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U.S. History Projects/Assignments

Fall Semester

Unit #1: Foundations of American History

  1. Organized Binder for Fall Semester

  2. Check-In on Ideals
     

  3. Link for Constitution Nearpod (expires at end of unit)
        Period 1
        Period 2
        Period 3
     

  4. Check-In on Constitution
     

  5. Between the Wars Nearpod (expires at end of unit)  
        Period 1   
        Period 2   
        Period 3
     

  6. Check-In on Civil War Era
     

  7. Reconstruction Ideals Matching Game
     

  8. Juneteenth Extra Credit Questions and Reading

 

 

Unit #2: Industrialization, Immigration, and Urbanization

  1. Industrialism Spreads to U.S. EdPuzzle
    - Period 1 Link
    - Period 2 Link
    - Period 3 Link
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  2. Superhero or Villain Comic Strip

  3. Check-In on European Immigration
     

  4. Links for Chinese Immigration Nearpod (expires at end of unit)​
    Period 1
    Period 2
    Period 3
     

  5. Extra Credit: African American Experience Nearpod​​​


   6.Check-In on Problems of the Era
 

   7. Muckraker Nearpod (expires at end of unit)

   8. Muckraker Animoto Video Project

   9. Check-In On Progressive Success & Failures

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Unit #3: America Becomes a World Power

1. Link to Current Events
 

2.Spanish-American War Nearpod

  • Period 1 Link

  • Period 2 Link

  • Period 3 Link


3.  Check-In on Foreign Policy
 

4. Imperialism Around the World Padlet​​

 

5. America Becomes a World Power Extra Credit handout
 

6. Effects of Imperialism Check-In
 

7. Foreign Policy Twitter Assignment

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8. Check-In on World War I 

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9. Treaty of Versailles EdPuzzle

Unit #5: Between the Wars​
 

  1. ​Extra Credit: 1920s Reading Questions

  2. 1920s EdPuzzle Video

 

  3. 1920s Terms Matching Game
 

  4. 1920s Newscast​

    • Directions
    • Period 1 Slide Show
    • Period 2 Slide Show
    • Period 3 Slide Show

 

  5. Check- In on Great Depression
 

  6. Check-In on New Deal

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Unit #5: Causes & Early Event of WWII​
 

  1. Check-In on Causes of WWII
     

  2. Spring Binder​​​​

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Spring Semester

​Unit #1: World War II

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​​1. Extra Credit: Japanese Internment

2. Japanese Internment Nearpod (If the video does not work try this youtube link)

  • Period 1 Link

  • Period 2 Link

  • Period 3 Link​

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3. WWII Unit Paragraph

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4. Check-In on End of World War II

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Unit #2: Early Cold War

​   1. Early Cold War Events Timeline Nearpod

  • Period 1 Link

  • Period 2 Link

  • Period 3 Link

   
   2. Second Red Scare Nearpod (if the "Burt the Turtle" Video Link is not working, try this link.

  • Period 1 Link

  • Period 2 Link

  • Period 3 Link

   

   3. Second Red Scare Check-In

 

   4. Cold War Continues Nearpod​

  • Period 1 Link

  • Period 2 Link

  • Period 3 Link

   

   5. Early Cold War Paragraph

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Unit #3: Conformity & Change​

  1. 1950s Rock Music Nearpod
        - Period 1 Link
    ​    - Period 2 Link
        - Period 3 Link
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  2. Youth Culture Terms Check-In

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Unit #4: The Vietnam Conflict

   1. Intro to Vietnam Nearpod

  • Period 1 Link

  • Period 2 Link

  • Period 3 Link
     

   2. Extra Credit: Getting Drafted

   

   3. Protest Music Nearpod

  • Period 1 Link

  • Period 2 Link

  • Period 3 Link

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   4. 1968 Nearpod 

   5. 1968 Check-In

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   6. American Dreams Project

 

Research Project​

1. Directions

2. Topics

3. Topic Research Guide

4. Research Requirements

5. Choosing A Source

6. Link to Databases

7. MLA Citing Cheat Sheet

8. How to Create a Works Cited Page

9. Summary Example

10. Scoresheet​​

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Unit #5: Modern Foreign Policy

     1. End of Cold War Timeline Nearpod (SALT LINK)

  • Period 1 Link

  • Period 2 Link

  • Period 3 Link

   

     2. Check-In on End of Cold War

     

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