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Picture the 60s

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider how the 1960's impacted Great Britain. In this contemporary history lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about the decade, popular culture, and women's rights.
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Naomi Campbell

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Naomi Campbell and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Writing Sentences Using Was or Were

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this sentence writing activity, students complete statements about people in the past using the verbs was or were. There are thirteen sentences for them to complete.
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1950's Popular Culture

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students gain a basic understanding of Capitalism and Communism, the ideologies that fueled the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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Saris, Kimonos, Tagas and Smocks: Exploring Clothing Across Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore via the internet all types of clothing around the world. Students discuss that the way people dress is an important means of expressing identity. Students collaborate via Internet research the social purposes of clothing.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Old or New?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this key vocabulary crossword puzzle worksheet, students practice key vocabulary as they read the 10 clues to correctly fill in the word puzzle. Students then write 10 sentences connected to their own country, family, favorite things,...
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William And Kate: Duke and Dutches of Cambridge

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Prince William and Kate Middleton and then complete a variety of in class and homework activities including spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and scrambled sentences.
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VH1 Fan Club ABBA Lesson 1

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the relationship between trends and individual tastes in music. They use musical terms to describe the elements of different styles of music.
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Shopping Bag Challenge

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students design a shopping bag that will allow the consumer to immediately identify the store and understand the product that is being sold. They create an advertisement for a new shopping bag. Students choose their type of business to...
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Olaudah Equiano

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders describe in detail a time in their life when they were the most afraid, causes of the fear and how they overcame it. This experience is compared/contrasted to the actual circumstances behind slave auction blocks. They read...
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Bathtubs

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read the passage titled Bathtubs. They then answer the 12 questions pertaining to the passage.
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Changing Attitudes: Aging in America Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss how the elder members of the community are viewed. Using the internet, they research how this view has changed since colonial times. They also identify ways in which this attitude keeps changing in modern America.
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Body / Kinesthetic & Visual / Spatial

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders produce a multimedia project using HyperStudio. This project is similiar to an "information kiosk", with engaging media to "tell a story" about the Battle of Gettysburg. They have knowledge about the Civil War events that...
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Sequence of Events Storyline

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice sequencing the events in a story they have read. After reading a short story, 7th graders sequence the events of the story using a timeline. Their timeline is used to create a summary paragraph of the story...
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Wole Soyinka

For Students 6th - 7th
For this Cloze reading worksheet, students read the text about Wole Soyinka and complete the missing text by finding the correct words for the 15 gaps, selecting from multiple choice suggestions. This worksheet is online and interactive.
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Augustus: First of the Roman Emperors

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore how Julius Caesar's military brilliance forged a new Rome, but Augustus' political genius made it an empire for the ages. Despite being Caesar's nephew and adopted heir, Augustus struggled for thirteen years to...
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ABBA - Lesson 2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils identify and notate the musical device known as a "hook". They notate and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns in the ABBA song "Mamma Mia".
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Slavery and the Legal Status of Free Blacks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the status of free blacks in Illinois and slavery in the U.S. They read and analyze primary source documents, answer and discuss questions, participate in a group discussion, and present the group's findings to the class.
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The Dust Bowl and the Ogallala Aquifer

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research the characteristics of the Great Plains as an agricultural area. They examine farming techniques from the past and how those farming techniques are used today. They investigate the present uses of the Ogallala Aquifer.
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Why Juveniles Commit Crimes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the reasons why juveniles commit crimes. As a class, they watch movies showing juveniles committing crims and discuss the impact on societies. They take a field trip to adult and juvenile courts and compare their...
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Op Art Circles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create Optical Art, art that seems to move when you look at it, in this Art lesson for the High School classroom. Included with the lesson is a list of recommended materials and suggested resource books for lesson implementation.
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Grammar Bingo

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students review the rules of grammar. They create their own grid and fill it in with given grammatical principles. Students use their grid for a bingo card and play grammar bingo. Students read their notes and verify them for accuracy...
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Americas Idols

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of American Idol and the controversy that surrounds the broadcast. They conduct research using a variety of resources and write paragraphs that state opinions about the...
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US Foreign Policy at the Turn of the Millennium

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore U.S. foreign policy. In this diplomacy activity, students discuss and analyze the evolution of U.S. foreign policy between 1970 and 2000. Students research their textbooks, the Internet, videos, and filmstrips.

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