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1856-1865: Abolitionists and the Civil War
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this abolition instructional activity, students watch "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and discuss the philanthropic acts they witnessed in the film. Students also complete an activity that requires...
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Breaking News: Chinese Writer to Have Shakespeare's Face
Students explore current events by completing a list of worksheet activities. In this William Shakespeare lesson, students identify a resident of China who wishes to undergo plastic surgery to give himself the face of William...
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The End of Shopping as We Know It
Students explore trends in consumerism. In this current events lesson, students examine e-commerce as they browse selected websites to learn more about the phenomenon.
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Paris Hilton
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Paris Hilton 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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Ancient Africa's Connection to Today
Fourth graders engage in a lesson in which ancient Africa's historical contributions are told though the eyes of a spider, Anansi, and his search calabash game. The game is accessed through a website which is embedded in this lesson plan.
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Fishing for El Nino
Learners explain why fish are in their usual location from the perspective of a worker on a fishing boat. They use clues clues, research, and a fake letter from their friend in North Carolina to determine the cause is El Nino.
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1856-1865: Abolitionists and the Civil War
Students discover philanthropic acts of the Civil War era. In this service learning lesson, students research Underground Railroad literature, Reconstruction Amendments, and acts of philanthropy during the Civil War era.
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ESL: Tenses in Passive Voice
For this ESL passive voice tense worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences, writing verbs in proper tense and passive voice.
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Breaking News English: Lonely Planet Travel Guide in Fraud Scandal
In this English worksheet, students read "Lonely Planet Travel Guide in Fraud Scandal," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, 2 graphic organizer, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Phrasal Verbs Quiz
For this phrasal verbs worksheet, students identify the phrasal verb, then select the best answer to complete the given sentence that helps define the verb's meaning. There are 10 exercises like this for students to complete.