Civics Resources

This is a bundle of 14 Lessons that introduce various topics of World Cultures. Topics include Types of Maps, Continents and Oceans, 50 States, Government, Economics, Culture, Inventions, and Landmarks.

Take your students on a journey through The Giver with this engaging geography-focused book study. Explore and compare China's and North Korea's culture and government systems to The Communities where Jonas and Lily lived. Your students will work cooperatively in groups to complete the interactive notebook activities related to each chapter. (Or this resource can be easily modified and completed on an individual basis)

The full interactive notebook resource covers all 23 Chapters of The Giver from a geographical perspective. Your students will walk away understanding the challenges that the citizens and the government of China and North Korea have faced and continue to face, as well as their successes and triumphs.

It is noted that this book study takes 3 weeks to complete, but it can be modified to complete in two weeks. If possible, geography & world history instructors are encouraged to work alongside the language arts instructor.

As always, we encourage instructors to modify the book study to meet students' needs and instructional time limits. By teaming up with the language arts instructor this book study can be implemented as an integrated curriculum and may save time, if needed.

Each chapter resource comes with:

• Detailed teachers instructions
• Student coloring cover page
• A student-guided table of contents
• Group reading
• Incorporates suggested audiobooks/readings for modifications
• Interactive notebook activities + Instructions
• Exit cards

Please visit each lesson to review the full list of geographical information and concepts being covered.

Chapter 1:

• China's One-Child Policy
• No Fly Zones
• China's Great Leap Forward

Chapter 2:

• North Korea's strange laws & heavy consequences
• Gulags, Power shortages in North Korea
• China's historical laws and policies
• China's Nation People's Congress (NPC)
• China's One-Child Policy Act of 1980
• China's Great Leap Forward Campaign

Chapter 3:

• Marxism and Communism in China
• Traditional Capitalism vs. Command Economy
• Robin Hood Theory
• Ideals vs Collectivism
• Poverty vs. Equality Regarding Worker's Rights in China

Chapter 4:

• Comparison of Elderly Treatment in North Korea, China, and The Community,
• China: Social Security & Welfare Availability
• China's Life Expectancy and Declining Birth Rates
• North Korea: Social Status, Poverty, Welfare Programs, & Discrimination
• North Korea: Rations, Command Economy

Chapters 5-6:

• North Korean Crimes Against Humanity — WHO (World Health Organization)
• North Korean Gulugs & Euthanasia
• North Korean and Chinese Defectors
• China's Historic Overpopulation Issues & Command Economy

Chapters: 7-8:

• China's Citizenship Requirements — Hukou System, Hukou Social Class System
• Review of Marxism, Communism & Collectivism
• North Korean & China's Higher Education Systems and Job Placement System
• Review of Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward Campaign

Chapters: 9-10:

• Explore Kim Jung Un's childhood and life
• Compare similarities and differences between Jonas' life and Kim Jung Un's life
• Hereditary succession of power.

Chapter 11:

• China's Climate Control
• Examine problems, strategy & effects of China's climate control

Chapters 12-13:

• North Korea's and China's control media and censor content
• Government control of all aspects of the economy
• Limitations of freedom of speech and choices
• Communist authoritarian government, positives and negatives of "sameness.

Chapters 14-16:

• Explores the Cultural Revolution of China (1966-1976)
• The Civil War
• The importance of world citizens to study and understand events in geography and history and the outcomes
• Explore how having knowledge leads to independent thinking and choices

Chapters 17-19:

• Enculturation within societies
• Meaning behind "release," and how this relates to North Korea and China
• The Community's tactics for keeping sameness among its citizens
• Compare and contrast how The Community's Elders desire to suppress genuine emotion

Chapters 20-21:

• Causes of Defection from North Korea and China
• Comparison of North and Chinese Defectors' experiences with Jonas' defection into Elsewhere
• North Korea's March of the Suffering or the Great Famine

Chapters 22-23:

• North Korean & Chinese Defectors
• Application of the 5 geographical themes
• Review Activity

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OTHER RESOURCES YOU MAY LIKE:

✧ Additional Resources on China

✧ Additional Resources on Asia

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This bundle includes the following resources:
1. Reader’s Theater Script: Revolutionary War Spies! A Visit with a Female Agent

2. Reader’s Theater Script: A Visit with Joshua Crabtree, a Tory!

3. Reader’s Theater Script: James Madison, “Father of the Constitution”.

4. Reader’s Theater Script: A Visit with Thomas Jefferson

5. Reading Passage Activity: Phillis Wheatley

6. Benjamin Franklin: A Webquest

7. A Reader's Theater Script: Dolly Madison

This resource features a bundle of all of our lesson plans, materials, activities, and classroom decor for the study of Kurt Vonnegut's cautionary tale of government overreach, Harrison Bergeron. The numerous activities as well as full-length lesson plans provide an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition for the short story and encourage students to think critically about literary elements, theme, and symbolism. An Introduction to Dystopia Powerpoint and Crossword Puzzle helps to set the groundwork for the dystopian tale. All the materials needed for a formal set of Socratic Seminars are included to ensure deep thinking and close reading of the text. A full answer key is provided along with student-tested lesson plans to help guide you through teaching the story. Also included is our wildly popular Escape Room with tasks on characters, vocabulary, plot, quotes, and literary elements of the story - perfect for a review before the final test (also included!). The wide range of lessons in this unit will keep your students engaged from start to finish and help them to gain a deep understanding of Kurt Vonnegut's enduring dystopian tale.

