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The Battle of Marathon Primary Source Analysis and Writing Prompts
$3.50Students will read and analyze an account of the Battle of Marathon between Ancient Greece and Persia by answering 16 questions and responding to 3 writing prompts or creative tasks. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where...$3.50 -
Women and the Vote Primary Source Analysis and 4 Comprehension Tasks
$3.25Students will read and analyze an 1892 speech by Elizabeth Cady Stanton on suffrage (explaining why she believed women should get the right to vote) by answering 8 questions and completing 4 tasks. The tasks include creating picketing signs, various...$3.25 -
The Execution of King Charles I Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read an account of King Charles 1's execution from the English Civil War, answer 10 questions, analyze 3 images, and complete an extension task. This would be a good supplement to a unit on Early British History and Absolutism. This would...$3.00 -
The Black Death Primary Source Analysis and Creative Tasks
$4.00Students will read a primary source on the Middle Ages Plague (Black Death), answer 17 questions, and complete 5 creative activities which partly include creating a museum exhibit, making "Warning: Plague Here" signs, discussing how people would...$4.00 -
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Cold War Primary Source Analysis BUNDLE
Now: $140.00Was: $193.00Students will read and analyze a variety of Cold War speeches and documents with this bundle. Topics covered include the Gulf of Tonkin, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, containment, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, Eisenhower's Chance for Peace and...Now: $140.00Was: $193.00 -
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Nationalism and Revolutions in the 1800s Bundle
Now: $75.00Was: $110.00Students will use these resources to learn about European revolutions in 1830 and 1848 (France, Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy, Balkan Peninsula, Poland, Hungary, etc), the unification of Germany and Italy, Latin American independence movements...Now: $75.00Was: $110.00 -
World Geography Country Passport Project
$3.50World Geography students will create their own passport trackers for a region studied, countries "visited" during class, or as a brief overview of an assigned country with this project. There are 8 primary requirements, 4 supplemental items to note, and...$3.50 -
End of Semester Timeline Project
$4.00Students will make a 20 item cumulative review timeline to demonstrate what they learned throughout the semester. Their timeline will represent a combination of individuals, events, laws, conferences, developments, court cases, etc studied during the...$4.00 -
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Imperialism Bundle for US History
Now: $70.00Was: $93.50Students will learn about the people, events, beliefs, and different points of view from US Imperialism (American Imperialism) with these resources. The topics covered include the acquisition of Hawaii, the Spanish-American War, events in Cuba and the...Now: $70.00Was: $93.50 -
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The Gilded Age Primary Source Analysis Bundle
Now: $55.00Was: $65.25Students will read and analyze 19 primary sources covering different aspects of the Gilded Age such as Turner's Frontier Thesis, Populists, Wounded Knee Massacre, women's fight for suffrage, immigration, the Chinese Exclusion Act, Supreme Court Cases,...Now: $55.00Was: $65.25 -
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The Partition of India Bundle
Now: $7.50Was: $8.75Students will learn about, or review, the Partition of India with these 3 resources. The powerpoint overview is a 16 slide mini lesson with built in discussion questions and a comprehension task. They will review the people and events related to India...Now: $7.50Was: $8.75 -
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Civil War Primary Source Analysis Bundle
Now: $75.00Was: $100.00Students will learn about, or review, different people and events related to the Civil War with these 25+ primary source resources (11 include image analysis, 2 have a map activity, and 2 are DBQs). Topics covered include, but are not limited to, the...Now: $75.00Was: $100.00