US History

Students will review what they learned about westward expansion and Manifest Destiny by making trading cards, a cube (2 options), or both. Each project balances academics with personal choice and historically responsible creativity. The topics span the...

Students will read and analyze 2 points of view on what should be the goal of the Civil War by answering 35 questions--some are compare/contrast and overarching questions. They will also analyze 4 political cartoons according to 8 questions/prompts. The...

Students will read and analyze 2 points of view from 1845 on the impact of immigrants on America by answering 40 questions (some are compare and contrast/overarching questions). They will also analyze 4 political cartoons according to 3 prompts (some are...

Students will review what they learned about the rise of Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini (rise of Europe's dictators between the wars) by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each project balances academic requirements with personal choice and...

Students will review what they learned about the people, events, territories, points of view, and more from US Imperialism by designing a pamphlet. There are 8 main academic requirements and 3 other requirements for students to fulfill while balancing...

Students will review the people, events, causes, effects, and more from the War of 1812 by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each project balances academic requirements with historically responsible creativity. This includes a teacher information...

Students will read and analyze 2 points of view from 1909 on whether women should get the right to vote by answering 35 questions. They will then answer 11 overarching and compare and contrast questions. Lastly, they will analyze 8 images and political...

Students will read and analyze 2 points of view on whether or not America should hold the Philippines as a territory by answering 41 questions and completing an extension task. They will then analyze 7 political cartoons according to 2 questions and 2...

Students will review key people and events from the Cold War 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,...

Students will read and analyze 2 points of view on whether or not Americans have full freedom of speech during World War 1 (WW1, WWI) by answering 35 questions and completing an extension task (the texts are in reference to Abrams v. US). They will also...

Students will create an advertisement for an invention from 1865-1900 during a unit on Industry and Labor in the Gilded Age. There are 6 academic requirements, 2 creative tasks, and 1 opinion question for this project. A points distribution and sample...

Students will review how the Bill of Rights has been handled by the Supreme Court by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each project balances academic requirements, visual creativity, and personal choice. There are 9 requirements for the trading card...