$5 - $10 12th Grade U.S. History Lesson
Geography: The Road To The White House: Electoral College (PowerPoint Included)
By Geography & Math Made Easy
What does the United States Constitution say about electing a U.S. President and Vice President? How were they originally elected and what led to the changes in our system, leading to developing the Electoral College? It is essential that our students, as future voters, understand how our President and Vice President are elected every four years through the Electoral College. Students will explore, analyze, and summarize political parties using various avenues. In addition, they will look at the Electoral Process system and how events in history led to the ratification of the 12th Amendment. The lesson begins with a Road to the White House PowerPoint and Doodle Notes and a discussion, a student cooperative reading activity, a creation of the perfect candidate, and more.
✧ Shorter Version _ PowerPoint Only With Doodle Notes ⭐️
OBJECTIVES:
(1) The learner will analyze the processes involved the reasons we use the electoral college system of presidential selection and the strategy required for a successful victory.
(2) The learner will decipher the difference between the popular vote and the Electoral College as a means of electing government officials.
(3) The learner will evaluate the importance in the ratification of Amendment 12 in establishing a process for electing the President.
(4) The learner will use the information gained through the lessons to work cooperatively and create their perfect candidate.
(5) The learner will track the election process and calculate the outcome.
(6) The learner will research two upcoming candidates and compare their views and stances.
INCLUDES:
- Teacher Detailed Guided Instructions.
- Introductory Activity: Doodle Notes + PowerPoint
- PowerPoint on Political Parities + Electoral Process + History of Elections
- Create the Perfect Candidate activity
- Compare the current candidates
- Counting the votes on election day
- Answer Keys
- Exit Cards
- And More.
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Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address All In One w/ Questions, Assessments & PPT
By YourTeachingDoc
Teaching students to analyze foundational US documents can be challenging! With this All in One Bundle, your students will be able to understand grade level vocabulary, analyze Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address through rhetorical devices and produce an Oral and/or Written Presentation to demonstrate mastery.
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* Key Concepts In Lesson: Main Claim of Text, Use of Parallelism, Attitude and Tone of the Speech
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The 19th Amendment Adapted Notes and Review
By Sign with me TOD
This product was made for students to learn the following:
In this product, students will learn about the 19th Amendment, what it is, the timeline as to how the 19th Amendment was put into effect and just how long it took. Information about the process it took and how it was rejected by different parts of the government is shared ranging from 1878 to the November 1920 election, what the women's suffrage movement was, who was involved, and what they did, President Woodrow Wilson, Harry Burn, Senator Aaron A. Sargent, Ellen Clark Sargent, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony and the role that each of them had in the passing of the 19th Amendment, students will learn about Congress - the Senate and the House of Representatives, and will briefly learn about the 3 Branches of Government to help students understand which branch helped pass the 19th Amendment, students will briefly learn about who was involved in World War I and what happened at the end of World War I, why women became involved in World War I, what their roles were in World War I, what jobs women had during this time, and how this lead to the 19th Amendment. Students will also learn about how the 19th Amendment in 1869 was different from 1920 and why, how the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was important as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, students will also learn about when women could vote in 15 states from 1869 - 1918, and the first states to ratify the 19 Amendment.
The notes are adapted to meet your student's individual learning needs. Throughout the product, after each page of notes is reviewed, students will answer short answer comprehension questions and multiple choice questions to review what was discussed on previous pages. At the end of the product, students are provided with a review that includes multiple choice questions and short answer questions.
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Geography and United States Government: How A Bill Becomes A Law Lesson Game
By Geography & Math Made Easy
Implement this United States American government lesson to encourage and motivate students to take part in their learning as they work in cooperative groups to complete an activity that will attend to all types of learners — visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Students will explore how bills are made and how laws are passed in the United States through the legislative and executive branches of government. The students will walk away with a clear understanding of the process of how a bill becomes a law both at the state and federal levels of government. This lesson includes a game, Race Against Time. Students will love this lesson and have a fun time learning!
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- A Race Against Time Game: How a Bill Becomes a Law
- Game Pieces
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World War 1 Adapted Notes and Review
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The notes are adapted to meet your student's individual learning needs. Throughout the product, after each page of notes is reviewed, students will answer comprehension questions to review what was discussed on previous pages. At the end of the product, students are provided with a review that includes multiple choice questions and short answer questions.
