Social Issues Resources
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WORKSHEETS
Hunger and Malnutrition
Teach children about hunger and malnutrition through the vocabulary, research, and writing activities in this worksheet.…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingSocial Studies and HistoryNutrition -
BOOK GUIDES
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel Discussion Guide
The questions and activities in this literature guide will help your class discuss friendship, homelessness, and what it…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureChildren's Book -
BOOK GUIDES
Silas Marner
Enhance reading comprehension with a with a guide that contains an overview, discussion questions, follow-up activities…Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipReading and Literature -
BOOK GUIDES
Monster Reading Guide
Spark a spirited debate about the moral and social dilemmas that arise in Walter Dean Myers's Monster with the group…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureSocial IssuesBanned Books and Censorship -
WORKSHEETS
The Life of Edith Cowan - Word Fill
Use the words in this worksheet to complete a passage about Edith Cowan, Australia's first female parliamentarian.…Subjects:AustraliansWomen's RightsSuffrage and Women's Rights -
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Anti-War Protests
Use the words in this worksheet to complete the paragraph about anti-war protests. Encourage critical thinking with…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryWorld HistorySocial Issues -
LESSON PLANS
Left-Handers Are All Right
Students use a web resource to explore the perspective of left-handed people coping in a right-handed society. They…SubjectsScienceHuman Body and AnatomyHuman Biology -
BOOK GUIDES
A Reader's Companion to Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
Use the questions in this literature guide to Sleeping Freshman Never Lie to check reading comprehension and engage…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionSocial Issues -
WORKSHEETS
Art and the World Around Us
Students consider the impact of the world's social issues on artists, writers, and musicians. Then, they express their…Subjects:Creative WritingMusicSocial Issues -
BOOK GUIDES
The Fountainhead
Use a teaching guide that includes character analysis, an overview of the novel, and study questions.Subjects:Twentieth CenturyAmerican History/U.S. HistorySocial Studies and History -
WORKSHEETS
Triangle Shirtwaist Company
Use this sheet and activities to teach your class about the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in 1911.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryTwentieth CenturySocial Issues -
BOOK GUIDES
Parrot in the Oven Reading Guide
Use the questions in this reading guide to spark discussion about the family and community pressure the main character…Subjects:HispanicsSocial IssuesFamilies -
BOOK GUIDES
Shooter Reading Guide
This reading guide includes discussion questions for Shooter, a novel by Walter Dean Myers about a school shooting.Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionSocial Issues -
BOOK GUIDES
A Guide to Teaching Bruce Brooks's Asylum for Nightface, What Hearts & The Moves Make the Man
This teacher's guide to Bruce Brooks's Asylum for Nightface, What Hearts & The Moves Make the Man provides a pre-reading…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureNovels -
BOOK GUIDES
We Are Here To Stay Reading Guide
Use these reading guide to support students to think critically and demonstrate reading comprehension.Subjects:Social Change in LiteratureSocial Issues -
WORKSHEETS
Terrorism
Explore the terrorist events of the 1980s.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryTwentieth CenturySocial Issues -
WORKSHEETS
All-Bright Court and Imani All Mine Reader's Guide
Compare and discuss two books by Connie Rose Porter with help from the questions in this printable reader's guide.…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureSocial Issues -
WORKSHEETS
Spitting Image Reader's Guide
Teach students about the war on poverty with the resources in this reader's guide for Spitting Image, a book about…Subjects:NovelsSocial Change in LiteratureCommunity and Ways of Life -
BOOK GUIDES
This Full House Reading Guide
This reading guide includes discussion questions and activities to deepen pupils' understanding of This Full House, the…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionSocial Issues -
BOOK GUIDES
Teacher's Guide to The Dream Bearer, Handbook for Boys & It Ain't All for Nothin'
In this teacher's guide you'll find reading skills and strategies, discussion questions, and activities for Walter Dean…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionSocial Issues -
BOOK GUIDES
Street Love Reading Guide
Use the questions in this reading guide to encourage classroom discussion of Street Love, a novel by Walter Dean Myers…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionSocial Issues -
WORKSHEETS
Capital Punishment Essay
Talk to your class about capital punishment and its effectiveness in stemming crime. Then, have pupils write an opinion…Subjects:Social Studies and HistorySocial IssuesLaw -
BOOK GUIDES
Nickel and Dimed Teacher's Guide
Journalist and author Barbara Ehrenreich goes under cover to work low-wage jobs across America, learning how difficult…Subjects:Banned Books and CensorshipLiteratureReading and Literature -
BOOK GUIDES
Dork in Disguise, Dork on the Run, and Midsummer Night's Dork Teaching Guide
Use the discussion questions, curriculum connections, and thematic connections in this literature guide to supplement…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionSocial Issues
