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Affirmative Action
Do the government's affirmative action policies promote equity in the United States? The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and affirmative action policies come under scrutiny in an activity that asks class members to...
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Grade 9 ELA Module 2, Unit 3, Lesson 2
"Everybody is guilty of something." As class members continue their close reading of Walter Mosley's essay, they examine how Mosley develops and supports his central ideas about Western civilization's relationship to guilt.
Social Studies School Service
“Duck and Cover” (Civil Defense)
Bert the Turtle models for viewers the 1950s Civil Defense Duck and Cover strategy that was supposed to protect citizens from a nuclear blast. After viewing the video, watchers are asked to consider the motivations of the producers of...
US Holocaust Museum
Remember the Children: Daniel’s Story
Imagine being a child forced from your home and into a concentration camp during World War II. Scholars prepare for a visit to the United States Holocaust Museum by researching the children of the horrible event. They analyze...
US Holocaust Museum
Genocide in Darfur: Darfur Eyewitness Teacher Guide
The events of the Holocaust in World War II would never happen again, right? Scholars research the current genocide taking place in Darfur. Using video and Holocaust Reading Passages, they analyze the horror of this forgotten part of the...
Curriculum Development Institute
Factors for Economic Integration in Western Europe since 1945
While the European Union has been a part of economic landscape for decades, it grew out of a period of economic integration after World War II. Using a round table method, class members analyze and discuss the events leading up to the...
Missouri Department of Elementary
What Are Bullying and Harassment? Part 2
After reviewing notes from the previous lessons, small groups obtain a scenario card that describes a situation in which bullying is happening. Peers discuss the event and brainstorm two solutions using the STAR method then present their...
Curated OER
Ball in Play
Learners conduct weekly research on three to five current events. As a ball is tossed around the room, the student holding the ball presents to the class the who, what, where, when, why, and how details of their selected current event.
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Reading Quilt/Main Idea
Sixth graders study main events in a story. In this reading comprehension lesson, 6th graders illustrate each event on a piece of paper with a quotation from the book and a summary of the event to represent the caption of...
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Life Map
Students compose plans for their futures. For this writing lesson, students create life maps of past events and predict future events. They brainstorm events of their lives and decide which ones are most pertinent to the...
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Timelines
First graders examine what a timeline is and how it shows a sequence of events. They look at a timeline of the teacher's life before they design a timeline of their own based on major events in their lives. Finally, they right one event...
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Extemporaneous Speeches
Young scholars analyze current events and write and deliver extemporaneous speeches to the class. They define and discuss extemporaneous speeches, conduct research and deliver their speech, and participate in a peer evaluation of...
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Retelling the Main Event in Sequence
Students practice retelling the main ideas of a story in sequential order. For this story retelling lesson, students listen attentively to a story. They learn a song as they listen that helps them review the main ideas of the story as...
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Words In The News: Luxury Cars in China
Students read and write about current events. They observe pictures of cars and order them from least expensive to most expensive. After discussing luxury cars, students read articles about luxury cars in China. From their reading,...
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Treading Lightly on Flag-Waving
Students explore the impact of world events on past Olympics as a springboard for understanding the cultural, political, and social climate surrounding the 2002 Winter Olympics after the events of September 11, 2001.
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What We Read About
Students examine current events and create an artistic image that portrays the feelings brought forth by these readings.
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Sense of Sight Lesson
Students sequence what they saw in the book Maisy's Nature Walk. In this sequencing lesson plan, the teacher reads the book and the children listen and observe. Once the book is read, the students have to sequence what Maisy saw on her...
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American Justice: The Texas Cheerleader Plot
Students watch a video about one woman who planned to commit murder because of a cheerleading scandal.
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Words In The News--Chissano Wins Prize For Good African Leadership
Students read, discuss and derive vocabulary words from current events. After discussing the rigors of competition and personal experiences, students read about a prize for good African leadership. In groups, they research other...
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Timeline of 9/11
Learners explore the series of events that cumulated in the events of September 11, 2001. They understand the importance of the events of September 11, 2001 and the effect on US history. They createa timeline utilizing photos and visual...
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A Day in the Life of Me
Students respond to the text, A Day in the Life of Me. In this literature activity, students discuss the sequence of events in the story and write simple sentences with a sketch of each important event.
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What Is It?
Students explore the likelihood of events. In this logical thinking lesson, 3rd graders are given several scenarios and determine whether the possibility of the described event actually happening is likely, unlikely, or...
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What do you know about your town?
Young scholars create a PowerPoint about the community they live in now and long ago. In this community lesson plan, students fill out graphic organizers about town events that have happened and create timelines as well.
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Our Savage Planet in the News
Young scholars research volcanoes, storms, atmospheric conditions, etc., find information and collect facts, create a simulation of a science news broadcast, watch a video clip of an avalanche, and create an artistic rendering of one...
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