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King Henry VIII Hero or Villain Legacy Debate Video Guide
$3.00Students will watch and analyze a 5 minute video about the two sides of Henry Tudor's legacy by answering 23 questions. They will then complete an extension task and determine where on the hero or villain scale they see him. The answers are included...$3.00 -
The Rise and Fall of the Mongol Empire Activity Video Guide
$3.00Students will watch and analyze a 5 minute video about the rise and fall of the Mongolian Empire and a bit of its historical significance by answering 21 questions and completing an extension task. The answers are included where appropriate. The video is...$3.00 -
Atoms for Peace Primary Source Analysis Activity
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace speech delivered to the UN by answering 20 questions and completing a creative task. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! Sample questions...$3.50 -
The Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire Video Guide
$3.00Students will watch and analyze a 5 minute video about the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire and a bit of its historical significance by answering 17 questions and completing an extension task. The answers are included where appropriate. The video is...$3.00 -
US History Writing Prompts Essay Topics Discussion Questions
$4.00These 56 writing prompts or essay topics for US History cover 17 units, topics, or time periods spanning the Revolutionary War to the Cold War. They are a mix of academic, what if, and opinion questions. Some topics have one large item for students to...$4.00 -
Southern Africa World Geography One Pager Activity
$3.00World Geography students will design a one pager to review Southern Africa's physical geography, history, and/or modern day (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar, Seychelles,...$3.00 -
Letter From a Birmingham Jail Webquest Analysis Activity
$3.75Students will read and analyze Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" by answering 34 questions and completing a comprehension task relating to 5 themes within the text. A website is provided where students can access the letter due...$3.75 -
Country Collage Geography Activity
$3.00Students will learn about, or review 10+ geography characteristics of any country by creating a collage on an outline map of the assigned country. They can use classroom resources or the internet to research and 10 websites are included to supplement...$3.00 -
Napoleon Bonaparte Hero or Villain Activity Legacy Debate Video Guide
$3.00Students will watch a 5 minute video analyzing the two sides of Napoleon's legacy and answer 20 questions. They will then complete an extension task and determine for themselves whether they think he was more on the positive side or more of a villain...$3.00 -
Genghis Khan Hero or Villain Activity Legacy Debate Video Guide
$3.00Students will watch a 5 minute video analyzing the two sides of Genghis Khan's legacy and answer 19 questions. They will then complete an extension task and determine for themselves whether they think he was more on the positive side or more of a villain...$3.00 -
Genocide Writing Prompts and Discussion Questions
$3.00Students will respond to any combination of 30 prompts relating to genocide, victims, perpetrators, bystanders, collaborators, rescuers, resistors, denial, justice, memory, and history repeating itself. These can be used as discussion prompts, written...$3.00 -
Colonization of North America PowerPoint
$6.00Students will learn about the people and events related to Spanish, French, and British colonization of North America, with the primary focus being on Great Britain. Topics also briefly introduce reasons for exploration and colonization, interactions...$6.00