5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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Chance for Peace Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students read excerpts from President Eisenhower's 1953 Chance for Peace Speech, answer 18 questions, and complete 2 creative tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! Sample questions include:--Identify...$3.50 -
Amendments 22 through 27 Analysis and Tasks
$3.50Students will read the text of the 20th and 22nd-27th Amendments and will analyze them by answering 20 questions. They will then identify which amendment applies to 5 different images and 3 Supreme Court cases, and then they will answer two final...$3.50 -
Atlantic Charter and Tehran Conference Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students read and analyze excerpts from the Atlantic Charter and the end result of the Tehran Conference during World War 2 (WW2). There are 16 questions between the two documents. An answer key is included where appropriate and this would work for a...$3.25 -
JFK Speech on Civil Rights Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read President John F. Kennedy's 1963 speech on Civil Rights and answer 19 questions. The reading and questions are chunked to make it more manageable for students. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where...$3.50 -
Rugged Individualism Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students read excerpts from President Hoover's 1928 Rugged Individualism speech and demonstrate their comprehension of the text by completing 4 tasks and answering 26 questions. The tasks and questions are a combination of academic, creative, and opinion...$3.50 -
Executive Order 9981 Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read President Truman's Executive Order 9981 on equal treatment and opportunity in the military and answer 8 questions (some are text based and some require students to draw their own conclusions). They will also analyze four World War 2...$3.00 -
Gospel of Wealth Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students read excerpts from Andrew Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth and answer 16 questions. One question has students compare and contrast two political cartoons. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate. Sample...$3.25 -
Cross of Gold Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students read excerpts from William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold Speech, answer 16 questions, and complete one creative task. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate. Sample questions include:--Why did the...$3.25 -
Populist Party Primary Source and Image Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from the Populist's 1892 party platform by answering 10 questions, responding to 4 creative tasks/questions, and analyzing 6 images in 3 different ways. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included...$3.50 -
The Frontier Thesis Primary Source and Image Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from Frederick Jackson Turner's 1893 Frontier Thesis, answer 11 questions, and complete a comprehension task. There are also 6 images for students to analyze and connect to the document. This would be great for a sub and the...$3.50 -
Crisis of Confidence Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students read and analyze excerpts of President Jimmy Carter's "malaise" speech (Crisis of Confidence) from 1979 by answering 17 questions (a mix of academic and opinion) and responding to 2 creative tasks. The speech and questions are segmented to make...$3.50 -
The Open Door Policy Primary Source and Image Analysis
$3.25Students will read and analyze John Hay's Open Door Note from Imperialism in China by answering 13 questions. They will then analyze 3 images by responding to 3 prompts. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate...$3.25