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Civilization V<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The project outline can be found here: Civilization V project outline 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Civ V<\/em> manual can be found here:\u00a0 Civ_V_Manual_English_Updated<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A copy of the log we use during gameplay can be found here: Civilization V Log 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The tech tree for\u00a0Civilization V<\/em>\u00a0can be found by clicking\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Note: to open Word documents, you’ll need to use a browser other than Chrome (unless you know a hack).<\/p>\n

Black History<\/strong><\/p>\n

The project outline for Part 2 of this work can be found here: Socials Black History Project Part 2 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The (non-exhaustive) list of influential figures from Black history for your research project can be found here: Socials Black History list of figures for research 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The project outline for Part 1 of your exploration is here: Socials Black History project outline Part One 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The checklist for Part 1 of your exploration is here: Socials Black History project Checklist Part One 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Government and the 2024 Election<\/strong><\/p>\n

The assignment outline for your final sharing of learning can be found here: Social Studies US Election Final Project Outline 2024<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An exhaustive breakdown of voter demographics can be found here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The tool for exploring the electoral college can be found be clicking here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

NPR’s series about election disinformation can be found here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/em> collection of the candidate’s positions on major issues at play in the election is here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Word document that you can use for recording your findings from the above NYTimes article can be accessed here: 2024 US Election Key Issues Graphic Organizer<\/a><\/strong> (you’ll need to open it in a browser other that Chrome).\u00a0 As you type into the document, the columns will get longer.<\/p>\n

Here are the Cook Political Report’s race ratings for:<\/p>\n

The House<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Senate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Electoral College<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Governorships<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Cook Pol<\/p>\n

Current Events<\/strong><\/p>\n

The full episodes page of the\u00a0PBS NewsHour\u00a0<\/em>is here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Washington Week\u00a0<\/em>can be accessed here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The graphic organizer for note-taking is here: Current Events US Election Graphic Organizer 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The criteria for note-taking is here: Current Events US Election Criteria 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tips for note-taking are here: Current Events note-taking tips 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

3 in 3 Mini-Research Project–Understanding the U.S. Election<\/strong><\/p>\n

The assignment outline for this project is here: Social Studies American Politicians 3 in 3 mini research project description 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A list of which classmate is exploring which political figure is here: Socials 3 in 3 Project Who’s Doing Who<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The marking sheet for the assignment is here (notice how you are being assessed): Socials 3 in 3 research project marking sheet 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The rubric for assessing oral language skills is here: Oral Language rubric 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Useful links:<\/em><\/p>\n

PBS NewsHour<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

CBC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NPR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Washington Week<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Washington Post\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Guardian<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fox<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

BBC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The is a useful tool for determining the potential bias in news sources you are exploring:\u00a0mediabiasfactcheck.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Our class’s unofficial godmother (although she doesn’t know it): Judy Woodruff<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n