Virginia History State Study Interactive Unit + AUDIO – Digital Download

• Virginia History Nonfiction Informational Text – We provide all of the Virginia CONTENT – no additional textbook needed!
• “Big Idea” Questions to focus on the Main Ideas of the Text
• Comprehension Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
• Language Skills Activity to foster Literacy in Social Studies
• Virginia’s First People Informational Text
• The New World Reading Passage followed by Comprehension and Short Answer Questions
• Great Britain’s Taxes Informational Text followed by Comprehension and Short Answer Questions
• Differentiate between Primary and Secondary Sources
• Thought-Provoking Discussion Questions about Slavery in Virginia
• Harriet Tubman and Nat Turner Biography
• Famous Abolitionists Expository Paragraph – We take students through the Writing Process
• Civil War Language Skills Activity
• Union and Confederacy Compare and Contrast Paragraph – We take students through the Writing Process
• Reconstruction in Virginia Informational Text
• Virginia Vocabulary Quiz

Students will then use the Virginia lesson content to complete TEN Interactive Notebook assignments (all patterns and step-by-step directions included!):

• Vocabulary Six-Flaps
• Virginia History Flip Book
• First People Flap Book
• Slavery Primary Source Tab Booklet
• Famous Abolitionists Wheel
• Union and Confederacy Compare and Contrast Note-Taking Chart
• Civil War Venn Diagram
• Civil War Leaders Find the Fib Game and Two-Pocket Organizer
• Virginia History Pocket Time Line
• Reconstruction Four-Fold Organizer

In addition, the Virginia History lesson content has been professionally recorded with words and music so you can set up a Listening Center for your reluctant readers or use the audio to enhance whole-group instruction!

NOTE: The Virginia History audio file is in MP3 format for playing on your computer or MP3 device.

We’ve included a context-appropriate Virginia History Glossary, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics for the higher-level Writing activities and Interactive Notebook assignments.

Download the Virginia History Preview to see the complete Lesson Plan, Virginia Social Studies Standards, and samples from the lesson and activities.

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