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What Are the Literary, Artistic, Scientific, and Technological Contributions of Immigrants to the United States?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils evaluate impact of immigration on America's economy and culture, research information about people of various countries of origin, and share findings with classmates through collages, posters, handouts, or skits.
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Is Coming to the United States of America Good for the Immigrant?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Student discuss whether coming to the United States was good for certain groups of immigrants. Using the internet, they examine settlement patterns for immigrants over a period of time. In groups, they role play the role of a family...
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Papunya Dot Paintings

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create examples of Papunya Dot Paintings using brushes, tempera or acrylic paints, dowel rods, and paper in this Art lesson for any grade or ability level. Examples of Papunya Dot Paintings are included as resource links.
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Musical Instruments - Percussion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners research and analyze various percussion instruments from different countries and cultures in this Music lesson for the upper-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on internet research and hands-on drumming techniques from...
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Musical Instruments - Woodwinds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students assemble and examine typical European orchestral woodwind instruments, determine how the instruments change pitch, identify common orchestral woodwind instruments by sound, and research a non-Euro-centric woodwind instrument in...
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Musical Instruments - Strings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore various string instruments in this multi-week music lesson for the upper-elementary grades. Emphasis is placed on group violin lessons, listening to and identifying string instruments, and researching non-European...
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Discovering Your Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students focus on the origins of the families that make up their community by exploring their family's origins through themselves, parents, and grandparents. Students create a map marked with family origins for the class.
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Exploring the Poetry of Pablo Nueruda

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read selected poems by Pablo Neruda. They also read short biographies of the author online to gain a better knowledge of the types of adversity Neruda faced throughout his lifetime. They begin to explore the concept of imagery...
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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read chapter 2 of "White Tigers." They discuss the text in class, and a copy of the translation of the Chinese poem about Mu-Ian. Students read it in class and discuss what goes on in the poem. They complete the...
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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils discuss character development, literary devices, events, and foreshadowing found in, "The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts" by Maxine Hong Kingston. They compare and contrast the main character's actions while...
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Writing Bug- Famous Parents

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this writing prompt worksheet, student write an open response essay in response to the prompt, "If you could choose two famous people to be your parents, who would you choose? Your chosen parents can be alive today, or they might have...
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Darfur: Teaching About the Issues Darfur: Teaching About the Issues

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the conflict in Darfur. In this Darfur instructional activity, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the background of the conflict in Darfur. Young scholars read about the refugee camps...
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Photo Opportunities Lesson plan 3: Cropping

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the concept of creating art outside the frame. In this art lesson, students finish artwork as they add their own details to cropped photographs.
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Courage of the Heart

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research discrimination and how people fought against for the common good. In this discrimination lesson, students watch a movie about Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. Students generate a list of words about discrimination....
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Using History to Teach Tolerance: A Ripple of Hope

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners investigate the prejudice and racism that has existed in the U.S. for centuries by attending a field trip.  In this equality lesson, students visit the Tolerance Museum and discuss the history of the U.S.  Learners...
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Where Do I Fit Now? Have I Changed?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore career opportunities. In this career lesson, 5th graders participate in career inventories that enable them to select careers they may enjoy. Students further research the careers that fit their personalities.
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Lesson Plan: Using Collage to Honor Nobel Peace Prize Laureates

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover the honor bestowed by the Nobel Peace Prize. In this visual arts collage lesson, students research Nobel Peace Prize recipients and create collages to using the prescribed technique.
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The Red Studio Shows the Way

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students look at the painting The Red Studio Shows the Way, and critique the art piece. In this critiquing art lesson plan, students discuss how the painting expresses ideas and feelings and history.
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My "Red" Room

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students utilize art analysis skills by examining the work of Henri Matisse. In this painting lesson, students examine L'Atelier Rouge by Henri Matisse and identify the objects in the room and colors used. Students create their own rough...
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A Visual History: Industry, Society, and Social Mobility in Hartford

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the industrialization of Hartford.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders analyze pictures in Hartford.  Students participate in a gallery walk of artifacts. 
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Project Based Learing: Social Responsibility

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore social responsibility. For this service learning lesson, students participate in 4 weekly activities that require them to research "communitarians", write poems about their contributions, and create works of art...
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Keep It Academic

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Learners study various methods to learn about religion in the classroom. In this religion study lesson, students read and visit links to learn about various ways of teaching religion in schools. Learners learn the model world religion...
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Mosquito Bites

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine malaria. In this malaria lesson, students visit selected websites to watch videos and read information about how malaria is spread and how it can be prevented. Students use their findings to...
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Student Travel in the Shadow of War

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research on the Web and in magazines and newspapers what a variety of school districts have decided on student travel during the War in Iraq. Students examine the rationale the administrators or state officials use for canceling...

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