Product Includes:

• Introduction to Dystopia Powerpoint & Crossword
• What is Equality? Activity
• "Tossing Lines" pre-reading activity
• Lesson plan for reading the story
• Comprehension questions
• Vocabulary worksheet
• Literary elements chart
• "Silent Conversation" Quote Pass Activity
• Socratic Seminar lesson plan and materials
• Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game
• Escape Room
• Symbol Gallery Walk Lesson & Materials
• Unit Test - newly added!
• Complete teacher's key
• Dystopia Quote Posters

By purchasing this bundle, you are saving 35% off the price of all resources. Suitable for middle and high school students.

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U.S. Constitution Worksheets that go directly with DAILY BELLRINGER VIDEOS. Each video is 4-6 minutes long and have not bad language, inappropriate jokes, or political spin. The videos cover the history of the Constitution and then go article by article through the document itself.

U.S. CONSTITUTION VIDEO PLAYLIST: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWndCnip3V2cH-ihbrjIIy7we\_1rUrNL

Each worksheet includes additional questions on the front side, a writing activity or table to complete, on the backside some include a PRIMARY SOURCE or an ART ACTIVITY or an INTERACTIVE WRITING PROMPT. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

• Articles of Confederation
• Shays’ Rebellion
• The Constitutional Convention
• The Great Compromise
• ⅗ Compromise
• Preamble of the Constitution
• Article I Section 1,2, & 3
• Article I Section 4, 5, 6, & 7
• Article I Section 8, 9, & 10
• Article II Section 1 & 2
• Article II Section 3 & 4
• Article III Section 1, 2, & 3
• Article IV Section 1, 2, 3, & 4
• Article V
• Article VI & VII
• The Bill of Rights 
• Branches of Government Graphic Organizer

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Students need to understand the role that world governments play in cultures and ways of life and how it affects the economy, civil rights, natural rights, and freedoms -- or lack of freedoms. This Types of World Government Bundle will provide students with various activities to motivate and engage them. These learning activities range from problem-solving, cooperative group reading activities, PowerPoint presentations, games, comparison charts, and more.

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OTHER RESOURCES YOU MAY LIKE:

✧ Other Geography Bundles

✧ Geography & Economics

✧ World Religions

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TEACHING CIVICS:

A BUNDLE OF RESOURCES!

1. The Election Process(Webquest):Teaching citizenship? Students will learn about the election process including requirements to run for office, requirements to vote, the Succession Act, the Electoral College and more. There are 12 web questions, a Did You Know? fact section and comprehension questions. The Teacher Page includes extension activities, the keys and additional links. The Election Process

2. History of Inauguration Day(Webquest):

What is this event in the USA called an "Inauguration"? Taking the oath of office, a big parade and evening balls, Inauguration Day is a very busy day for the incoming President! There are 10 web questions, a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions and extension activities. This resource would be a great activity for around Inauguration Day to learn all about the history and festivities surrounding our country's inauguration procedures. It could be used as a Friday activity or when you are studying US Government and for Presidents' Weekend.Inauguration Day: A Webquest

3. What is This Word Called Impeachment?(A Webquest): You may have heard the word IMPEACHMENT being used in the news. Some people are talking about impeachment and the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump. What exactly is impeachment? In U.S. History, only two presidents have had charges of impeachment. Use this webquest to learn more about how the founding fathers determined the use of impeachment in the U.S. Constitution and the history of impeachment. There are 10 web questions on this topic(including the Order of Succession and the Checks and Balances between the three branches of government). There is also a short Did You Know? section and several comprehension questions. The Teacher Page includes the key and several extension activities, Impeachment: What is this Word? A Webquest

4.The Constitution: A Visit with James Madison,”Father of the Constitution”:Reader’s Theater Script: Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee series of plays, this Reader's Theater Script is on the "Father of the Constitution", James Madson(1751-1836), and his sharing with students the history of the writing of the Constitution. Madison who would become the 4th President of the United States(1809-1817)), played a very important role in the forming of our US Constitution. In addition to being a delegate, he introduced the first additions to the Constitution(amendments) which came to be known as the Bill of Rights. With 13 audience questioners, a Did You Know Section, comprehension questions, a Teacher Page with extension activities, key and additional links, students will learn about the writing of our important government document, the Constitution. The Constitution: A Visit with James Madison, "Father of the Constitution">

5. Presidents’ Day (Webquest):

President Andrew Johnson had a pet white mouse. President William McKinley had a pet parrot who was trained to whistle, "Yankee Doodle". President James Garfield was the first president to be left- handed AND could write with both hands(and different languages at the same time-Greek and Latin). George H W Bush liked eating pork rinds as a snack. President George Washington was a spelunker, a person that likes searching in caves. John F. Kennedy said, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Use this presidential webquest to learn more about our presidents!Presidential Webquest">< /a>

6. Learn about White House(Webquest): Learn about the White House: Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities: The White House: A Webquest

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This resource features a bundle of all of our best-selling lesson plans, materials, and activities for Margaret Atwood's chilling dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale. Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the novel's themes, characters, and plot development. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. You will not find tedious lists of comprehension questions and vocabulary words in this bundle; instead you will find materials that will bring the novel to life!

