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Using Poetry

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students memorize the words to a teacher selected poem. They produce an audio recording of the poem. They create a new verse for the poem. They create a visual representation of the poem.
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American Revolution: Who Am I

For Students 4th - 5th
In this American Revolution worksheet, students read 5 paragraphs, each giving clues about a famous person in the Revolutionary War. Students use a word bank to find the answer.
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Imperialism Web Quest

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Imperialism worksheet, learners read Internet articles about the topic and then respond to 11 short answer questions.
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Monumental Mysteries

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the Internet's role in preserving ancient monuments. They create an Internet scavenger hunt, a collection of Web sites and related questions about an ancient monument and how it reflects its culture.
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English Around the World

For Students 4th - 6th
In this English activity, students read the passages about English around the world, write vocabulary words, and answer short answer questions. Students complete 3 activities.
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Auschwitz Episode Guide: Factories of Death

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine Hitler's "Final Solution." They watch and discuss a PBS documentary, read handouts, conduct Internet research, and read and discuss a personal memoir.
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Cartoon Analysis Worksheet Key Jay’s Treaty

For Students 9th - 12th
In this primary source analysis learning exercise, students examine a political cartoon about Jay's Treaty and then respond to 10 analysis questions about the cartoons they select. The cartoon is not included and answers to each of the...
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A Country Is Born-The American Revolutionary War

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders construct a historical timeline of events leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. They give a speech pleading the cause of independence and compare and contrast today's news media with the ideals of the...
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Harry Potter Discussion Questions

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Harry Potter learning exercise, students answer a set of 20 general questions about the Harry Potter book series. A reference website for additional resources is given.
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The Victorian Era - History Through Literature

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students can learn about the Victorian Era through famous novels, such as "Wuthering Heights" and "Great Expectations".
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Martin Luther King Day

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They conduct research, participate in a discrimination simulation, write a poem, and create a collage.
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A Brief History of Vietnam (1858-2004) and Its Evolving Communist System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the French colonization of Vietnam, the Vietnam War, and the current evolving Communist system. They develop political maps, outline the major events of the Vietnam War, write an essay, and compare/contrast...
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Fact, Fiction, or Bad Memory

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify bias in how the events of the Boston Massacre were reported. They attempt to determine who is to blame for the Boston Massacre by determining the reliability the of sources.
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French and Indian War

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders complete a unit on the French and Indian War. They conduct an Internet document search and use what they find to complete a document based essay about the war.
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Celebration Symbols And Their Meaning

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students are introduced to the history and origins of many common symbols used in celebrations. They explore symbols in group centers, identify a symbol that has special meaning to them and design a symbol to represent the classroom.
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The Acadian Diaspora

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the Acadian Diaspora of 1755. They read the Acadian Diaspora and discuss the readability, characters, cultures, and psychology of the storyline. They write a reaction paper of journal entry and share and discuss them...
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Properties of Soil

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students use history to create knowledge of how soil has changed in the state of Ohio. The instructional activity is cross curricular in nature and uses Along the Ohio Trail as a source of literature for reflection.
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SAT Reading Comprehension Practice Test 01

For Students 10th - 12th
For this SAT reading comprehension worksheet, students read an excerpt from a book and answer comprehension questions.  Students answer 7 questions and submit their answers in this SAT practice worksheet.
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Revolutions in Retrospect

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the social conditions of Victorian England and focus on the woman's place in Victorian society. In this Victorian England lesson, students read excerpts of Victorian writers and their take on the Industrial Revolution....
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Calculus at the Battle of Trafalgar

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Pupils read an article on how calculus is used in the real world. In this calculus lesson plan, students draw a correlation between the Battle of Trafalgar and calculus. The purpose of this article is the show everyday uses for calculus...
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Orchids and Evolution

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners study Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory and how he applied it to orchids.  For this evolution lesson students repeat Darwin's orchid pollination experiment.
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Rules, Resistance and Repeal: How the Stamp Act Was Repealed

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the causes of the American Revolution. Participating in activities, they discover how it would have felt to be taxed without representation. They identify an object from a museum and discuss how it might have been...
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Practical Criticism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the verbal devices through which poems make meaning; to compare one's personal interpretation of a poem with the personal interpretations of others; to develop standards of literary judgment.
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Breaking News English: Scientists Discover Healthier Pizza

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English instructional activity, students read "Scientists Discover Healthier Pizza," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

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