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Culture Universals Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners perform research on specific cultures. They write a short paragraph on each of the universals and explain how each universal relates to their home culture.
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Astonishing Planetary Discovery

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students access the Internet, research one of the planets, copy and paste necessary information, and design a creature that would survive for a year on their planet. They present their creature and its qualities to the rest of the class.
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A Newscast on Nigerian Women

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research the history of Nigeria and the role that women have in its society. The students then showcase this information in a 10 to 15 minute newscast focused on the challenges faced by these women.
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Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and connect themes of selected nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and art to Harlem Renaissance jazz. They compare and contrast historical and fictionalized versions of the jazz scenes of the Harlem Renaissance. They...
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Writing a Children's Book -- Young Authors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice their writing skills by creating a children's book. They integrate five elements of short stories into the narrative. They share their stories with their book buddies.
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Poetry

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students reflect on a news report through poetry. Students write a poem based on this week's news events. Students share poems with each other. Students reflect on a poem of their choosing.
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Poetry for Kids

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders be immersed indirect experiences which are opportunities for students to reflect, look back, debrief or abstract from their experiences what they have felt, and thought, and studied.
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A Christmas Memory

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students think about and remember a special Christmas they had with their family when they were younger. They write an essay using vivid descriptions that appeal to the senses.
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Geometry and Quilting

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders combine geometry and language arts skills while examining quilt-making. After identifying the geometric shapes contained in quilts, they write stories to encompass the quilt border. Students conclude by creating and...
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Poetry Anthology of Basic Forms

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the format of the following poetic forms: acrostic, haiku, cinquain, diamente, and free-verse.They create a handbook or anthology of these poetic forms, with at least one sample of original work in each format.
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Lion, Witch, Wardrobe

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read the story of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." Based upon the story, students perform reinforcement and discovery activities, according to their ability level. Pupils may write an essay, perform computer research,...
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Four Year Plan Essay

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers complete a personal vision, a four year plan essay, meant to stimulate their thinking process. They set a foundation for what they hope to strive for in the next four years to come.
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Mining Mass Media

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students take a closer look at the attributes of electronic media. In this journalism activity, students compare and contrast electronic and print versions of the same news stories. Students then write their one broadcast news stories.
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Picture This

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create a descriptive paragraph about their past or their heritage and provide a picture to go along with it. In this past and heritage lesson plan, students share their paragraph with the class.
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Energy Efficiency: It really IS important!

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students compare the energy needed to produce new products versus recycling. In this physics activity, students brainstorm ways to save energy. They create a presentation about the correlation between conserving energy and energy costs.
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A "Tail" to Tell

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a sequel to the original The Three Little Pigs story or a fractured version of it and share it with classmates.
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Looking Back to 1980

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use clustering/mind mapping techniques to generate ideas, graphically represent inferences, organize their conclusions and write a report that presents conclusions the writer has reached, and facts substantiating those conclusions.
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Growing Files for Women's History

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research a woman from their local community. They use primary source documents and old newspapers to gather information. They present the information to the class.
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Technical Paper

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify the components of the technical paper. They identify the format of the technical paper and write the title page, a table of contents, an abstract, Works Cited, Bibliography, and Appendix sections of the technical paper.
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Language Arts: Persuasion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the characteristics of persuasive writing. They identify arguments, supporting details, and discuss how to reorganize and present information in more effective ways. Students compose their own essays and discuss their...
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Young Author Books: I Am a Leaf on My Family Tree

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create family tree books. They discuss culture and brainstorm interview questions for family members. They write stories, poems, and captions for family photos. They interview family members and assemble the interviews...
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Rainforest Preservation

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a lesson to comprehend the ecological importance of the rainforest. While conducting research they make connections to the reasons for preserving the forest and practical steps that can be taken to help.
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Applying Theories Of Class

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars apply their knowledge of theories of social class to an analysis of social class in their society. In this social class lesson plan, students work in small groups to complete a Knowledge-Matrix for Traditional Marxist,...
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E-Pals - Key-Pals

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders communicate with another 2nd grade classroom through E-mail.

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