Dynasty Showdown Project Guide

A multi-day inquiry sequence examining primary sources from pivotal moments of colonial and revolutionary resistance in North Carolina. Students decode literal meaning (who, what, when, where, why, and how) and analyze historical context in alignment with NC standard 8.H.1.2.

A comprehensive middle school history lesson examining the fierce political, regional, and economic battles over the ratification of the US Constitution from 1787 to 1790. Students analyze primary source maps, explore high-stakes state conventions, and evaluate the compromise that created the Bill of Rights.

A print-ready CNN 10 graphic organizer that guides students to connect daily broadcast stories to their prior knowledge, synthesize reported evidence, articulate an evidence-based opinion, and prepare for peer discussion.

A comprehensive 4-day middle school social studies unit exploring Ancient and Medieval Japan from geography and Shinto through the Heian Golden Age, feudal samurai society, and the Mongol invasions to Tokugawa isolation.

Students evaluate the Fourth Provincial Congress and the Halifax Resolves of April 12, 1776, the first official colonial action authorizing delegates to vote for independence. Students map the literal text to who, what, when, where, why, and how to assess its national impact.

A reading comprehension worksheet based on the Newsela text about early foragers and gatherers. Features a vocabulary word bank with fill-in-the-blank sentences and five basic Wh- short answer questions with generous handwriting space.

A hands-on introductory curriculum that equips students with foundational business acumen and marketing savvy through practical entrepreneurial challenges, financial basics, and campaign design.

Learners analyze the 1774 Edenton Tea Party Resolutions signed by Penelope Barker and fifty prominent women in Chowan County. Students deconstruct the text to understand how colonial women articulated political protest against British trade restrictions.

A two-page student analysis worksheet for the Ratification Showdown lesson, featuring 8 questions across map reading and state convention battles, with 3 ruled writing lines per question and the score box removed.

A cold-case archaeological investigative unit where 6th-grade students act as historical forensic detectives. Across prehistoric case sites, students evaluate clues, structural physics, and logistical challenges to solve how ancient humans constructed monumental architecture without modern technology.

Students examine the grievances of the North Carolina Regulators leading up to the Battle of Alamance in 1771. Through the 1769 Regulator Advertisement No. 9 and court petitions, learners extract literal meaning and context using the 5Ws and How.

A two-page primary source worksheet analyzing the Halifax Resolves of April 12, 1776. Students extract the literal meaning using 5Ws and How, compare with earlier colonial protests, and evaluate North Carolina's leadership in the push for independence.