Holiday Project for Social Studies | Economics and Persuasive Writing Project

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Holiday projects like this are a great way to spend the last couple of weeks before Winter Break! Your students will be engaged, and you will have no stress because this has everything you need! You’ll love that it’s standards-aligned and fun for the holidays!

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Holiday projects like this are a great way to spend the last couple of weeks before Winter Break! Your students will be engaged, and you will have no stress because this has everything you need! You’ll love that it’s standards-aligned and fun for the holidays!

 

Use the PREVIEW to see everything that’s included.

 

This complete holiday social studies project includes:

  • Teacher Unit Guide
  • Teacher Tips on Projects in Middle School
  • Lesson Plan with bell-ringer and summarizer ideas
  • Guided Research Pages (with answer keys)
  • Project Planning Sheets
  • Supply List Pages
  • Expenses Report
  • Digital Economics Game
  • Journal Entry
  • Updated Expenses Report
  • Illustration Activity
  • Persuasive Planning Pages with writing support
  • Persuasive Tab Booklet (Students’ Final Product)
  • Scoring Rubric

 

Please note: Students will need internet access for the research and the digital economics game.

 

About the Project:

Students will create the “perfect” holiday product or event (from a list provided) and persuade people to purchase or visit.

 

6th Grade Projects: Christmas and Hannukah (Germany and UK)

7th Grade Projects: Karamu (Kwanzaa/Kenya), Kadomatsu (Japanese New Year/Japan), Lantern Festival (China), Diwali (Hindu/India), and Hannukah (Israel).

 

Student Process:

Research

Plan

Obstacles

Plan Again/Modify

Persuade

 

Timeline:

The entire project is intended to take place over the course of two weeks. However, there are ideas in the Teacher Guide to modify this project to take up only one week.

 

Standards Covered: Georgia Standards of Excellence

Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers

  • Specialization
  • Trade Barriers: tariff, quota, embargo
  • Exchanging Currencies

 

Describe factors that influence economic growth

  • Investment in human capital and GDP per capita
  • Investment in capital goods and GDP per capita

 

Analyze different economic systems

 

ELAGSE7W1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasoning and relevant evidence

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FAQs

Are answer keys included?

Yes. The answer keys are included as the last pages of the resource download.

Do all the activity worksheets need to be completed all at once, or can I split it up?

You could certainly split this up into multiple days/activities. Especially with the long resources. Some activities are easy to split into three “activities”. First, cold read (could be a partner read) w/vocab and multiple choice questions. Second, re-read and summary page. Third, choose one writing activity. You could even do stations. Maybe partner read first, then one station does the vocabulary and summary page. Another station could do the multiple choice, and you could do a teacher-led station with one writing prompt. Then, you can have a fourth station independently write the other prompt. Of course, you know your students better than I do! These are just some ideas!! I try to section out the activities, so you have the freedom to make it work for you!

Is a digital version included?

Not always. Be sure to check the description to see if the specific resource has a digital version included.

What is the Lexile level of your reading passages?

Since Lexile is trademarked, I am unable to label them as Lexile levels. However, I have used the free Lexile analyzer and I stay within the recommended grade level range. If there is a specific reading packet that you need details for, please contact me directly and I’ll give you a more specific range.

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Standards Covered

Standards Covered: Georgia Standards of Excellence

Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers

  • Specialization
  • Trade Barriers: tariff, quota, embargo
  • Exchanging Currencies

 

Describe factors that influence economic growth

  • Investment in human capital and GDP per capita
  • Investment in capital goods and GDP per capita

 

Analyze different economic systems

 

ELAGSE7W1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasoning and relevant evidence

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