regions of Texas Mini Projects
$3.50Texas History students will review the regions of Texas (landforms, cities, natural resources, climate, and more!) by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each project balances academic requirements with personal choice and geographically responsible...$3.50 -
North Africa's Physical Geography Mini Projects
$3.50World Geography students will review the physical geography of North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, and Western Sahara) by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each project balances academic requirements with personal choice and...$3.50 -
The Atomic Bomb Point of View Activity
$4.00Students will analyze the different reasons, arguments, thoughts, and more behind the decision to drop the atomic bomb and the recommendation not to use it by completing 3 tasks. They will first read 15 statements and determine if they are for or against...$4.00 -
Imperialism in India Point of View Analysis
$5.00Students will read and analyze 3 sources on British imperialism in India (from Lord Lytton in 1878, Gandhi on passive resistance, and Nehru on the impact of imperialism) by answering 40 questions. They will then complete an extension task and analyze 3...$5.00 -
Appeasement Point of View Analysis
$4.00Students will read and analyze excerpts from Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill on appeasement after the Munich Conference by answering 32 questions (whether or not Britain should have pursued a policy of appeasement with Germany). They will also...$4.00 -
The Unification of Italy Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from Young Italy's oath and a speech from Mazzini regarding Italian Unification by answering 18 questions and completing 2 extension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...$3.50 -
The French Revolution Primary Source and Image Analysis
$5.00Students will read and analyze excerpts on causes of the French Revolution from the perspective of the Third Estate and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens by answering 37 questions. They will then analyze 5 images according to 3 prompts...$5.00 -
President Grant's Inaugural Address Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from Ulysses S. Grant's first Inaugural Address by answering 21 questions. They will also complete an extension task and analyze 2 political cartoons. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be...$3.50 -
The Unification of Germany Point of View Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from 3 sources on early German nationalism and German unification by answering 20 questions and completing an extension task. They will also analyze how 3 images relate to the sources. The answers are included...$3.50 -
The Age of Absolutism Point of View Analysis
$3.75Students will read and analyze 3 excerpts on the justification for absolutism (absolute monarchy) by answering 26 questions, completing an extension task, and analyzing a political cartoon. Students will also compare and contrast the excerpts and...$3.75 -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Inaugural Address Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from FDR's 1933 Inaugural Address by answering 26 questions, completing an extension task, and analyzing 5 images. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! S Sample...$3.50