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Creating Stage Designs that Reflect
High schoolers identify and research cultural, historical, and symbolic clues in dramatic texts. They demonstrate knowledge of research sources.
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The Warrior Role in Greek Society
Students are introduced to the various gods and goddesses in ancient Greek mythology. In groups, they use print and electronic resources to research the ways Greek culture has influenced the modern world. To end the activity, they...
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American Indians
Students research early Indian adaptations in this lesson. They research the different American Indian tribes. They also research and compare the tribes' rituals, daily lives, and their impact on the Europeans who came later to the...
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Early Industrialization
Eighth graders analyze primary source documents emphasizing young people in factory labor (mill workers during 1840-1860). They study hours of labor, ages of laborers, reasons for working, and working conditions. They write a poem or song.
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Songs of Protest/Songs of Unity: 1865 to the Present
Young scholars study song-poems from 1865 to the present. They explore the works of Woody Guthrie and the Almanac Singers (including Pete Seeger).
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Rock Art Around the World
Pupils analyze rock art. In this rock art lesson plan, students research cultures that created rock art, analyze their art pieces, and compose essays regarding their findings.
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Multi-Media Hero Analysis
Students consider how the attributes of heroes have evolved. In this character traits activity, students define heroism in their culture and research the epic heroes of literature. Students select heroes to write about and share their...
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Vietnam: A Divided Nation
Eleventh graders examine events leading up to and during the Vietnam War. They research assigned topics utilizing interviews, Powerpoint presentations, timelines, and collages in their presentations.
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Diversity - Grade 7
Seventh graders consider the diversity of the First Nations cultures in Canada. For this cultural diversity lesson, 7th graders research the cultural groups of the First Nations as well as their contributions to Canadian society....
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Science: The Purloined Letter
Learners examine Edgar Allan Poe's "the Purloined Letter" from the perspective of a profiler. To sharpen search procedures, they examine the text and make lists of items and places in the house that were searched. Then students discuss...
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Urban Concentration and Racial Violence
Students research one of the many urban race riots in U.S. history, from the New York City riots during the Civil War to the "Red Summer of 1919" or the hate-strikes of 1943. They present their findings in the form of a newspaper's front...