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Students will read and analyze excerpts from President McKinley's request to Congress for a declaration of war against Spain in 1898 by answering 27 questions and analyzing 8 political cartoons/images. The answers are included where appropriate and this...

Students will read and analyze excerpts from Wilson's address to Congress asking for a declaration of war against Germany in 1917 by answering 25 questions. They will also complete an extension task and analyze 3 political cartoons. The answers are...

Students will review what they learned about the people, events, documents, geography, development, and more from the colonial regions and the foundation of the colonies by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Multiple options are provided for each...

Students will read and analyze excerpts from the Pendleton Act of 1883 by answering 18 questions. They will also analyze 6 political cartoons according to 4 questions/prompts. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...

Students will watch a 5 and a half minute TedEd video on the causes of, events of, and legacy of the Salem Witch Trials, answer 20 questions, and complete 2 extension tasks. To best answer the questions, students might need to watch the video twice...

Students will review what they learned about the people, events, treaties, speeches, acts, and more from Washington's presidency by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each option balances academic requirements with personal choice and historically...

Engage your students with our Presidential Election 2024 Quotes Challenge PowerPoint! This interactive activity invites students to analyze quotes and determine whether they were spoken by Donald Trump, or Kamala Harris. Students will delve into...

Students will review the people, causes, events, and legacy of the Salem Witch Trials by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each project balances academic requirements with personal choice and historically responsible creativity. This includes a...

Students will analyze propaganda posters and a few other print forms of propaganda spanning American wars from the Revolutionary War through today. They will first identify which examples of propaganda (22 images) belong to which war. Then they answer 8...

Students will review the rise of Europe's dictators (Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini) in the 1920s and 1930s by answering 5 questions and completing a sorting chart. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! See the...

Students will research any current event with one of these 6 graphic organizers. There are up to 16 requirements for students to fulfill including the source, individuals, location, cause and effect or turning point, a quote, a summary, point of view,...

Students will read and analyze an account of the Battle of Agincourt by answering 14 questions and completing 3 creative tasks. This is great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate! Sample questions include:--Describe how the English...