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Supreme Court Case Analysis Bundle
Now: $64.00Was: $75.00Students will read and analyze excerpts of various Supreme Court Cases (some with both majority and dissenting opinions) by answering a mix of academic, opinion, and discussion questions. Some resources include extension tasks for students to demonstrate...Now: $64.00Was: $75.00 -
Progressive Era Primary Source Image Activity
$3.00Students review key people and events from the Progressive Era by matching 20 historical pictures to a caption or dialogue exchange. This includes a teacher information page which explains the activity in its entirety. This is best done as a gallery walk...$3.00 -
Presidents Research Project Graphic Organizers
$3.50Students will use one of 5 graphic organizers to complete a presidential research project. There are 14 requirements for the first part of the project, such as years in office, political party, accomplishments, shortcomings, speeches, and more! They will...$3.50 -
How to Analyze Primary Sources Guide and Graphic Organizers
$4.00Students can use this packet to learn how to analyze text based primary sources, historical images/paintings, and political cartoons. This includes two approaches for analyzing text sources, 2 sample texts with mini graphic organizers filled out as a...$4.00 -
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US History Primary Source Image Activity BUNDLE
Now: $35.00Was: $45.00Students review key people and events related to US History by matching 20 historical images to a caption or dialogue exchange for the following topics: Exploration, Revolutionary War, Washington to Jefferson, Westward Expansion, the Civil War,...Now: $35.00Was: $45.00 -
The Roaring 20s Primary Source Image Activity
$3.00US History students review key people and events from the 1920s (Roaring 20s) by matching 20 historical images to a caption or dialogue exchange. This includes a teacher information page which explains the activity in its entirety. This is best done as a...$3.00 -
Day of Infamy Speech Analysis
$3.00Students will read FDR's address to Congress asking for a declaration of war after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor during World War 2 (WW2, WWII) and answer 13 questions. The answers are included where appropriate. This would be great for a...$3.00 -
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September 11 BUNDLE
Now: $15.50Was: $18.75Students will learn about, or review, the events of the September 11, 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks with these 6 activities. The first activity has students read 3 brief paragraphs on 9/11 and the memories of a high school senior on September 11,...Now: $15.50Was: $18.75 -
Women's Suffrage Mini Lesson
$3.50Students read background information about suffrage and women's fight to get the right to vote, culminating in the 19th Amendment. There are 9 opinion based questions scattered through the paragraphs that students can answer individually or in pairs. The...$3.50 -
Life Before and After September 11 Activity
$3.50Students will read 3 brief paragraphs giving an overview of 9/11 and the memories of a high school senior on 9/11. They will then answer 5 discussion questions and determine from 15 statements/scenarios which refer to life before 9/11 and which represent...$3.50 -
The Atomic Bomb Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will compare and contrast two accounts of the atomic bomb during World War 2 (WW2), one from the Manhattan Project's Trinity Test and a Japanese account of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima. They will answer 20 questions and complete 2...$4.00 -
The Doolittle Raid Primary Source and Image Analysis
$3.50Students will read a primary source on the Doolittle Raid of World War 2 (WWII, WW2) as one of America's responses to Pearl Harbor and answer 10 questions of varying levels of difficulty. They will then analyze 3 propaganda posters and 2 political...$3.50