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British history Common Core CCRA.R.6 resources
British Literature Time Period Introductory Power Points
Begin your British Literature curriculum with Power Point presentations that introduce each time period. With these no prep, 100% editable slide shows, you will be able to set the stage chronologically for each time period throughout British literature. Teach students the key events, literary characteristics, authors and works, important people, key quotes, and video links to recap. I've also included a slide that provides answers to why studying classic British literature is important and relev
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10th - 12th
Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell a multiple choice quiz with answer key
This short quiz (consists of 20 multiple -choice questions) covers the important elements of the short story "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell and it can serve as a concluding activity after reading the story or it can be assigned as a homework for quick and teacher-friendly tool for assessing the comprehension of the story. It can be used for online assessments as well. An answer key is included.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Triumph of Parliament in England (Match 'Em & Short Answer Worksheet)
By the time they reach high school, students know that the United States was once a British colony. However, not all of them understand that seemingly American concepts, like a Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Rule of Law, all have their origins in the British Isles.Tracing Britain's evolution from absolutism to constitutional monarchy, this two-part worksheet includes historic notables such as: Charles I, Magna Carta and the Glorious Revolution. It will help deepen students' understanding o
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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St David's Day: Fact and Legend Close Reading Text. Flipboard Quiz. Wordsearch
The quiz about Wales is linked to an interactive flipboard activity where a picture of the Welsh dragon is gradually revealed as pupils answer questions and flip the corresponding tile if they get a correct answer. A suggestion for using it at a whole class activity is given in the teacher notes.A text about St David and associated worksheet focusses on what we can be sure of when studying history . The task consists of judging pieces of information from the text and sorting them into colu
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5th - 9th
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Reading Skills Worksheet: Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum
This worksheet consists of 10 multiple choice questions and 5 critical reasoning questions based on the information provided in the text about Oliver Cromwell, the English Civil Wars, the Interregnum, and the Restoration of the Stuarts. The questions are designed to assess comprehension, critical thinking, and analysis skills of the students.This worksheet is a valuable resource for educators as it helps students engage with historical content and develop important skills. The critical reasoning
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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"To Lucasta..."-Richard Lovelace/ Background activity, poem, & analysis activity
This is a small- bite lesson on "To Lucasta, Going to the Wars" by Richard Lovelace.Background- asks students to fill in main facts about the English Civil WarPoem- includes questions about plot moving forwardAnalysis- metaphorical language chart to be filled in (can remove the listed metaphors for a challenge and ask students to identify them) and room for explanation for answers.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Boston Massacre - Primary Source Perspectives with Lesson Plans
This kit includes 10 pages:- 3-page instructor guide with a big picture overview, and two days of detailed lessons- Primary Source Perspective Analysis (great for a Warm Up / Do Now) to get the conversation started about bias. Print two on one page to save some paper.- Two primary source images depicting opposite perspectives on the Boston Massacre. I recommend printing a class set and laminating!- Two excerpts from primary source documents that demonstrate both the British and Colonial perspect
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6th - 10th
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Self-Rule in Canada, Australia & New Zealand
Following its defeat in the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, the British Empire found itself at a crossroads: how could it maintain the economic and strategic benefits of maintaining an empire, without engaging in any more costly foreign wars?This two-part worksheet focuses on the middle decades of the 19th Century, as communal tensions and rising nationalism threatened Britain's rule over its far-flung colonies. Included are important figures and legislative acts, such as John Ma
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9th - 12th
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Industrial Revolution Logical Reasoning (Distance Learning)
This worksheet gives students 11 logical statements (unfinished) about the industrial revolution in the "if...then...because..." format, but there is nothing after the word "because" - students must finish that on their own. For example, one might look like "If a nation has laissez-faire economic laws, then there will be an increase in worker injuries because" and then students must finish the statement. When I've done this, many of my high achieving students feel challenged in ways that normal
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â European History (Ancient Greece to the Fall of the USSR)
A Christmas Carol: Reader Response Journal
A Christmas Carol: Reader Response JournalThis journal includes one page for each chapter, plus additional pages for extension activities. Students have an opportunity to respond, using their thoughts and feelings, after they read each chapter. Key Words: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, CHARLES DICKENS, BOOK REPORT, SUMMARY, CRITIQUE, MOVIE REVIEW, COMPARE AND CONTRAST, BIOGRAPHY, and VICTORIAN ERA.For More Reader Response Journals visit Creativity in Motion. PRINT & DIGITAL formats are included.For More
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â ELA MEGA BUNDLE ONE YEAR: MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
America's War for Independence - The Early Years
At the conclusion of the French and Indian War in 1763, Britain's North American colonies enjoyed a privileged status within the empire: business was good, taxes were low and religious tolerance was high. Nevertheless, within fifteen years, the colonies would be in open rebellion. How could a dispute over colonial taxes spiral so quickly into all-out war?This seven question short-answer & identification worksheet traces the American Revolution from its origins in Britain's unfair trade pract
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9th - 12th
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Reading Skills Worksheet: The Opium Wars
This worksheet is meant to help students strengthen their reading skills while learning about the Opium Wars. After reading and analyzing the text, students will test their understanding with 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions. This is a great way for students to prepare for the type of passages and questions they will encounter in state tests. This worksheet can also be used to conduct a pre-assessment or formative assessment. Teachers can also use this activity to reinfor