Included in this Bundle:

⭐ Introduction to Dystopia Powerpoint:

This is an engaging, fully editable powerpoint presentation for introducing (or reviewing) Dystopian Fiction to your students! Powerpoint presentation goes through an entire lesson from warm-up to explanation, application, and summarizer. Also included are 2 pages of "guided notes" so that you may differentiate your lecture for all levels of students. Since dystopias are intrinsically motivating for students, this lesson is always a fun one and gets students excited about the upcoming unit on whatever dystopian novel you'll be reading!

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Anticipation Guide & Lesson Plan:

This product features an anticipation guide for The Handmaid's Tale, and a meticulously-explained lesson plan that is in my opinion, the absolute best way to approach a new novel. Using a non-intimidating method called "Numbered Heads", this activity will get your students thinking, writing, conversing, and reporting about themes you will be encountering during your study of The Handmaid’s Tale.

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale "Silent Conversation" Quote Pass Activity:

Sometimes the best classroom discussions arise when students say nothing at all! This product features a thoughtful and engaging activity for use during your study of The Handmaid's Tale. Centering around 5 different provocative passages from the book, this lesson provides your students with a chance to think, reflect, and respond to their peers without ever saying a word. This creative approach is a great way to differentiate instruction among your students and allows even your most quiet students to shine. I am confident that this no-prep lesson will become a must-do activity within your unit on The Handmaid's Tale!

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale "Hot Seat!":

This product features all the materials you need to conduct a thoughtful and engaging "HOT SEAT" for The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. The hot seat is set up essentially like a talk show, however in order to allow for full class participation, there are multiple interviewers and multiple character guests. Through role play, this lesson tests your students' understanding of the novel and allows them to showcase their knowledge of the characters and the relationships between them. Your students will be having so much fun that they will not even realize the high-order thinking skills they are applying.

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan and Materials:

Socratic Seminars (or "Fish Bowl" Conversations as I like to call them with my students) are fantastic, higher order ways of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class text. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, I have done the work for you! This packet includes everything you need to conduct a structured and formal set of Socratic Seminars in your classroom surrounding the novel, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Journal Prompts:

This product features 16 reader response journal prompts for your study of the harrowing dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. Prompts are intended for contemplation following each section of the novel and work great for both independent study and open-ended class discussions. These prompts encourage deep thinking from students but more importantly, allow students to understand the relevance of the novel to today's world.

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Social Media Materials:

This resource features two fun, interactive activities to bring The Handmaid's Tale into the 21st century! In this 45 minute lesson plan with accompanying materials, your classroom will transform into a real life "twitter-world" in which students will create twitter accounts for characters in the novel and interact with one another through their twitter pages. The Snap Chat worksheet is perfect for an engaging homework or sub-plan that your students will look forward to working on and sharing with their friends.Your students will thank you for offering such fun ways to connect with Atwood's dystopian tale and will not even realize how much they are learning by digging deep into the text. Both work perfectly for a Friday or any day that students need a mental break and a chance to tap into their creativity!

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Essay Questions:

This product contains 15 Common Core aligned essay prompt_s_ for The Handmaid's Tale. Prompts are all perfect for a 5 paragraph essay, discussion questions, or a short open response for a test (I have used them all three ways).

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Escape Room:

Get ready to have the most fun you'll have teaching with a lesson that your students will be talking about for years to come with The Handmaid's Tale ESCAPE ROOM! There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock. This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Escape Room for The Handmaid's Tale. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys to help yours run smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game.

⭐ The Handmaid's Tale Quote Posters:

Make your classroom pop with this set of 21 beautifully-made posters featuring quotes from The Handmaid's Tale. Each 7.5 x 7.5 (square) PDF poster contains a noteworthy quote from the novel imposed over a stunning photograph that will spruce up your ELA classroom. The square format is reminiscent of Instagram and makes for an eye-catching arrangement on your wall or bulletin board. I suggest laminating the posters and using them not just during your unit on The Handmaid's Tale, but all year long!

⭐ What is Feminism Activity included for FREE with the purchase of this bundle - newly added

The perfect supplement to any unit on women's studies or current events, this product features a thought-provoking lesson to help students articulate what feminism means to them and to see how it varies widely (and often passionately) from person to person. In this activity, they must choose between 6 different quotes about feminism and explain why the quote aligns with their own perspective. It is a great way to gain insight about your students' current attitudes about what it means to be a feminist in the midst of a higher level thinking activity.

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