Modern America

These are 185+ focus questions, thinking prompts, essential questions, objectives, guiding questions, discussion questions, or essay questions you can use for US History (American History, United States History) from the Gilded Age through the Cold War...

Students will read and analyze excerpts from the articles of impeachment against President Clinton as well as excerpts from his response. There are 15 text based questions, 5 reflection or discussion questions, and a creative task for students to...

Students will learn about Carter's presidency with this power point (you can also use it as a gallery walk), note guide, 2 speech analysis documents, timeline, true/false/fix, and interview activity. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, the...

Students will get an overview of Reagan's presidency with a 3 page reference sheet providing an overview of Reaganomics, key foreign policy and domestic items, and 14 comprehension questions. They will analyze Reagan's, "Tear Down This Wall" speech by...

Students will study the events of 9/11 through 8 songs in this webquest. They will read the song lyrics and answer 11 questions about the events, experiences, perspectives, and more of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. An answer key is not...

Students watch Boatlift from 9/11 (September 11, 2001) and answer 16 questions. There are 12 other questions for students to answer and 2 tasks to complete (a commemoration and a word cloud). Many of the questions are designed for class discussion or...

Students read and analyze the speech President Bush gave after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11) by answering 12 questions and completing 2 extension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...

  Students learn about the events of 9/11 by answering 8 questions from one website. They then answer 5 large discussion questions including but not limited to comparing and contrasting 9/11 to other events, looking at specific items from multiple...

Students will analyze Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier by reading excerpts of Justice White’s majority opinion and excerpts of Justice Brennan’s dissenting opinion. They will define 7 vocabulary terms and answer 18 questions of varying degrees of...

Students will read and analyze excerpts from Chief Justice Burger's opinion on Wisconsin v. Yoder and from Justice Douglas' dissent in part regarding compulsory education by answering 30 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. The answers are...

Students will read a one page refresher background on the events of 9/11 (September 11, 2001), an overview of the Patriot Act (including Congressional opinions for and against it), and a brief overview of the Department of Homeland Security. They will...

Students will learn about the causes, course, and effects of Operation Desert Storm from President George H.W. Bush's time in office with this 20 slide power point overview and 20 question note guide (short answer, fill in the blank, and matching). Some...