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Paul Revere's Ride and the American Revolution

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze the cause, results, and critical historic figures and events of the American Revolution. In this American Revolution instructional activity, students review Paul Revere's significance and the Battles of Lexington and...
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American English 2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this American English 2 worksheet, students match the fifteen British English words on the left with the fifteen American English equivalent words on the right.
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Test Your Research Skills: American English 1

For Students 4th - 6th
In this research skills worksheet, students will match 15 British English words with the American English equivalent.
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American and British English Comparison

For Students 4th - 6th
In this American and British English comparison activity, students match the 15 British English terms to their American equivalents.
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Causes of the American Revolution Review

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate causes of the American Revolution. In this American Revolution lesson, students consider the major acts passed by the British in the 1760's and 1770's. Students access an online memory game regarding British taxation...
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Describing Drum Beats in Native American Music

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students analyze the drum patterns and changing styles of the music and dance for the Native American song and dance "Owl Dance." They listen to a recording of "Owl Dance," discuss the cultural context of the song, and perform the song.
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Native American Music: Call-and-Response

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students are introduced to call-and-response form of Native American song and dance. They identify and describe a call-and-response form as used in "0 Hal'Lwe." Male students will perform "0 Hal'Lwe" in call-and-response style with drum...
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American Beginnings

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the role of historians.  In this American History lesson plan, 11th graders analyze document based questions.  Students write a summary of these documents. 
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Spanish-American War

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders identify and examine the main causes and effects of the Spanish American War. They explore yellow journalism and investigate the history to the Platt Amendment. Each student also defines imperialism and maps out the...
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American Indian Reservation Controversies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this American history lesson, students research the reservation controversies of the 1870's. Young scholars use problem based...
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American Revolution

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a magazine in Microsoft Publisher. In this magazine lesson plan, students create a magazine about the American Revolution using the publishing program.
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Using Supporting Evidence to Interpret Meaning-A Native American Folktale

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners read Native American folktales.  In this multicultural literature lesson, students research the style of writing used in Native American folktales.  They view a video of a folktale, and discuss the meanings of the...
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The American West: Images of Its People

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. In this American West activity, students examine photographs that reveal the cultural components of the West and then write narratives regarding the photographs.
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Native American Tribes

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the words that are used to focus upon the Native American tribes and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Native American Tribes

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the words that are naming different Native American tribes and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Annenberg Foundation

Exploring Borderlands

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What motivated Europeans to explore the New World, and what effects did their exploration have on Native American populations? The second installment of a 16-part American Passages series prompts pupils to watch a video and read several...
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A New Nation American Independence Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology

For Teachers 1st Standards
Sixteen lessons make up a read-aloud anthology centered around America's journey toward independence. Scholars hear texts about the Boston Tea Party, Betsy Ross, the Found Fathers, the Liberty Bell, and more! Pupils discuss their...
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The Price of Freedom: Americans at War

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
An interactive resource covers all of the United States' most prominent and influential historic wars including the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the War of 1812, and the Korean War. Learners observe cause and effect as well as how violence...
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PBS

Frankenstein: The Consequence of Creation

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Famous as a horror story, as the first science fiction novel, Frankenstein is also a tale of ambition, a warning about unbridled science, and responsibility for actions. Readers consider what the tale says of the consequences of creation...
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Literacy Design Collaborative

American Dream: Reality, Promise or Illusion?

For Students 10th - 11th Standards
Dream or nightmare? Class members craft a synthesis essay with textual to determine to what extent the United States has fulfilled the ideas embodied in the America Dream.
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History - Great Americans Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students select and read biographies of great Americans, and develop four-paragraph reports on how these Americans contributed to our country.
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American Literature - The American Dream: Past, Present, and Future

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to the ideas of the American Dream at the turn of the century. They present their ideas on the American Dream at the turn of the century through a person characterized in Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River...
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African-Americans and the Military

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the key figures in African-American military history. They discover how African-American military history reflect both discrimination and the often heroic struggle to overcome discrimination. They examine the key periods...
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Japanese-American Internment/Relocation Camps

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create poetry and verse, using all 5 senses to paint a visual image of life in a Japanese-American internment camp.

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