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Sentence Completion 20

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Help English language learners expand their vocabulary with this short practice opportunity. As the words are difficult, this is really meant for advanced English language learners. They use the six sentences provided to select the...
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Strategies for Organization and Elaboration of Personal Narrative

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Personal narrative writing is usually a favorite form of writing for youngsters because they get to write about a personal experience. The lesson here asks pupils to take a piece of narrative writing and improve it by following...
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Was Julius Caesar a Good Leader for Rome?

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Learners consider the various perspectives that different groups in Roman society may have had for Julius Caesar, such as Roman soldiers, senators, the working class, and slaves. The primary activity involves a reading of Caesar's...
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Minnesota Literacy Council

Adult Computer and Employment Skills

For Students 2nd - 8th
Whether you are an experienced computer user or a newcomer to technology, a packet full of computer vocabulary, tips, and guided practice is sure to enhance your technological knowledge. Learners can hone their word processing skills and...
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Basic Word

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners create a poster of a weather-related word.  In this weather lesson, students randomly choose a weather word, define it, and draw a picture of it. They also use Word Art to create the title of their poster.
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Be a Weather Newscaster

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders, in groups, create and videotape a news broadcast. Each group researches, develops and writes a weather forecast, a commentary on an environmental concern, a school activity and a commercial.
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Political Puzzles

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate how different liberal democracies around the world organize their governments and decide major policies. They compare their findings to the American political system, using examples of current political issues.
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Cultural Capital

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the adaptation and acculturation of immigrant groups in the United States. They create culture capsules aimed at preserving the cultural heritage of new peoples in American society.
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Much Ado About Something (Lesson 4)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners view a film about Shakespeare and his poetry. They complete a worksheet while viewing. They discuss how to properly read a poem and practice reading his sonnets.
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Oedipus by Sophocles

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students read and interpret the play Oedipus by Sophocles. A wide array of fabulous thought provoking assignments are intertwined within this lesson for the students to complete.
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Book of the Month - A Technology-Integrated Literacy Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write a paragraph predicting what the book is about after viewing the front cover. They are given a copy of the Story Parts Maps, students are explained each story part. Students are explained that they most take notes on the...
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Respecting Freedom of Speech

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze the First Amendment. In this Bill of Rights activity, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the facets of the First Amendment. Students examine cases which pertain to the freedoms that...
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A Raisin in the Sun: Whose "American Dream"?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How does Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun factor into a discussion of the American dream? High schoolers define the American dream and recognize the historical setting of the play. Additionally, they identify...
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The Man Who Made the Presidency

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the contributions that George Washington made to the presidency. In this presidential history lesson, students analyze primary and secondary sources regarding Washington and the precedents he set. High schoolers...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing Inspiration

For Students 8th - 12th
In this historical events learning exercise, students analyze political cartoons about about shifting blame. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Marching On

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the increasingly diverse civil rights movement by researching and profiling its key issues, main organizations, and top leaders.(August 25, 2003)
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One China, Two Systems

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the term 'peaceful coexistence' and the role it plays in the Chinese process for reunification with Taiwan. They research and assess the political ideologies, economic stability and national identities of the countries...
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Socialist and Market Economies in Tanzania

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
How did Tanzania transition from a socialist to a market economic system? This challenging group research project has scholars examining the change through these structural adjustment policies: trade liberalization, privatization, cost...
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Declaration of Independence and Acts of Courage

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the trait of courage. In this Declaration of Independence lesson plan, students discuss what it means to be courageous and identify the courageous acts the signers of the Declaration showed. Students research the...
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US Constitution And Federal/State Relationship

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the Constitution for references to the relationship between state and federal governments. They examine Supreme Court cases for examples of the division of government between state and federal powers.
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Historic Heroes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize traits of heroes as depicted in music, art and literature. In this cross curricular lesson, students evaluate and analyze various works fo art from different cultures that depict heroes.
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Multi-Media Hero Analysis

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students consider how the attributes of heroes have evolved. For this character traits lesson, 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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Oedipus Wrecks

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the concept of the 'tragic hero' and how such characters are relevant in theatre, literature, and history.
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The Lost Generation Writers of the 1920's

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore works of the Lost Generation writers of the 1920's. In this American literature lesson, 11th graders analyze provided selections from Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald and then respond to a writing prompt...

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