5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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The Kitchen Debate Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will read excerpts from the 1959 Kitchen Debate between Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev and analyze it by answering 26 questions and responding to 4 comprehension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for...$3.75 -
Engel v. Vitale Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read excerpts from Justice Black's majority opinion on Engel v. Vitale regarding the 1st Amendment and prayer in public school. They will then answer 16 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. The answers are included where appropriate...$3.25 -
Gideon v. Wainwright Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from Justice Black's majority opinion on Gideon v. Wainwright regarding the 6th Amendment, as well as excerpts from the concurring opinions of Justices Harlan and Clark. They will then answer 18 questions of varying degrees of...$3.50 -
Eisenhower's Address on Little Rock Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from President Eisenhower's 1957 address on school integration and his decision to send Federal Troops to Arkansas to ensure that desegregation at Central High School in Little Rock was followed through on, answer 17...$3.50 -
Miranda v. Arizona Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from Chief Justice Warren's majority opinion on Miranda v. Arizona regarding the 5th Amendment, excerpts from Justice Harlan's dissenting opinion, answer 20 questions and complete one creative task. The answers are included...$3.50 -
Tinker v. Des Moines Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read excerpts from Chief Justice Warren's majority opinion on Tinker v. Des Moines regarding the First Amendment in schools, excerpts from Justice Black's dissenting opinion, answer 20 questions and complete one creative task. The answers...$3.25 -
President Johnson and the Vietnam War Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students read excerpts from 2 speeches by LBJ in 1964 and 1965 on American involvement in Vietnam, one anti-Vietnam War document, answer 29 questions, and complete up to 4 creative tasks. Examples are provided for two of the tasks. The answers...$4.00 -
Plessy v. Ferguson Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students read excerpts from the majority and dissenting opinions of Justices Brown and Harlan from the Supreme Court Case Plessy v. Ferguson (separate but equal) and answer 20 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. This would be great for a sub and...$3.50 -
Brown v. Board of Education Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read excerpts from Chief Justice Warren's majority opinion on the 1954 Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education, answer 14 questions and complete one creative task. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great...$3.00 -
Korematsu v. United States Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read and analyze excerpts of the majority and 2 dissenting opinions of Korematsu v. US by answering 14 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub...$3.00 -
Schenck v. United States Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from the Schenck v. US ruling on the Sedition Act of WW1 and the First Amendment, 2 excerpts from Wilson and Debs, analyze 3 images, and answer 20 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. The answers are included where...$3.50 -
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Constitutional Amendments Mini Bundle
Now: $12.00Was: $15.25Students will analyze and review the amendments to the Constitution with these 5 activities. The Bill of Rights is included as the "I Have Who Has" file and as a comprehension activity (understanding the amendments in everyday terminology, via image, and...Now: $12.00Was: $15.25