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Curated OER

Independent - To Be Or Not To Be

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine national symbols of freedom and speech strategies. They study the constitution, forefathers, and the Declaration of Independence.
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Curated OER

Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 2, Lesson 3: In the Course of Human Events

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice scanning skills to answer questions on the French and Indian War.
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Curated OER

A Novel Idea

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read a historical novel. In groups they reenact chapters of the novel.
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Curated OER

Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 2, Lesson E: In My Opinion . . .

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read paragraphs that they've written from a Mountains to Climb self-reflection worksheet.
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Curated OER

Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 3, Lesson F: Coming to Terms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders develop vocabulary through the study of the American Revolution.
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Curated OER

Weave a Web of Words

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write a first draft of an oral presentation about the American Revolution and take their work through the writing process.
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Curated OER

Independent - To Be or Not Top Be: Press Conference

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders deliver an oral presentation on the American war for independence to small groups. They use a rubric to give each other peer feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of their presentation.
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Curated OER

Independent - To Be or Not Top Be: Say It Again, Uncle Sam

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders revise and edit an oral presentation on the American Revolution based on peer feedback. They refine their oral presentation style and pinpoint areas in need of improvement.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Boston Tea Party: Costume Optional?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By exploring historical accounts of events surrounding the Boston Tea Party, students learn about the sources and methods historians use to reconstruct what happened in the past. It includes extended websites for further research.
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Other

The Road to Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site for a 14-day United States History unit on the events leading up to the American Revolution. The point of this unit is to help students form an understanding of events by using multiple primary accounts (teaching...