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Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: Narration, Voice, and the Compson Family's New System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete a variety of discussion and writing activities surrounding the study of Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury.
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students read the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry to determine how the Great Depression affected teens. They compare the problems faced during the Great Depression to those teens face today.
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Great Depression: Bank Runs and Economic Collapse

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders list factors that helped cause the economic collapse during the Great Depression. For this Great Depression lesson plan, 11th graders view video clips, read, and research the Great Depression and identify bank runs and...
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The Write Response

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore what impact the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 had on nine different American novelists. They write and share their own thoughts and feelings, then consider the role writing plays in their own lives,...
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Economic Crash and Recovery

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compile research notes on the Great Depression through library and internet research. They research a New Deal policy and orally present their findings in order to create a class matrix on the different New Deal policies of the...
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You are the Curator: Building a Museum of the 1920s and 1930s

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine primary and secondary sources regarding 1920's and 1930's America. In this Webquest instructional activity, students explore sources regarding the American decades in order to create their own museum exhibits.
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America's Economy: Sorrow And Hope

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover how Americans found the hope that broke the Great Depression. In this American economics instructional activity, students watch "America's Economy: Sorrow and Hope." Students then discuss the implications of the...
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A Lesson To Accompany "The First Bank of the United States: A Chapter in the History of Central Banking"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is an interesting topic. Learners examine the economics that led to the founding of the First Bank of America. They participate in a reader's theater experience depicting the debate between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson...
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History of Toys and Games

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students research history of popular toys to learn when those toys were first introduced. They use measurement skills to create an accurate timeline.
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The Great Depression in South Carolina

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners research The Great Depression in South Carolina. For this Great Depression lesson plan, students read and discuss the information given to them, along with analyzing photographs from the time.
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Fed Up!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the significance of the Federal Reserve in the United States economy by defining key economic terms through the presentation of skits and the creation of a student book.
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Ohio Animal Activity

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the various animals of Ohio. They compare the activities of the different animals during the different seasons throughout the year. Students publish their findings in a report and share it with the class.
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Looking for the Bottom

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Secondary learners explore the economic indicators and the role they play in the US economy. Written for the 2008 economy, the lesson is adaptable to today's economic situation. Pupils discover economic indicators, analyze charts,...
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Keeping News Trustworthy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze media sources. In this media awareness lesson, students consider media outlets as businesses and discuss how they present information. Students keep media logs and analyze selected newspapers, magazines. or television...
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Money and Banking

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore real world investing and the effects of day to day decisions on their financial futures.
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Business Growth - Lesson Plan: 2 x 1 hour lessons

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students watch a Power Point presentation on business growth. Students complete a task requiring research and analysis of a business and its growth.
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Japan's Economic Miracle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that discusses the economy of Japan. They conduct research using budgets found on the internet. Then they have group discussions of how the government gets its money for spending.
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Why Predict?

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine the process of predicting. They observe a fine art transparency, discuss their predictions about the artwork, identify the types of predictions made during a weather broadcast, and evaluate headlines from...
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The Depression Domino in "Byway" Arkansas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the effects of the Great Depression on the town of Byway, Arkansas. They read text, participate in a simulation of living in Byway during the Great Depression, and create a list showing how occupations were affected like...
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The Day Before

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the impact a major event has on people and on history as their team selects an event and publishes their own magazine to recreate the times in which such an event occurred.
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Lessons from History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review key vocabulary in history and review a specific website. They write a paragraph summarizing an event they read about on this website. They analyze the importance of studying and learning from history.
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Surfing to the Planets on the Internet

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the planets using computers and other forms of electronic technology. They research data on two planets and compare the data. Students make conclusions regarding the size of their planets. They calculate how long...
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Corporate Human Rights Policies

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners examine corporate human rights policies. In this business ethics instructional activity, students read articles and conduct research that allows them to respond to and discuss the provided business ethics questions.

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