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Geography: Cult of Personality: A Lesson on Propaganda -With PowerPoint & Music)
By Geography & Math Made Easy
OBJECTIVE:
o The learner will understand what constitutes propaganda.
o The learner will understand how propaganda influences the masses.
o The learner will be able to identify propaganda, past and present.
o The learner will create a propaganda poster.
o The learner will be able to identify and demonstrate the 8 types of propaganda techniques.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
> How would you define propaganda?
> Where will you find propaganda?
> Who creates propaganda?
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USEFUL ARTICLE:
(Included with purchase.)
VIDEOS TO FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PROPAGANDA:
(Included with purchase.)
HELPFUL WEBSITE:
(Included with purchase.)
MATERIALS:
o Lyrics sheet to the Cult of Personality by Living Color. (Included)
o A computer with speakers to play the Audio version of Cult of Personality or a way to project the 1980s video of the song. You may also purchase from iTunes if you choose not to use the links provided.
o 8 Propaganda Strategies reproducible (Included)
o Poster board or bulletin board paper cut into the size of poster boards.
o Newspapers
o A paper bag with types of propaganda techniques. Us Propaganda Techniques are reproducible. (Included)
o Magazines: preferable magazines such as National Geographic, or other environmental magazines.
o Overhead projector
o PowerPoint presentation on Propaganda (included)
o Technology to project a PowerPoint for the entire class to view.
o Markers, scissors, rulers, colored pencils, and other art supplies.
o Grading rubric (included)
PREPARATION:
o Divide students into teams of two.
o Prepare a sample of graphics to present via overhead projector.
o Gather newspapers, magazines, the Internet, etc.
o Prepare a bag of propaganda techniques.
o Prepare a bag of topics of study.
INTRODUCTION:
Ask students essential questions. Answers are provided with purchase.
o What is propaganda?
o Where will you find propaganda?
o Who creates propaganda?
o What is the purpose of propaganda?
o How does propaganda influence the world?
o What are the seven types of propaganda techniques?
At this time provide each team with a list of the 7 Propaganda Techniques and discuss the purpose of each. Explain to the student that there are various ways and techniques that companies, government, religious organizations, newscasters, etc.
USE HELPFUL WEBSITES, VIDEOS, ETC. AT THIS TIME FOR LEARNING ENRICHMENT AND STUDENTS FURTHER UNDERSTANDING
(Included with purchase.)
POWERPOINT CHALLENGE
Present the PowerPoint. Ask the students to take a look at the image. What do they see? Are there any strong words, name-calling, transfers, etc. Ask students what message is being sent through the propaganda image. Have them vote on what type of propaganda technique is being used. You may want to write each technique on the board and have them raise their hands in the voting process. Write down the number of students who voted under each strategy. Once the vote has been taken you may reveal the answer and explain why.
Tell students that in the 1980s a band called Living Colour wrote a song called the Cult of Personality addressing propaganda. Provide each student a copy of the lyrics (Included). You may choose to allow students to listen to the audio or view the video. Warning: In the 1980s,
stage bands often wore tight spandex that may not be appropriate for some ages. This song is extremely easy to find for free on the Internet.
As they listen to the song, have them write down what they think the song is saying, what types of propaganda are being used, etc.
AUDIO of the CULT OF PERSONALITY:
(Included with purchase.)
VIDEO of the CULT OF PERSONALITY:
(Included with purchase.)
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY:
The learner will work in his/her group (Two per group as noted above). Make sure each team has a poster board. Explain to the class they will work in their teams to create a propaganda poster based on two entities:
(1) A topic from a magazine, newspaper, or Internet article regarding anything related to geography and culture and
(2) A type of propaganda technique drawn from the bag that the instructor will pass around the room.
For instance, a team may draw out of the propaganda technique bag “bandwagon” and may choose the topic of fracking based on an article from a newspaper. The team will create and design a propaganda poster supporting or opposing fracking using the bandwagon technique. This will require higher-level thinking; therefore, the instructor may need to assist students through the thinking process once they determine their topic.
Guiding questions may be: (You may want to write these on the board or somehow display them to help guide students)
1. After reading the article do you support or oppose (insert chosen topic)?
2. What is the propaganda technique are you using?
3. Who is the individual or character related to your topic that you are going to include in your poster?
More included with purchase.
