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200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons
Upper graders explore pop culture and pop music as a forum for female role models. They explore women who have currently contributed to our pop world and why they could be considered role models. They each interview a woman in their...
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Social Studies: Heroes in American Culture
Students examine heroes and discuss their characteristics, values, and actions. They produce Powerpoint presentations on real-life and fictional heroes. Students interview veterans for an oral history project.
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The Important Things About Nouns
Students review nouns by observing a Nouns PowerPoint and write nouns using handheld computers. They listen to Margaret Wise Brown's, The Important Book as a model for a class e-book about nouns which they publish.
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BioPoem Multicultural Activity For A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Students write a biopoem. In this literature and poetry writing lesson plan, students write a biopoem about the characters in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry following a specific given format. Examples and format are included.
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Famous People and Cultural Diffusion
Pupils use the internet to identify cultural traditions throughout the world. In groups, they examine each culture and determine the effect they had on life in the United States. They use this information to write a family history...
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You Are Uniquely You; Reflecting and Sharing
Young scholars write a letter as a culminating activity to a service project. In this reflection project, students draw something that occurred during the project and attach words to their drawings. Young scholars pair share to edit...
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Changing Attitudes in America
Young scholars discuss strategies for confronting destructive stereotypes and mythologies, as well as promoting racial understanding in Students.
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Character and their Significance
Students read short stories and write a response to the story about the character and their significance. In this character lesson plan, students also create a poster to represent their character.
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Conference Board of Canada: Employability Skills 2000+
This brochure provides a single-page list of skills and traits that will prepare you for the world of work in the 21st century. The list is divided into three categories: Fundamental Skills, Personal Management Skills, and Teamwork...
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Human Intelligence: Raymond B. Cattell
This site contains biographical information about Raymond Cattell, including a chronology of his education and career, list of publications, and main ideas and theories.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Writing to Your Favorite Author
In this lesson, the book Dear Mr. Henshaw, written by Beverly Cleary, is used as a mentor text. Each student will generate a list of questions for his/her favorite author. Then each student will write a letter to the favorite author and...
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Writing Fix: A Chapter Book Writing Lesson: Rules and Things for a Funner Life
Each writer will brainstorm experiences where he/she has learned some sort of lesson about life. Each will then come up with a personal list of "Rules and Things for a Funner Life," such as those shared in Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher...