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iCivics

Drafting Board: Interest Groups

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Does the influence of interest groups harm a political system? Your class members will analyze the role of interest groups in American politics, as well as consider the effect of perspective, bias, loyalty, and the...
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Curated OER

Political Parties and What They Do

For Students 10th - 12th
The emerging politicians in your government might be familiar with the words "Democrat" and "Republican," but what do they really know about the role of political parties in America? Use this activity to reinforce information from your...
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Curated OER

Cartoons for the Classroom: Strangled by Special Interests

For Students 8th - 12th
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about special interests groups and respond to 4 short answer questions.
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Curated OER

Money and the Election Process: Ch 7

For Students 8th
Where does the money for political campaigns come from? Guide your class with 10 multiple choice questions on money and the election process. There are 5 true/false and 5 multiple choice questions for them to answer. Use as a quiz or for...
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Humanities Texas

Primary Source Worksheet: Text of “Prouder, Stronger, Better"

For Students 8th - 11th
Political ads as primary source documents? But of course. Viewers analyze the strategies involved in the Republican Party's 1984 advertisement in support of Ronald Reagan's reelection. 
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Street Law

The Challenge of Selecting an Ideal Supreme Court Nominee

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Nearly every president has had the opportunity to name a nominee to the United States Supreme Court. But what makes someone an ideal candidate to become a Supreme Court justice? High schoolers test their prior knowledge about the...
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Community Colleges of Los Angeles

Seeking Refuge: Understanding Refugees in Canada

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What if you had no choice but to leave everything behind and seek asylum elsewhere? Do countries have an obligation to accept refugees? To gain an understanding of the complexity of the issues of refugee rights, class members first...
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Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

Investigating the Declaration of Independence

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Teach your class about the Declaration of Independence while giving them practice working as a team. The resource breaks participants into groups and has them answer questions about specific grievances from the Declaration of...
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Humanities Texas

Primary Source Worksheet: “Report on Manufacturers,” Annals of Congress

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Invite your learners to take a look at life during the term of United States president George Washington through analysis of an interesting primary source. The document summarizes American manufacturing capacities, as detailed...
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Curated OER

Elizabethan England Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Set the stage for your next literary or historical adventure into Elizabethan England with this straightforward activity, which includes questions covering the political, social, and economic situation of the period. Ask your class to...
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Humanities Texas

Primary Source Worksheet: Thomas Jefferson, Confidential Message to Congress Concerning Western Exploration and Relations with the Indians

For Students 8th - 11th
A confidential message written by Thomas Jefferson provides readers with an opportunity to practice their reading comprehension skills. The resource, part of a series, includes questions that require a close reading of the message and a...
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Student Handouts

A New Presidency

For Students 7th - 12th
Use this quick informational text to give your class an introduction to President Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton, first lady at the time of the events in the text. Individuals or partners can read the brief text and respond to...
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Curated OER

International Day of Peace

For Students 5th - 10th
To recognize the International Day of Peace, pupils complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill-in-the-blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling sequencing, scrambled sentences, asking questions, take a...
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Curated OER

Pronouns and Antecedents

For Students 8th - 10th
When should you use a singular antecedent to agree with a collective pronoun? Give this review sheet to your class to clear up this common grammar mistake. Twenty questions challenge young readers to identify the correct pronoun using...
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Curated OER

Reading Comprehension Volume 5, Number 11 : Campaign Finance Reform

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a text about campaign finance reform. Students fill in the missing words with choices from a word bank.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discussion: The Media

For Teachers 5th - 7th
For this discussion about media worksheet, students participate in a discussion about different types of media.
Interactive
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Jordan

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Jordan worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and more...
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Curated OER

Arrange the Words

For Students 4th - 6th
In this adjectives instructional activity, students categorize adjectives given into 3 categories and read passages that include adjectives. Students complete 5 activities.
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Curated OER

Phrasal Verb Generator

For Students 6th - 7th
In this verb phrase worksheet, students use the verbs and particles from a word bank to make phrasal verbs to fill the blanks in 10 sentences.
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Curated OER

Why Did America Get Involved in Vietnam?

For Students 7th - 12th
In this Vietnam study guide activity, students investigate what led the United States into involvement in the Vietnam War. Students respond to 7 short answer questions based on the activity as well as textbook reading.
Interactive
Curated OER

Intermediate Sentence Completion Exercise 36

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers are...
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Curated OER

Writing Compound Sentences

For Students 6th - 7th
In this compound sentence worksheet, students write 10 compound sentences using an independent clause provided. Students underline subjects and verbs in both clauses.
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Curated OER

Breaking News English: China Regulates News Websites

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "China Regulates News Websites," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Interactive
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Prisoners

For Students 5th - 10th
In this North Pole activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...