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Standards-aligned classroom resources for grades 3–8, designed to support meaningful instruction and save teachers time.
Focus: Key Debates and Legal Battles Over Slavery and States' Rights
Focus: Key Debates and Legal Battles Over Slavery and States' Rights
Guided by Standard HSS 8.9.5, this resource collection deconstructs the climactic political and legal confrontations of the 1850s. The curriculum utilizes a Puzzle Pack for key term reinforcement—focusing on the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Dred Scott decision, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates—and an interactive Trivia Game to analyze how "Major Debates and Legal Cases" dismantled the possibility of national consensus. Students synthesize these "Crisis of the Union" concepts through a PBL Choice Board that includes infographic creation, video reporting, and comic strip storytelling. By analyzing the breakdown of the judicial system and the radicalization of regional politics, learners engage with essential questions regarding the limits of law and the cost of moral impasse, ensuring a "Radiant" and differentiated educational experience.
Column 1: Puzzle Pack
Foundational Literacy
Puzzle Pack is where the learning starts. Use the informational text article and visual vocabulary puzzles (crossword, word search, maze) to build the core knowledge base for the unit.
Column 2: Trivia Game
Practice & Test
Designed for high-speed review to keep classroom pace fun. This resource is cast to the whole class for active social practice, followed by a formal test for individual accountability.
Column 3: PBL Choice Board
Summative Assessment
Our alternate assessment solution. Includes 6 creative project options with rubrics and step-by-step instructions to ensure built-in differentiation for every student.
Column 4: 20% Off Bundles
The Complete Solution
Includes the puzzle pack, trivia game, and choice board. This bundle fulfills every stage of the lesson—from introduction to assessment—in print or digital formats.
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