Social Studies & History Assessment

This Bundle of resources uses the Odd One Out format to review geographical facts related to North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia and Oceania. From a list of 4 items, students will determine which item does not belong and then how the other 3 are related. Included is 20 Placards, an answer document, and an answer key.

2 Sets of questions and answers - one written at a 5th grade level and the other at a 10th grade for all 12 episodes of Mankind: Story of us.

Each episode has a 5th and 10th grade set of questions with separate answer key.

Includes a set of 12 questions with separate answer key - written at a 10th grade level for each episode of the World War 2 in Colour series - 13 total.

Unlock a powerful, multimedia learning experience with this 18-Day Human Migration & Immigration Unit designed for grades 7 and up. Perfectly suited for middle and high school students, this comprehensive unit takes a deep dive into the complex themes of immigration, refugee experiences, human rights, and resilience, offering a diverse range of engaging activities, discussions, and assessments to enhance your students’ understanding of migration.

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

This unit is packed with dynamic content, carefully curated to foster critical thinking, empathy, and real-world connections to the global immigration experience. Whether you're teaching ELA, Social Studies, or Civics, this resource makes it easy to cover key learning standards while keeping students deeply engaged.

Key Features:

• 18-Day Overview with links: An organized, day-by-day curriculum featuring thought-provoking discussions, debates, and creative projects.
• Multimedia Approach: Engage students with film (A Better Life), poetry (e.g., "Home" by Warsan Shire), art, and political cartoons to explore different perspectives on migration.
• Political Cartoon Capstone Project: Culminate the unit with an original political cartoon that challenges students to think critically and creatively about immigration or refugee issues.
• Full-Length Essay: Scaffolded instruction to help students write a STAAR-aligned ECR Extended Constructed Response informational essay on U.S. immigration changes over time.
• Student-Led Socratic Seminars: Foster meaningful student discussion through Socratic seminars on immigration themes, encouraging students to reflect on resilience and media representation.
• Collaborative Projects: Group activities like creating a one-pager on legal immigration pathways and a debate on immigration rights help students work together to deepen their learning.
• Visual Analysis Activities: Analyze and create political cartoons on immigration, developing students' understanding of how media portrays immigration issues.
• Adaptable for Grades 7-12: Scaffolded activities that can be easily modified to fit your students’ grade level, ensuring accessibility for middle and high school learners.

What’s Included:

• Detailed 18-Day Unit Plan: Complete lesson breakdowns and objectives for each day.
• Engaging Activities: Four Corners debates, circle discussions, Socratic seminars, and peer editing sessions.
• Poetry Analysis: Focus on powerful immigration-themed poems like Warsan Shire’s "Home" to build empathy and understanding.
• Film-Based Learning: Dive deep into the immigrant experience with the film A Better Life, supported by guiding discussion questions.
• Political Cartoon Creation & Analysis: Encourage creativity and visual literacy with a capstone political cartoon project, complete with a rubric, directions, and planning sheets.
• Extended Constructed Response (ECR) Essay Assignment: Guide students through writing a detailed essay on the historical shifts in U.S. immigration policies, helping them gather evidence and structure their argument.

Perfect for:

• English Language Arts (ELA) Teachers: Integrate critical thinking, reading comprehension, and writing skills into your curriculum through immigration-related poetry, essays, and discussions.
• Social Studies & Civics Teachers: This unit aligns with standards related to immigration, human rights, and social justice, making it an ideal choice for interdisciplinary learning.
• Project-Based Learning: Teachers seeking hands-on, creative projects that encourage students to connect real-world issues with classroom content.
• Middle & High School Classrooms: Adaptable for grades 7-12, making it perfect for different learning levels and classroom settings.

Benefits for Your Classroom:

• Standards-Aligned: Fully aligned with ELA, social studies, and civics standards for middle and high school.
• Easy to Implement: Clear, step-by-step instructions and a well-organized unit plan make it easy to integrate into your teaching.
• Creative & Engaging: Helps students develop both analytical and creative skills through a variety of learning activities and projects.
• Fosters Critical Thinking: Encourages deep reflection and discussion on complex issues like immigration policy, human rights, and media portrayal.
• Boosts Empathy: Through multimedia and personal stories, this unit helps students build empathy for people facing migration and displacement.

Bring immigration to life for your students with this engaging, interactive, and thought-provoking 18-Day Human Migration & Immigration Unit. Get your classroom discussing, debating, creating, and writing about one of the most critical global issues of our time!

The History of Halloween!   This unit study is perfect for upper-middle and high school students, this in-depth resource covers every aspect of Halloween’s origins, transformations, and cultural impact. 

In this NO-PREP Comprehensive Full Unit Study on The History of Halloween, you’ll find an engaging reading passage, thought-provoking questions and answers, and an elaborate 6-part assessment tool to reinforce learning. 20 detailed writing prompts, a broad range of student activities, and 20 student projects, students can dive into every Halloween theme, from ancient traditions to modern festivities. Enhance vocabulary skills with 40 Halloween-themed terms, explore the Halloween-inspired PowerPoint, and utilize the 20 note-taking sheets to keep students organized.

With this NO-PREP Comprehensive Full Unit Study on The History of Halloween, teachers will enjoy a ready-to-teach NO-PREP resource that is packed with depth and creativity, offering a 2-week lesson plan, scope & sequence, and a complete grading rubric!

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Our Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions with Answers Bundle solve the challenge of engaging students across a wide range of topics while improving their reading and critical thinking skills. Covering diverse subjects such as Legends, Fairy Tales, Early Native Americans, Fables and Tall Tales, Poetry, Animals, Oceanography, Space Travel, The Five Senses, and Meteorology, this resource provides captivating content that makes learning fun and effective. Perfect for both classroom instruction and independent study, it promotes comprehension and deeper understanding across multiple subjects.

This bundle consists of the following packets:

4th Grade Short Stories Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

Early Native Americans Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

Fables and Tall Tales Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade Legends Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

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4th Grade Oceanography Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade Space Travel Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade Animals Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade Meteorology Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answers

4th Grade The Five Senses Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions With Answer

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Purchase this Task Card Bundle Worth $24.95 if purchased individually. (Now only $19.95, 20% discount). This bundle includes:

• Four (4) sets of predesigned card sets and one Africa, Tectonics, South America, Regions, etc.
• One (1) card set to create your task cards.

Your students are sure to love this interactive lesson/activity that will get them thinking while having fun! Students will not be engaged with these task cards. Designed to motivate and engage students in the learning process while encouraging higher-level thinking and research skills.

Includes:

(1) "Shake, Rattle, and Roll": Plate Tectonics/Earthquakes Task Cards

(2) Africa Task Cards

(3) South America Task Cards

(4) World Religions Task Cards Cooperative Activity

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