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Students will review Teddy Roosevelt's life and political career by creating his presidential campaign for the Election of 1904. They will address 4 items from 3 areas of Teddy Roosevelt's life and career for a total of 12 items. There is also a compare...

World Geography students will create their own land with 19 landforms to show what they learned in a creative, but geographically responsible way. They will then answer 5 questions, complete an academic task, and if time allows connect what they learned...

Students will complete an "on this day in history" activity for New Year's Eve/Day, Valentine's Day, the Ides of March, St. Patrick's Day, April Fools' Day, 4th of July, Halloween, and Christmas by identifying which 10 of 13 historical events happened on...

To introduce a unit on the Civil War era, students will match 1860s words/phrases to their modern day equivalents. They will then complete 7 fill in the blank statements using the historical terms and will then write 3 of their own statements using the...

Students will review the people and events of World War 2 (WWII, WW2) by creating a timeline out of political cartoons. There is a 2 part written academic portion to this assignment for each cartoon followed by an opinion task. A selection of websites...

Students will create a pamphlet highlighting 4 individuals and groups to commemorate Black History Month while meeting 8 academic and creative requirements. The instructions, a sample layout, and a points distribution are included. This could work for a...

Students will read, analyze, and compare and contrast 5 D-Day accounts by answering 40 questions and analyzing 6 images according to 2 prompts. The accounts are from 2 American soldiers at Normandy, a French civilian, an American soldier who did not...

This WW2 (WWII) writing activity review asks students to take on the role of news reporter during the war and write a cumulative RAFT. Allowing for suspension of disbelief, the student is moved from unit to unit and must report on Pearl Harbor, the...

To review the Roaring 1920s, students will pick a minimum of 20 people, events, trends, publications, court cases, etc to make a collage out of. They can use a combination of maps, political cartoons, printed images, hand drawn images, and words. The...

Students will write and deliver a Fireside Chat style radio address with 5 components and complete 3 other tasks/activities to review what they learned about 4 different acts from the New Deal passed in FDRs first 100 days as president. Depending on your...

Students will review the Election of 1828 by dividing into election campaign committees and conducting a campaign and debate. There are 10 items students must address and they are detailed in the instructions. A points distribution is included. The...

Students will learn about, or review, Black History Month by answering 11 questions and completing a creative task after visiting up to 6 websites. The answers are included where appropriate and this would work for a sub! Sample questions include:--Why...