Pass around the brown bag with...more instructions included with the purchase.
CLOSURE / EVALUATION:
Students will present their products to the class on propaganda techniques in today’s society and explain how it relates to propaganda and the cult of personality. Grade students using agrading rubric.
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AMERICAN HISTORY, WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE, POWERPOINT AND LISTENING GUIDE
By Geography & Math Made Easy
A FUN WAY TO INTRODUCE A STUDY 20TH CENTURY PEOPLE AND EVENTS!
Save yourself hours and hours of planning with this all-in-one, ready-to-use lesson. This lesson includes the PowerPoint & Listening Guide.
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Students will love this PowerPoint & Listening Guide! This lesson engages students with the incorporation of music and collaboration, as students watch the Powerpoint and work with their teammates to answer the questions on the Bingo Listening Guides.
Through this lesson, students will view a PowerPoint and use the Bingo Listening Guide as the introduction to the lesson, students will experience Billy Joel's 1989 Hit: We Didn't Start The Fire, which depicts major events and people who influence the 20th Century.
NOTE:The song on the PowerPoint is a free song, but can be removed or muted in order to play Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire, easily downloaded on iTunes or can be obtained using Pandora or Spotify. Legality reason will not allow one to sell a copyrighted song in their materials.
This lesson took 5+ hours to plan, design, and tweaked.
INCLUDES
· Introduction PowerPoint (54 slides with music that can be removed)
· Detailed written instruction for the teacher: Introduction, procedure, wrap-up and
more!
· PowerPoint Bingo Listening Guides (3 variations)
· Copies of Song Lyrics - copies for groups
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NEW! Geography — Going Somewhere: Introduction to Immigration and Migration
By Geography & Math Made Easy
This a great, fun way to introduce and understand the causes and consequences, as well as the differences between immigration, emigration, & migration— Incorporates music and allows interaction through cooperative groups!
Students will enjoy listening to and analyzing a migration song. Incorporating music into the classroom increases understanding and interest in the subject—acts as a motivating factor. Students will then move into cooperative groups and will rotate stations where they will read and complete 6 different task cards. They will begin with a quick overview of American migration and move to migration trends and policies and end with the effects of immigration on the country of origin as well as the receiving country.
OBJECTIVE:
· The learner will comprehend the causes and effects on the receiving country and the country of origin.
· The learner will explore immigration laws throughout the world.
· The learner will understand historical migration trends throughout history.
· The learner will interpret and analyze the migration song.
MATERIALS:
· Immigration Man Lyrics (Included)
· 1 die per group
· Technology to play the song, Immigration Man
· Sheet of notebook paper per student or per group, at teacher’s discretion
· Colored crayons or colored pencils for diagrams and drawings, provide to each group
· Highlighters for song analysis
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· Detailed Teacher Instructions
· Introductory activity (song analysis)
· Procedure (Task card activity)
· Closure/Wrap-Up (Exit Cards)
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NEW! Geography: Put It In The Hopper: How a Bill Becomes a Law in the United States
By Geography & Math Made Easy
This is a fun way to have students learn the process of how a Bill becomes a Law. Students will work together with their teams to complete the group reading assignment, then students will move on to the instruction sheet that gives them the steps they need to take to complete the hexagon puzzle showing the law-making process. This lesson includes a detailed teacher guide that includes the introduction, procedure, and closure, etc.
OBJECTIVE(S):
The learner will understand the law-making process in the United States under its
Democratic Republic.
The learner will be able to demonstrate the law-making process through a step-by-
step process.
MATERIALS:
Scissors (1 Per Group Member), Crayons or Colored Pencils, Glue, Posterboard (One Per Group)
Laminate / Laminator
Folders With Pockets, 1 Per Group Station
How a Bill Becomes A Law Reading Activity (Included)
How a Bill Becomes a Law Puzzle With Instructions (2 pages- 1 Per Group- Included)
How A Bill Becomes a Law Octagon Puzzle Rubric
Dice, 1 per group for Group Reading Activity
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Geography, Amerian History, Goverment: 3 Branches of Goverment
By Geography & Math Made Easy
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Students will work in cooperative learning groups to learn how laws are made in the US and understand the roles each branch of government — legislative, executive and judicial plays in the law-making process. Students will work in cooperatively to complete a How Laws are Made order game. Students will then participate in a reading activity focusing on the roles of the 3 branches of government. This lesson is used to introduce students to the processes of the branches of government in the US.
