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British history Common Core CCRA.W.2 resources
Flat Earth- Conspiracy Theory- Listen, Short Answer, & Paragraph
I used to hate it when students would bring up conspiracy theories like Flat Earth, as I thought it was my job to convince them that minute why this was unreasonable, and I didn't always have facts to do that! I didn't realize that I was missing a major opportunity to engage their interest. Now, I have a plan, and this assignment does all the fact-finding and conspiracy evaluations for me. In addition, this assignment is important because it is skill-based, and it targets evidence and analysis s
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Princess Diana & British Royals- Conspiracy Theory- Listen, Short Ans. Paragraph
A new generation of students is curious about Princess Diana and her sudden death because of the recent TV show, The Crown. This scandalous conspiracy features affairs, paparazzi, the British Royals, eating disorders, MI6, and a deadly car crash. Because of the tragic and sometimes racy nature of the content, I would recommend this for mature students only. You are busy, so the detailed summary I provide means that you do not have to listen to the podcast to assess student work. There are rigor
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Dark Despair: An Engaging Research/Presentation Project for the Victorian Era
Perfect for any unit before learning about the Victorian era, this engaging, no prep research and presentation project will have your students learning about this time period and excited to talk about it, too! Students will choose from a list of twenty-eight dreadful topics and present their findings to the class. While presenting, you can use the included rubric to grade their work. It's standards-based, fun, and everything you need to have a fun introduction to this period...minus the boring l
Grades:
7th - 12th
Shakespeare- Conspiracy Theory - Listen, Short Answer, & Paragraph
I will approach Shakespeare's bio in a new and exciting way this year, by addressing the many well documented conspiracy theories about his prolific works. This is high interest for students, as they love conspiracy theories and may have already learned the usual things about his biography. And, do not fear, the podcast I link to deals responsibly with the truth. In addition to cultural knowledge acquisition, this assignment is also important because it is skill-based, and it targets evidence a
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Queen Elizabeth I Fact or Fiction: A Fun Note-Taking Activity
This no prep engaging game teaches students about Queen Elizabeth I through interesting facts about her and her reign; using the presentation, students play while also taking notes on the provided note-catcher! After using this resource, you'll be ready to teach any text by Queen Elizabeth or continue your lesson on anything pertaining to her...all while avoiding lecture and promoting engagement!
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8th - 12th
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Colonial Regions: Travel Brochure Research Project
For this project, students will design a 6-sided brochure for one of the 3 colonial regions. Using multiple resources students will research the climate, economy, population, and 5 interesting facts about a colonial region. While researching, students will take notes for each component of the project on this packet. Once the research is complete, students will fold a blank piece of paper into thirds to design their travel brochure. The brochure will give factual information about the colony.Chec
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4th - 9th
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Emergency Sub Plans | William Shakespeare Bundle | 3rd Grade & 4th Grade
These easy to use, no prep, substitution plans give you an ideal back up plan to have ready in your classroom just in case. The bundle contains six close reading activities about Shakespeare and five of his famous plays, a biography writing unit, and an opinion writing unit about which play is his greatest. Ideal for emergency sub plans in third grade or fourth grade.14 Lessons, or 14 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed!⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻Firstly, ther
Grades:
3rd - 4th
William the Conqueror Close Reading & Biography Bundle | 3rd Grade & 4th Grade
Two great activities that would span five lessons about the life of famous English King, William the Conqueror or William I, who won the throne of England at the Battle of Hastings. Perfect for students in third grade or fourth grade. NO PREP is needed!Firstly, there is a close reading activity where children need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar questions, before completing an extension activity. Secondly, there is a biography writing unit which h
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3rd - 4th
Emergency Sub Plans | British Monarchs Bundle | 3rd Grade & 4th Grade
These easy to use, no prep, substitution plans give you an ideal back up plan to have ready in your classroom just in case. The bundle contains six close reading activities about kings and queens from British history, and four biography writing units. Ideal for emergency sub plans in 3rd grade or 4th grade. The activities focus on Elizabeth II, William the Conqueror, George III, Henry VIII, Richard I and Elizabeth I.22 Lessons, or 22 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed! ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻
Grades:
3rd - 4th
Triangle Trade/Atlantic Trade Routes (Distance Learning)
This handout asks students to read a primary source letter from the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations to the King of England about the various imports and exports from the 13 colonies, make lists of the imports to the colonies and exports from the colonies, and finally, analyze if the colonial economy was strong enough to survive on its own if they declared independence. It is formatted for google classroom.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: World History: Paleolithic/Prehistoric to the end of the Middle Ages
Industrial Revolution Informational Writing Unit | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
An informational writing unit focuses on what the industrial revolution was, and then looks at some of the child labor issues that arose during those times. It has been split into three separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade and sixth grade.Included in this PDF printable resource:Four fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphsWriting templates for four draft paragraphsA template for students to write up their neat informational textA crossword puzzle
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5th - 7th
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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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King George III Close Reading & Biography Bundle | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
Two great activities that would span five lessons about the infamous English King, George III, who was King during the American War of Independence (American Revolutionary War) and the Napoleonic Wars. Perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade.NO PREP is needed!Firstly, there is a close reading activity where children need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar questions, before completing an extension activity. Secondly, there is a biography wr
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5th - 6th
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Intro to Beowulf Bundle!
