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Worcester v. Georgia

For Teachers 8th Standards
Can the president of the United States defy the rulings of the Supreme Court? Students investigate the case of Worcester v. Georgia and the impact it had on society and, most importantly, Native Americans. Using a short video clip as...
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Northwest Native American Art

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders first study the art of the U.S. Northwestern Coast Native American peoples. They select an image or make their own and make a drawing and then make a 6-inch linoleum block print.
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Animal Issues: Let's Talk Turkey

For Students 4th - 6th
Thanksgiving means an untimely demise for thousands of turkeys every year. This turkey Q and A provides nine questions bringing facts and statistics of turkey consumption to the discussion table. There is an answer key that provides full...
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Beginning Analogies

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
Here are seven basic analogies to get your class started recognizing word relationships. Readers select one of four choices for each fill-in-the-blank analogy. Use as a sponge activity if your class has worked a little on analogies...
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Word Roots 6: PLIC, FAC, COGN Intermediate Level Synonym or Antonym

For Students 7th - 12th
Word roots can help your class find connections between vocabulary words and develop language skills. This resource asks learners to fill in a synonym and antonym for six words, keeping word roots in mind. There is a word bank for...
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Antonyms 1 Level 8

For Students 9th - 11th
Intermediate and advanced English language learners will benefit from reviewing some of these words. For each of the 10 words provided, learners have to select the antonym from a list of five choices. Example words include agony,...
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Using the Thesaurus: Synonyms

For Students 7th - 12th
Kids are asked to choose the one option that is not a synonym for the provided keyword on a synonym worksheet.
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National Turkey Off to Disneyland

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share their holiday traditions, then read about an American Thanksgiving custom. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the news article with a discussion and vocabulary activity, the students participate in a...
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All That's Fit To Print

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use an editor's checklist to help them proofread examples of other students writing, then edit a worksheet embedded in the plan. In this writing and editing lesson, students look for capitalization, spelling, and grammatical...
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Dangling Modifiers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify misplaced and dangling modifiers and correct these errors in their writing. They create illustrations to match the misplace and dangling modifiers.
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Scooting Away from Justice?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine President Bush's July 2007, decision to commute the 30-month sentence of former White House official, I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby by reading a New York Times article. They scan editorial sources on various sides of...
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Amnesty:More Than A Word

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine two advertisements, both of which claimed a 2007 immigration reform bill would provide "amnesty" to illegal immigrants. They research a bill and check the accuracy of advertising claims. Afterward, they write their own,...
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The Very Quiet World of Silent Letters 2

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing silent letters in words worksheet, students read groups of words, identify the silent letter in each group of words, and write the vowel or consonant. Students write 6 short answers.
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Where Do We Go From Here?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the impact of Reconstruction on South Carolina. In this Reconstruction lesson, 8th graders use primary documents to research sharecropping and freedman's contracts in the agricultural South following the end of...
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What price Freedom! Civil War and Reconstruction

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders become familiar with the events of Reconstruction and the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. In this reconstruction lesson, 5th graders work in pairs where each student  creates a building with blocks and draws it. Their...
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Reformation

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Learners examine the need for Reformation of the church. In this Reformation lesson, students understand our freedom in Christ as compared to receiving salvation through actions. Learners participate in an activity that models how people...
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O Pioneers! Study Questions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Willa Cather's O Pioneers! Students may check some of their answers online.
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Great Expectations: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 8th - 10th
This Fun Trivia online interactive quiz is not appropriate for a class assignment; however, your pupils may enjoy taking it on their own to self-assess their basic understanding of the plot.
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Cliff Notes for The Canterbury Tales: Essay Questions

For Students 9th
In this Canterbury Tales essay questions learning exercise, 9th graders answer 5 comprehension questions about several different tales.
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Case Closed... Or Confusing?- a Quick Guide To the Three Cases

For Students 9th - 11th
In this grammar worksheet, learners read about grammar rules and then complete questions. Grammar rules covered are possessive, nominative, and objective case, linking verbs. invisible verbs, and pronoun use. This is an advanced grammar...
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The President and the Press ~ FDR's First Press Conference: March 1933

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider that many presidential aides now speak "off the record," in essence conveying a message from the president. They examine why most Presidents have fewer press conferences the deeper they get into their terms of office.
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The Canterbury Tales

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners read Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and examine life in the Middle Ages. They create word webs and timelines about the Middle Ages. They complete research papers on chivalry and Thomas a Becket.
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Local and Global Sustainability Unit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the characteristics that define a sustainable community at the local and global level. They create and prioritize a list of traits, read and discuss a magazine article, and create a poster.
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ESL: Using the Telephone

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders practice telephone etiquette skills by simulating phone conversations. They discover how to making simulated 911 calls, taking phone messages, and dealing with telemarketers.

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