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The Black Death/Plague Reference Sheet and Review
$3.50Students will read a page and a half on the plague of the mid-1300s (Black Death of the Middle Ages), and complete 8 comprehension tasks including putting maps in chronological order, writing news headlines, considering point of view, analyzing primary...$3.50 -
Hammurabi's Code Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read 14 laws from the Code of Hammurabi from a unit on Mesopotamia, explain why they think each was written/included, and then either write the law in modern day terminology or write a modern day equivalent of that item. They will also...$3.00 -
Illuminated Manuscript Activity
$3.00Students will learn about, or review, an event/person/theme/document/etc from Medieval History (the Middle Ages) by creating their own illuminated manuscript page. There are 7 requirements balance academics, creativity, visuals, and text. A sample list...$3.00 -
Vietnam War Quote Analysis
$3.75Students will read 12 quotes from different points of view on the Vietnam War (they span Eisenhower through Nixon and include politicians, American soldiers, and a Vietnamese civilian), answer 20 questions, and complete up to 4 creative tasks. The...$3.75 -
The Black Death Compare and Contrast Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will analyze and compare and contrast 4 brief excerpts with different points of view on the plague of the Middle Ages (Black Death) and respond to 16 questions and tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...$3.25 -
Presidents Washington and Adams Reference Sheet and Review
$4.00Students will learn about the key people and events from the presidencies of George Washington and John Adams (the Early Republic) by reading 4 outline style pages of reference information and completing the following tasks: answering 20 academic...$4.00 -
30 Years' War Reference Sheet and Review
$3.75Students will learn about the people and events of the 30 Years' War starting with a recap of the Peace of Augsburg and ending with the Peace of Westphalia. They will read 3 outline style pages of information (who, what, where, when, phases, implications...$3.75 -
Westward Expansion Reference Sheet and Review Activity
$3.50Students will review the growth of America (American expansion) including the Proclamation Line of 1763, the Louisiana Purchase, the Mexican Cession, Seward's Folly, the annexation of Hawaii, and everything in between. They will read a brief overview of...$3.50 -
Post WWII: Child Migrants YouTube Teaching Resource
$3.50Discover the heart-wrenching stories of children who were sent alone to Australia, lied to about their parents, and subjected to labor, neglect, and abuse in charity-run orphanages. Learn how one social worker, Margaret Humphries, changed the course of...$3.50 -
Around the World Geography End of Year Project
$4.00World Geography students will complete this project to demonstrate what they learned about different countries and world regions throughout the year. There is a mix of written, visual, and oral requirements (academic and creative) to this project and...$4.00 -
Physical Geography Landforms Sorting Activity
$3.00World Geography students will sort 35 landforms in a chart to show whether they are water or land based. They will then answer 15 questions (some require the answer to be drawn). The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...$3.00 -
The Bill of Rights Comprehension Tasks
$3.00Students will read the Bill of Rights and then identify which is which in everyday terms. They will then match 6 images to the amendments they represent and they will match 7 Supreme Court case opinion excerpts to its corresponding amendment (and...$3.00