This lesson includes:
- Detailed Teacher Instructions
- Printable: 3 Branches of Government Article
- Printable: How Laws are Made Article
- How Laws Are Made Introductory Game
- Branches of Government Bookmarks
- 2 Branches of Government Chart for Early Learners (One Full Color to Project, One to Reproduce in Black and White)
- 2 Branches of Government Chart of More Mature Learners (One Full Color to Project, One to Reproduce in Black and White)
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NEW! Rockin' in 1969: How a Counterculture Changed America Using Music (G-Rated)
By Geography & Math Made Easy
G-RATED VERSION | CLEAN VERSION
Please Note: Sex and drugs of this time are not addressed in this lesson as they may not be appropriate in certain educational settings. You are welcome to put your spin on it if you feel your students are developmentally and socially ready.
This lesson is focused on counterculture's free-thinking.
**INCLUDES TWO REAL-LIFE ENCOUNTERS (INTERVIEWS)**
What is counterculture and how can it change the world we live in?
Students will look at the counterculture of the 1960-70s through the festival at Bethel, New York— the age of hippies, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Vietnam War. Explore the event surrounding this time and event and determine how the counterculture of this time made an impact and changed American culture. This lesson also implements depth and complexity of the topic.
GRADE LEVEL: 7TH-12TH
TIME FRAME: 60-90 MINUTES
TYPE OF ACTIVITY: GROUP COOPERATION OR INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
OBJECTIVES
o The learner will understand the circumstances and purpose of the Woodstock Art & Music Fair Festival of ‘69.
o The learner will read first-hand accounts of those who attended Woodstock ‘69.
o The learner will hypothesize how Woodstock ‘69’s counterculture changed American culture.
o The learner will explore the changes over time in American culture before, during, and after Woodstock.
MATERIALS:
o Reading Activity (Included) May consider laminating for future use with classes and for durability.
o Depth & Complexity Activity (Included)
o Folder with pockets, one per group. Place the laminated reading activity on the left-hand pocket and
the Depth & Complexity, Geographically Speaking, and Exit Tickets copies in the right-hand pocket, paper
clipped together. Print the cover page and glue or staple it to the front of the folder. Place one folder at
each group’s station.
o Exit Tickets (Included)
o Song from Spotify or other sources: Jimi Hendrix's “The Star Spangle Banner,” Live at Woodstock
o Technology to play the YouTube video of Jimi Hendrix’s appearance on the Dick Cavett Show.
o Internet access for any research needed.
INCLUDES:
o Teacher's Guide
o Introduction Activity
o Procedure
o Closure/Evaluation
o Anwer guides
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Geography, Panama Canal's History & Infrastructure With Into PowerPoint
By Geography & Math Made Easy
Looking for a cool topic to teach your students about? Why not dive into the fascinating world of the Panama Canal and its infrastructure? The building of the Panama Canal was a great revolution that improved** global trade **between the western and eastern hemispheres. Splitting Central America and South America, this engineering marvel connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, making it a crucial trade route. It is called the Panama Canal Zone. Your students can learn about its construction, history, and significance in global trade. **President Theodore Roosevelt **spent $365 million in the early 1900s to build the canal that would make history! They'll be amazed by the sheer scale of this project and how it revolutionized international shipping. Not only is it educational, but it's also a great way to spark curiosity and interest in geography and world history. Plus, who doesn't love a good story about overcoming challenges and engineering feats? It was a great feat and the 50-mile canal of lock was built in only 10 years! Amazing!
THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:
- Introductory PowerPoint
- Suggested Videos linked to our website for easy access.
- The Pathway Between Two Seas 12 Station Reading Activities. This can be student self-paced or teacher-led.
- 12 Task Cards to go along with Stations + Answer Guides
- Station Bingo Card & Instructions
- The Panama Canal Edgar Alber Guest Poem Analysis**
- Sample Letter from the Panama Canal
- Exit Cards
☑ For secondary — middle school and high school students
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AMERICAN HISTORY, WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE, 20TH CENTURY STUDY (POWERPOINT ONLY)
By Geography & Math Made Easy
A FUN WAY TO INTRODUCE A STUDY 20TH CENTURY PEOPLE AND EVENTS!
