Here is an Everyday Edit on the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This short document is an effective way to build a bridge from the often fractious beginning of a class period (after a class change, in other words) to the day’s lesson.
Usually in this spot at the bottom of a post, I beg for copyediting assistance if readers catch typos in my work, as well as peer review of its efficacy. I needn’t do that here, because this worksheet comes from the generous operators of Education World, who give away a year’s worth of them, which you’ll find if you click that lengthy hyperlink.
