5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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Political Cartoons (Teaching Students to Analyze Political Cartoons) Lessons
$8.00Teaching students to successfully analyze political cartoon will enliven lecture, promote critical thinking as well as develop multiple talents and learning styles. However, most teachers often say that students have difficulty analyzing them. This...$8.00 -
Civil Rights Legislation (Webquest)
$3.00This lesson will not only provide you with a web quest but also discussion and extension lesson activities. The bulk of this lesson requires students to read information from a primary source found online as a means of building their background knowledge...$3.00 -
Consequences of WWII(Webquest)
$3.00This lesson will not only provide you with a web quest but also discussion and extension lesson activities. The bulk of this lesson requires students to read information from a primary source found online as a means of building their background knowledge...$3.00 -
American Gov. / US History - The Nixon and Ford Administration, 1969-1977
$4.75Textual reading with student questions / class discussion topics explain details about the period referred beginning in 1969. Republican Presidents occupied the White House for eight years. Just some of the topics include: Nixon's policies to fight...$4.75 -
American History / Analyze Primary Texts, Photos, and Political Cartoons
$4.00Included in this purchase are 3 different forms (2 pages each) to help students analyze primary texts, photos and political cartoons. Can be used over and over again. Created by Lori "Curriculum" Sheets - Visit My Store$4.00 -
Rate the Presidents
$11.00Students are given (or select) a specific United States President to research and evaluate how well that president has completed his roles. Each president is evaluated in his ability to: work with Congress, head up his party, deal with the media, etc. A...$11.00 -
Veto this! Executive Power
$4.00Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), America’s 22nd president vetoed 414 bills, more than twice the total vetoed by all previous presidents. President Grover Cleveland - The Veto President The reason for the onslaught of vetoes was that Congress,...$4.00 -
End of the Cold War
$3.00This lesson is designed to last for an hour of class time or longer. Students will be provided with background information about the End of the Cold War. They will show what they know by completing engaging classroom activities and answering various...$3.00 -
Political Cartoon: The Age of Iron -- Man as He Expects to Be
$2.50The Age of Iron – Man as He Expects to Be, published by Currier and Ives in 1869, addresses the burgeoning women’s movement of the mid-19th century. The download includes the following: 1. A PowerPoint - complete with discussion notes for...$2.50 -
Project: Immigration and Industrialization in 19th Century America
$2.50As a culminating assessment on immigration and industrialization in 19th century America, students will create an immigration and industrialization brochure. The brochure is best created on a piece of heavy paper (12" x 18") folded in half. Guidelines...$2.50 -
Political Cartoon Bundle: Immigration in 19th Century America
MSRP: $5.00$4.50These two political cartoons, Welcome to All and Uncle Sam's Lodging House - both by the Austrian-born cartoonist Joseph Keppler - focus on the influx of immigrants arriving in the United States during the late 19th century. On the one hand, Americans...MSRP: $5.00$4.50 -
Political Cartoon: Uncle Sam's Lodging House
$2.50Uncle Sam’s Lodging House was created by Joseph Keppler in 1882 and reflects many Americans’ attitudes towards immigrants in general – and towards Irish immigrants in particular – during the late 19th century. The download...$2.50