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You're History
Students write personal histories. In this historical analysis lesson, students explore their own places in history as they read the diaries of others and write their own.
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Appreciating Our American Heritage
Learners learn about the Chinese culture via literature. They read the poetry of Cathy Song, considering national pride as Americans and Chinese.
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Appreciating Our American Heritage
Eleventh graders learn about the Chinese culture and how important they feel their heritage and culture are, and to help the American students develop a pride in their own culture as well.
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Industrial Revolution - Inventor's Exposition
Sixth graders examine the impact of the Industrial Revolution on America today. In this American History lesson, 6th graders research a specific inventor from this time period. Students write a paper describing this inventors impact on...
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Breathing Easier
Students explore asthma, and then write proposals outlining how teachers, coaches, administrators and school support staff can be better prepared to treat students with asthma.
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Nonviolent Resistance: Gandhi and King
Pupils use the internet to research the major events and dates of Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. In groups, they use this information to create a poster to present to the class. They reflect on how these two men were...
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Passive in Context
In this tense worksheet, students read the sentences or phrases and choose which tense they are written in. Students complete 10 problems total.
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Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement
High schoolers review basics of subject and verb agreement, and write sentences in which the subject and verb are in agreement.
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Modern Issues
Ninth graders examine how modern issues of the world affect their lives. They listen to a lecture about the differences between developed and developing countries, act out physical representations of charts and pictures on the overhead,...
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Vote for Me!
Tenth graders analyze voter trends in South Carolina and discover techniques canddidates and their parties use to convince us to vote their way. They are able to locate voting statistics for their county; compare the number of...
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Making Your Local Ethical Shopping Guide
Students write a research action plan on how to buy products that are environmentally friendly even in tough world conditions. For this ethical business lesson plan, students learn that the economy, food prices, natural disasters, and...
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Respectful Interview
Students interview elderly people in a senior citizen community center. In this character counts lesson, students interview the elderly about how society can be more respectful. They videotape and watch the interviews together.
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Kim Jong-Il
In this famous leaders instructional activity, students read a passage about Kim Jong-Il and then complete a variety of activities including spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and scrambled sentences.
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Michelle Bachelet
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Michelle Bachelet and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...
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Sarah Palin
In this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Sarah Palin and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Steven Spielberg
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Steven Spielberg and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Breaking News English: Laboratory-Created Eggs and Sperm
In this English worksheet, students read "Laboratory-Created Eggs and Sperm," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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The View
Students explore the structure and purpose of Op-Ed pieces in the newspaper. They then write Op-Eds from the perspectives of United States presidents on important issues of their day.
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War Expectations
High schoolers determine what they think Americans currently expect regarding warfare and its cost in human lives and examine the sources of these expectations.
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Meeting our Basic Needs
Students brainstorm the basic needs of the community and create a chart. In this volunteerism lesson, students recognize people in the community who have given charity in the community. Students read biographies of these charitable...
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Breaking News English: Designer Babies Row in Britain
In this English activity, students read "Designer Babies Row in Britain," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.