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Every Day Edit - Prime Minister Tony Blair

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Prime Minister Tony Blair. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
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Eden's Last Stand: Why Did Anthony Eden Resign in 1938?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the politics of England by reading historic letters.  In this world history lesson, students research the Conservative British Government during the beginning of World War II.  Students examine an authentic...
Interactive
US National Archives

WWII: The Pacific 1939-45 – Japan and the Atom Bomb

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Though the scientists who developed the atom bomb did not believe it should be used to end World War II, American President Harry S. Truman and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill were of like mind in their decision to drop the bomb...
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The Great British History Quiz

For Students 4th - 5th
In this British history learning exercise, students complete a ten question multiple choice quiz about British history. Prior knowledge is assumed.
Printables
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Australia Day Printables

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Here is your must-have resource for celebrating Australia Day with youngsters! It includes research activities, popular Australian songs, tracing and coloring worksheets, and other several other great printables.
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Curriculum Project

Gandhi

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Introduce class members to Gandhi's non-violent, non-cooperative ideas with Richard Attenborough's 1982 bio-epic. The film traces the experiences that gave shape to Gandhi's ideas and the actions that eventually lead to the end of...
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University of California

Roots of the Cold War

For Teachers 10th - 11th Standards
When and how did the Cold War begin? To answer this question, you will not find a better-organized, in-depth, activity- and inquiry-based resource than this! Executing best teaching practices throughout, each portion of this inquiry...
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Chamberlain and Hitler, 1938--What Was Chamberlain Trying To Do?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Explore events prior to World War II. Learners view replicas of authentic photographs and hand written documents representing the viewpoints of Adolf Hitler and Neville Chamberlain. They discuss alternate viewpoints, consider historical...
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Curated OER

Victoria and Albert (4 Parts)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners watch the four part series about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. They answer and discuss questions related to the four part series.
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The Mythology of Munich

For Teachers K
Students listen to a story read by their teacher and identify the pictures inside it to be real or make believe. In this fiction and non fiction lesson plan, students also write a real or make believe story of their own.
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab

For Students 9th - 10th
In this vocabulary activity, students decipher the best word choice to complete the sentence. All words begin with the letter Z.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Victory and the New Order in Europe

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A New Order in Europe calls for a new lesson plan! This third plan in a series of four sequential lessons encourages high schoolers to read primary sources about the development of the New Order and follow up their knowledge with a...
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ESL English Grammar Lesson: The Royal Wedding

For Teachers 9th
Have your ESL learners practice their written and oral English grammar skills, with this highly engaging ESL Lesson. Budding grammarians mingle across the room discovering what they each know about the Royal Wedding between Kate and...
Organizer
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ESL/EFL Lesson - Impeach Tony Blair?

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL/EFL reading comprehension lesson, learners read an article entitled, "Impeach Tony Blair." They participate in discussion activities, debates, and answer a variety of question types based on their comprehension of the article.
PPT
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Political Humor

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Though slightly dated (around the 2008 Presidential election), the information and discussion points in this presentation about political humor are solid. Use the slides in your language arts class in a lecture about semantics, or in a...
Lesson Plan
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Do We Need a Permanenet International Criminal Court?: War Crimes, Violence, International Law and Politics, Nuremberg

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
In this lesson, young scholars explore the history, relevance and current application of international tribunals for war crimes. Students look at cases from the Nuremberg trials, Tokyo trials and the Bosnian War.
Interactive
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Iran's Ambassador Change

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Iran's Ambassador change worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Art and Literature Quiz 1

For Students 9th - 12th
In this art and literature worksheet, students answer short answer questions about famous authors, plays, and characters. Students complete 31 short answer questions.
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Melbourne - Reading Comprehension Podcards Worksheet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, young scholars read a one page passage about Melbourne, Australia. They complete approximately 30 fill in the blank questions dealing with the passage. Students also identify seven synonyms. ...
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Propaganda of War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine examples of war propaganda.  In this historical literature lesson, students research the elements of propaganda in relation to various wars of the past.  They discuss different types of propaganda, and the...
Worksheet
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Princess Diana

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Princess Diana worksheet, students read about the life of the princess, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
Worksheet
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Modifying Words

For Students 8th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students read a piece of text and practice modifying fourteen words to grammatically complete the paragraphs correctly.
Lesson Plan
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Breaking News: School Bans Hugging and High Fives

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore current events by analyzing a news article in class. In this school ban lesson, students read a story about a high school in London that has banned physical contact between all learners. Students answer study questions...
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Harry Potter Discussion Questions

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Harry Potter worksheet, students answer a set of 20 general questions about the Harry Potter book series. A reference website for additional resources is given.