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National First Ladies' Library

States' Rights: 1798-1860

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students develop an annotated timeline specific to the concept of States' Rights. They research an example to the doctrine noting how the ideas change and beome more specific as time passes and discuss their findings through class...
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National First Ladies' Library

Get Ready, Get Set, We're Moving!

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students use the internet and other sources to research the culture and history of the Philippines. In groups, they discover why William Taft moved to the Philippines. Students participate in a scenario where they make preparations to...
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National First Ladies' Library

Are We There Yet?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the wide-reaching effects of the Cold War, even to its involvement in domestic road construction. They research the National Defense Highway System (Eisenhower Highways) for information about the creation of the program,...
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National First Ladies' Library

Fitness for Life

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars discuss their favorite activities and determine which activities are suitable for older people. In groups, students research the benefits of aerobic exercises and the equipment needed. Young scholars share their...
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National First Ladies' Library

Jefferson's Legacy: A National Library

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine the creation of the Library of Congress. They investigate reasons why Thomas Jefferson sold his personal collection to the Library. Employing various research resources, students write newspaper articles about the sale...
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National First Ladies' Library

Rock the Vote! But When?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research and examine about voting turnouts in the United States and around the world. They assess about various aspects of the so-called "youth vote," and have an opportunity to consider the meaning of the vote in a...
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National First Ladies' Library

Science: The Purloined Letter

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine Edgar Allan Poe's "the Purloined Letter" from the perspective of a profiler. To sharpen search procedures, they examine the text and make lists of items and places in the house that were searched. Then students...
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Curated OER

Health Education: An Integrated Approach; Causes of Violence

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders brainstorm about situations that they think may lead to violence in order to learn how to predict when violence might occur. In this lesson on violence, 4th graders first participate in an activity to demonstrate how...
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Curated OER

Reading Log

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this reading log worksheet, students fill in a reading log, noting title, author, genre and rating on a scale of 1-5. Students then write, "telling about the book."
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Curated OER

What's on Your Plate?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students travel the world. In this global studies lesson, students research selected countries and investigate their cultural traditions.
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Curated OER

Art Nouveau

For Teachers 7th
Students study the design elements of Art Nouveau, its sources and development. They create art projects in ceramics and glass that exemplify the focus of Art Nouveau as a decorative style.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Animal Study From Fiction to Facts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Contains plans for five 50-minute lessons that ask students to compare and research information about animals from fiction and nonfiction texts. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Nonfiction: Elements of Nonfiction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the elements of nonfiction including types of nonfiction such as biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, newspaper editorials, speeches, and essays. It features links to a chart of the types of nonfiction and an...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Blending Fiction and Nonfiction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for four class periods that ask learners to blend narrative and expository writing after reading fiction and nonfiction selections. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Analyzing Text Complexity of Non Fiction Sources

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson will help middle schoolers read and comprehend nonfiction, specifically biographies, through determining criteria for text complexity. Included is a PDF and Smart Notebook titled Determining Text Complexity, and an example of...
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British Library

British Library: 19th Century Non Fiction Texts: Work & Welfare

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This thematic collection will allow students to read and understand 19th-century non-fiction texts, and support them in identifying key features for a range of genres, audiences, and purposes. Each source is accompanied by original...
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British Library

British Library: 19th Century Non Fiction Texts: Gender, Behaviour & Etiquette

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This thematic collection will allow young scholars to read and understand 19th-century non-fiction texts, and support them in identifying key features for a range of genres, audiences, and purposes. Each source is accompanied by original...
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TES Global

Blendspace: Connection: Historical Fiction to Nonfiction

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A learning module with fifteen links to slides, websites, videos, websites, and quizzes about linking historical fiction and nonfiction texts.
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The English Teacher

The English Teacher: Teaching the Analysis of Non Fiction

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
A form used by an English teacher to help students understand and analyze nonfiction literature. Very helpful ways to classify information. It can be modified for different grade levels.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Nonfiction Pyramid

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
A printable pyramid for use with nonfiction texts while students identify the main ideas and supporting details within a text. Students also determine author's purpose and key vocabulary words. Directions on how to use this type of...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Literary Nonfiction (English 7 Reading)

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn how to describe the structural and substantive differences between an autobiography or diary and a fictional adaptation of it.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Non Fiction Text Features

For Teachers 5th Standards
Fifth graders will use non-fiction books to identify and explain how text features help them as individual readers.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Flash Cards: Vocabulary 1: Nonfiction

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
These interactive flashcards focuses on terms relating to nonfiction. These terms include the following: nonfiction, fiction, glossary, index, table of contents, headings, subheadings, caption, boldface, italicized, preface, sidebar, and...
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Starfall

Starfall: Fiction and Nonfiction

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This is a collection of six fiction ebooks, eight non-fiction ebooks, and three sets of sentence activities: dragon, baby, and toy box. Students can choose to read or listen to each sentence of the ebooks.

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