Save yourself hours and hours of planning with this all-in-one, ready-to-use PowerPoint.
Students will love this PowerPoint! This lesson engages students with the incorporation of music, as students watch the Powerpoint.
Through this PowerPoint, students will become aware of people and events that played an integral part in shaping the 20th Century. It is encouraging that the teacher removes or mutes the free song included in the PowerPoint and plays Billy Joel's 1989 Hit: We Didn't Start The Fire, which depicts major events and people who influence the 20th Century written about in Joel's song.
NOTE: The song on the PowerPoint is a free song, but can be removed or muted in order to play Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire, easily downloaded on iTunes or can be obtained using Pandora or Spotify. Legality reason will not allow one to sell a copyrighted song in their materials.
This lesson took 4+ hours to plan, design, and tweaked.
INCLUDES
· Introduction PowerPoint (54 slides with music that can be removed and replaced with Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire)
Joel's song addresses people and events beginning with Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray; to Sugar Ray, Panmunjom Brando, "The King and I", and "The Catcher in the Rye;" to Joseph Stalin, Princess Grace, Trouble in the Suez.
Early 1900's through the 1980s.
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AMERICAN HISTORY, WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE:STUDY OF 20TH CENTURY WITH POWERPOINT
By Geography & Math Made Easy
A FUN WAY TO STUDY 20TH-CENTURY PEOPLE AND EVENTS!
Save yourself hours and hours of planning with this all-in-one, ready-to-use lesson.
** A zip file reader is needed to open the file**
Students will love this study! This lesson engages students with the incorporation of music, collaboration, and student autonomy and choice. All lessons can be modified for grades 6-12 to meet the learning abilities and levels of the students you teach, from class to class or year to year.
Through this lesson, students will view a PowerPoint and use the Bingo Listening Guide as the introduction to the lesson, Students will experience Billy Joel's 1989 Hit: We Didn't Start The Fire which depicts major events and people who influence the 20th Century. Then they will move on to continue to work in collaborative groups choosing which person or event from the 20th Century they wish to study, using the 20th Century Timeline Event Cards. Students will participate in research and a class presentation, then post their events on the wall to create a timeline of events.
This lesson took 15+ hours to plan, design, and tweaked.
INCLUDES
· Introduction PowerPoint (54 slides with music that can be removed)
· Detailed written instruction for the teacher: Introduction, procedure, wrap-up and
more!
· PowerPoint Bingo Listening Guides (3 variations)
· Copies of Song Lyrics - copies for groups
· Sound system to play the song by American Musician Billy Joel: We Didn’t Start the
Fire. The song can be easily found on YouTube
· 20th Century Timeline Event Cards (People & Events)
· Research material and access to the Internet
· Tape - used to place the notecards on the walls of the classroom in the form of a
timeline.
· Grading Rubric
· Exit Cards
And More!
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Geography: The Road To The White House: Electoral College (PowerPoint Only)
By Geography & Math Made Easy
What does the United States Constitution say about electing a U.S. President and Vice President? How were they originally elected and what led to the changes in our system, leading to developing the Electoral College? It is essential that our students, as future voters, understand how our President and Vice President are elected every four years through the Electoral College. Students will explore, analyze, and summarize political parties using various avenues. In addition, they will look at the Electoral Process system and how events in history led to the ratification of the 12th Amendment. The lesson includes Road to the White House PowerPoint and Doodle Notes and a discussion.
OBJECTIVES:
(1) The learner will analyze the processes involved the reasons we use the electoral college system of presidential selection and the strategy required for a successful victory.
(2) The learner will decipher the difference between the popular vote and the Electoral College as a means of electing government officials.
(3) The learner will evaluate the importance in the ratification of Amendment 12 in establishing a process for electing the President.
(4) The learner will use the information gained through the lessons to work cooperatively and create their perfect candidate.
(5) The learner will track the election process and calculate the outcome.
(6) The learner will research two upcoming candidates and compare their views and stances.
INCLUDES:
- Introductory Activity: Doodle Notes
- PowerPoint
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☑Proofread by other educators
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