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Students will use one of 5 graphic organizers to complete a presidential research project. There are 14 requirements for the first part of the project, such as years in office, political party, accomplishments, shortcomings, speeches, and more! They will...

Geography students will choose one of 5 templates to complete a United States state research project. There are 18 requirements for the first part of the project (such as state flag, motto, nickname, industries, national monument or park, climate, etc)...

Students will review key people and events from the American Revolution 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...

Students review key people and events from the French Revolution (and 3 for Napoleon) 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...

Students can use this packet to learn how to analyze text based primary sources, historical images/paintings, and political cartoons. This includes two approaches for analyzing text sources, 2 sample texts with mini graphic organizers filled out as a...

US History students review key people and events from the 1920s (Roaring 20s) by matching 20 historical images 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...

Students will read FDR's address to Congress asking for a declaration of war after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor during World War 2 (WW2, WWII) and answer 13 questions. The answers are included where appropriate. This would be great for a...

Students read background information about suffrage and women's fight to get the right to vote, culminating in the 19th Amendment. There are 9 opinion based questions scattered through the paragraphs that students can answer individually or in pairs. The...

Students will read a 3 paragraph overview of 9/11 and the memories of a high school senior on 9/11, answer 5 discussion questions, and determine which of 15 statements or scenarios refer to life before and after 9/11. This also includes a September 11th...

Students will compare and contrast the Reconstruction Plans of Lincoln, Johnson, and Radical Republicans by completing a sorting chart and by defining or identifying 8 terms. Then they will answer 9 comprehension/analytical questions and analyze 9 images...

These 3 Veterans Day activities (6 question webquest, 4 reflection questions, and 2 creative tasks) will give students a basic understanding of the history of Veterans Day and will let them explore their own feelings on the holiday. Two websites are...

Students will read and analyze excerpts from Taney's majority opinion on the Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court Case, Curtis' dissenting opinion, and two contemporary newspaper excerpts. They will answer 25 questions of varying degrees of difficulty...