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7th - 12th
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Orson Welles’ Chimes at Midnight: Practice with Film
This lesson encourages students to write a literary thematic essay. Students learn about the passions and responsibilities in the Orson Welles film, Chimes at Midnight, based on the Henry IV-V plays of William Shakespeare. Students will read, listen to and view supporting video and audio clips while learning the necessary elements to establish their argument on the theme of the unit. Students will show mastery of the standards at the end of the lesson through a SOAPSTONE Analysis, short paragr
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9th - 12th
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English Monarchy: Magna Carta/Tudors/Stuarts/Glorious Rev. (Distance Learning)
This bundle explores the initial limits on the English Monarchy with a Magna Carta Handout, then has a handout on how Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy increased the power of the monarchy, then a handout and activity on the conflict between James I and Parliament, then a handout on how Charles I conflicted with Parliament to cause the English Civil War, then a handout on the English Bill of Rights, and finally, an activity where students must arrange events in order that all relate to the limits on
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Charles I and the Causes of the English Civil War (Distance Learning)
This handout briefly explains how actions of James I and Charles I led to conflicts with Parliament that came to a head in the 1640s. Then, students are given three courses of action for Parliament and asked to evaluate the pros and cons of each. It is formatted for google classroom. It might also pair well with this activity about the transition of England from an absolute to limited monarchy: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Tudors-Stuarts-England-from-Absolute-to-Limited-Monarchy-D
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â European History (Ancient Greece to the Fall of the USSR)
Henry VIII Act of Supremacy Worksheet (Distance Learning)
This brief handout includes an excerpt from Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy, 3 questions about what it means and how it connects to the Magna Carta, and 3 scenarios of real actions Henry VIII took towards English churches while asking students to analyze if the Act of Supremacy gave him the authority to take such actions. It is formatted for google classroom.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â European History (Ancient Greece to the Fall of the USSR)
America's Changing Political Culture 1700-1750
When the 18th Century dawned, Britain's position in the New World was secure: it had a loyal and contented population, secure borders and a steady inflow of tax revenue. However, less than fifty years later, these same colonies would become a breeding ground for revolutionary ideas.This two-part worksheet focuses on the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment, two opposing movements that somehow both contributed to the spread of democratic feelings in the colonies: how did Benjamin Franklin reflec
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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James I and Parliament (Distance Learning and COVID-19)
This handout has students read the text of an actual speech by James I to Parliament and then answer 6 analysis and check-for-understanding questions about it, including analyzing how James I handled the plague of 1603 and connecting government power to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is formatted for google classroom. It also leads directly into this activity about Charles I and the causes of the English Civil War: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Charles-I-and-the-Causes-of-the-English-Ci
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â European History (Ancient Greece to the Fall of the USSR)
America's Revolutionary War Begins
Following the outbreak of hostilities at Lexington and Concord, revolutionary sentiment in Britain's American colonies was at a fever pitch, Yet within months of the first shots being fired, an ominous reality set in among the patriots - their army was in desperate straits. This two-part U.S. History worksheet focuses on the disastrous early years of the American campaign for independence, when the Continental Army was outmanned, outgunned, and constantly on the brink of annihilation. Part I is
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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English Bill of Rights (Distance Learning)
This handout includes some of the articles from the English Bill of Rights, along with asking students how they limited the power of the monarchy and increased the rights of the people. It is formatted for google classroom.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Colonial America
Glorious Revolution 1688/1689 (PP, Notes, Worksheet)
This Glorious Revolution lesson focuses on how the British people restored the monarchy after the political upheavals of the English Civil War and how the Glorious Revolution brought about major political changes to the United Kingdom. At the same time, this lesson will explore what makes a modern state and how Great Britain converted into such a state in the process of the Restoration and Glorious Revolution. The lesson includes:PowerPoint SlidesStudent Worksheet with Primary SourcesTeacher Not
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Magna Carta Worksheet (Distance Learning)
This handout is formatted for google classroom, where students read individual clauses from the Magna Carta and then answer 7 analysis questions. This handout has generated a lot of rich discussion among students, so it can be the basis for an entire lesson. This activity has students compare Henry VIII's actions to the Magna Carta, so it might be a good activity to use for spiraling the Magna Carta back into the curriculum later: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Henry-VIII-Act-of-Sup
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â World History: Paleolithic/Prehistoric to the end of the Middle Ages
Mercantilism and the Declaration of Independence (Distance Learning)
This handout has 4 documents for students to look at: a map of British mercantilism, a chart about the impacts on the colony and mother country, a list of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence including their occupations and sources of wealth, and finally the actual text o the Declaration of Independence. Students are asked 7 analysis questions throughout about the economic and political characteristics of the signers and Declaration, and then asked to write a short claim/counterclai
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â U.S. Foreign Policy Bundle
Tudors & Stuarts, England from Absolute to Limited Monarchy (Distance Learning)
This handout can be used in person or for distance learning. It is formatted for google classroom. Students have 14 events (not in order) starting from Henry VIII's desire to have a son and going to William III and the Glorious Revolution, showing the progression that led to England's limited monarchy. It can be used in person where teacher just cuts the events into strips and students have to arrange them on their desks in the right order.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â European History (Ancient Greece to the Fall of the USSR)
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