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Blood and Iron Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze Bismarck's Blood and Iron speech leading to the unification of Germany by answering 20 questions, two of which refer to images. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! Sample...$3.50 -
Pericles' Funeral Oration Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from the Funeral Oration Pericles gave during the Peloponnesian War and answer 25 questions. They will then answer a creative question and complete a creative task. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included...$3.50 -
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 -
McCulloch v. Maryland Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read one page of excerpts from Marshall's opinion from the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland and answer 12 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...$3.00 -
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 -
Gibbons v. Ogden Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read excerpts from Marshall's opinion on Gibbons v. Ogden and answer 15 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. They will also define, or provide contextually appropriate synonyms for, 7 terms from the text. A link to a Bill of Rights...$3.25 -
Anti-Federalist Papers Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read excerpts from 4 Anti-Federalist writings and answer 33 questions (1 is a creative task and 2 are in reference to a political cartoon). The excerpts are from George Mason's Opposition to the Constitution, Cato 1, Brutus 1, and Centinel...$4.00 -
Frederick Douglass Speech Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from Frederick Douglass' speech, "What to the Slave is the 4th of July," and respond to 19 comprehension questions and tasks. They will also provide a definition, or contextually appropriate synonym, for 9 words and phrases...$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 -
Peace For Our Time Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read excerpts from Neville Chamberlain's speech about achieving peace in Europe right after the Munich Conference in 1938. They will demonstrate an understanding of the text by answering 17 questions (a mix of academic, opinion, and a...$3.25 -
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