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For Women's History Month, students will create a pamphlet highlighting 5 women of their choice while fulfilling 10 requirements and addressing specific topics discussed during Women's History Month. The activity includes the instructions, a sample...

Students will read a one page refresher background on the events of 9/11 (September 11, 2001), an overview of the Patriot Act (including Congressional opinions for and against it), and a brief overview of the Department of Homeland Security. They will...

World Geography students will review the physical geography (landforms, climate, natural resources) of the Caribbean (the Bahamas, the Lesser Antilles, and the Greater Antilles of Jamaica, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic) by making...

World Geography students will learn about, or review, the physical geography of South Asia (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives) by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each option balances academic requirements with...

Students will read and analyze FDR's Quarantine Speech from 1937 by answering 24 questions (a mix of academic, opinion, and creative). The speech has been modified to fit on one piece of paper front and back. An answer key is included where appropriate...

Students will read and analyze the speeches Truman gave on V-E Day and V-J Day at the end of World War 2 (WW2, WWII). There are 21 questions between the 2 speeches, 5 compare and contrast questions, and 2 creative tasks. The answers are included where...

Students will get an overview of GATT and NAFTA with this one page reading and comprehension tasks. They fill out a 16 item sorting chart, complete 6 true or false statements (and write two of their own), they will respond an overarching question, and...

Students will read excerpts from 3 primary sources from George Washington's presidency and life (his inauguration, his first Inaugural Address, and his death) and answer 29 questions. They will then complete up to 6 comprehension and extension tasks...

This Economics assignment is intended to be a PREVIEW or REVIEW of the 8 Macroeconomic concepts listed below, therefore students will not be completing an exhaustive study of Macroeconomics Essential Question: How do you measure...

Students will review what they learned about the people, events, publications, organizations, and more of the Harlem Renaissance by making trading cards or a cube. Both options balance academic requirements with personal choice and creativity. A teacher...

Students will read a three and a half page overview of Julius Caesar's early life, rise to power, time in power, and downfall. They will then complete a 15 task map activity and respond to 16 questions/tasks. The answers are included and this would be...

Students will read the text of the 1921 and 1972 Equal Rights Amendment propositions, 6 points of view on the ERA, and they will answer 31 questions (two are about political cartoons). Then they will complete a Janus figure activity to further illustrate...