Why This Bundle? The introductory presentation is just that -- an introduction! For many students, Beowulf is your students' first experience with epic poetry, and it can be a bit overwhelming and maybe even a little intimidating! The initial presentation shows students how to approach the poem, and provides some sections which can be read aloud (either by the teacher or in pairs or small groups) so that students get used to the style of the piece. In my own experience with my high school senior
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11th - 12th
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Dunkirk - WWII Lesson
A detailed and well differentiated editable history lesson with enough material to extend into a two hour lesson. This lesson is all about different interpretations of what happened at Dunkirk and heavily focuses on source analysis. This pack includes an editable PowerPoint, source packs, clip tasks, homework and extended literacy tasks. It is very easy to follow with all instructions on the slides as you go along.Loads more Social Studies resourcesat my store!
Grades:
7th - 10th
Writing Prompts for Creative Kids: Informational Essays - Shakespeare
Writing Prompts for Creative Kids - Informational Essays - Shakespeare: This packet includes the Writing Process for Writing an Informational Essay about Shakespeare. Topics to Choose include: Queen Elizabeth, The Globe Playhouse, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Citrus Tarts, and Stratford. This cross-curriculum assignment was designed for grades 4-8. The packet can be used as a poster set, a lesson plan, or a project packet.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: ELA MEGA BUNDLE ONE YEAR: MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
Industrial Revolution Inventions Worksheet
This is a great study project on the industrial revolution! It can be done individually, in groups, or as a gallery walk. It was designed for 10th grade Global Studies, but could be used roughly from 8th to 10th grade.
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8th - 10th
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Queen Elizabeth II Research Organizer & Paper — British History — CCSS
Queen Elizabeth II may have died, but her legacy lives on. Provide your students with the opportunity to learn about Britain's longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, with this versatile research planner and essay assignment designed to shepherd learning from information gathering to the development of a polished research essay through the use of L-EA’s thoughtfully scaffolded activities.The basis of a weeks-long research unit or just a “10-second sub plan” (just print and drop on your des
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Queen Elizabeth II & King Charles III Remembrance & Research Activities
Oliver Cromwell Research Organizer & Paper Assignment — British History — CCSS
What did Oliver Cromwell believe in, and how long did he rule England? Guide students through learning about British military leader and government reformer Oliver Cromwell with this versatile research planner and essay assignment designed to shepherd learning from information gathering to the development of a polished research essay through the use of L-EA’s thoughtfully scaffolded activities. The basis of a weeks-long research unit or just a “10-second sub plan” (just print and drop on your de
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9th - 12th
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Troll vs. Tory; After the French and Indian War
This project has the students examine one of the problems that developed between England and their colonies after the French and Indian Wars. Before the students do this project, they do a project on the Seven Years War to show the global reach of the conflict between England and France that the French and Indian Wars was only a part of. This also helps the students to understand “salutary neglects” on England’s part because of other worldwide obligations. This project forces the students to ex
Grades:
8th - 11th
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: European History (Ancient Greece to the Fall of the USSR)
Winston Churchill Research Organizer & Paper Assignment — British History — CCSS
What made Winston Churchill so famous? This no-prep resource guides students through learning about British Prime Minister and World War II hero Winston Churchill. This versatile research planner and essay assignment is designed to shepherd learning from information gathering on Churchill to the development of a polished Winston Churchill research essay through the use of L-EA’s thoughtfully scaffolded activities. The basis of a weeks-long research unit or just a “10-second sub plan” (just print
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6th - 10th
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William the Conqueror Close Reading & Biography Bundle | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
Two great activities that would span five lessons about the life of famous English King, William the Conqueror or William I, who won the throne of England at the Battle of Hastings. Perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. NO PREP is needed!Firstly, there is a close reading activity where children need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar questions, before completing an extension activity. Secondly, there is a biography writing unit which ha
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5th - 6th
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King Henry VIII Close Reading & Biography Bundle 5th Grade & 6th Grade
Two great activities that would span five lessons about the infamous Tudor king of England, Henry VIII. Perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. NO PREP is needed!Firstly, there is a close reading activity where children need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar questions, before completing an extension activity. Secondly, there is a biography writing unit which has been split into four separate lessons of reading, sorting and writing.Includ
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5th - 6th
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