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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Fairy Tales From Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A guideline for helping students to write their own fairy tales. This is a fun activity that will help students to analyze a literary style and follow a pattern.
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PBS

Pbs: The Roman Empire of the 1st Century: Religion and Politics in Daily Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will examine various aspects of religion in ancient Rome including the role of mythology, polytheism versus. monotheism, the treatment of Jews and Christians, and the spread of Christianity. To guide their...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: Failed European Colonies in the New World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson that examines some of the reasons European efforts to establish colonies in the New World were often met with failure. It focuses on the story of nine Jesuit priests who started a small colony on Chesapeake Bay in the hopes of...
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides information about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s impact on American history. In addition, there are links to related topics.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Cultural Creation Myths

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This ArtsEdge lesson plan provides strategies for teaching the creation myth to high school students. Students participate in writing intensive activities which relay the various implications of these myths and their relation to the...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: What Was Columbus Thinking

For Teachers 5th - 8th
These lesson plans guide students' thinking about the effects Columbus' journey to the New World had on Native Americans and uses primary sources such as excerpts from Columbus' diary and letters to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: m.l. King, Jr.: Identifying With a Hero

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson that attempts to help younger learners understand and identify with Martin Luther King, Jr. through reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities. Encourages students to attempt to live out King's "Dream," in their own lives.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: C. S. Lewis Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Web English Teacher presents links to information about the famous author C.S. Lewis (1898-1963 CE).
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Utah Education Network

Uen: The Reformation

For Teachers 6th
Learn about the Religious Reformation in Europe that allowed for the spread of new ideas in both science and religion.
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Other

Tabernacle Baptist Church: Sunday School Lessons: The Book of Ruth [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit breaks the book of Ruth down so it is easy to understand. It includes an outline of the book and a commentary on the verses.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Grade 6 Social Studies: Spread of World Religions

For Teachers 6th - 7th
This instructional task asks students to explain the impact that religion had on cultural diffusion in the Eastern Hemisphere. It contains a set of authentic source documents. Students engage with the sources to build their understanding...
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British Library

British Library: 'Goblin Market' by Christina Rossetti

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In 'Goblin Market', Rossetti employs imagery to explore Victorian debates around sin and temptation. Students will explore these techniques and apply them to their own work.

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