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Earth Day
Students participate in activities to make them aware of Earth Day and its significance, and how they can make a difference in saving the environment.
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VIETNAM WAR
Students explore websites are about the Vietnam War. There are websites about the soldiers, the war, events in the United States during the war, and what happened after the war. On one website students can listen to the speech by...
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Women Characters and Readers
High schoolers participate in a guided reading of Chapter IX in Harriet Beecher Stow's, Uncle Tom's Cabin. They research the topic of gender and present it to the class.
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P.O.W.: Products of War
Tenth graders are introduced to concepts of war through musical lyrics. They demonstrate and understanding of the role of segregation in US military policy and practice.
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Sparking a Revolution!
Students investigate the causes and events that lead to the US Revolutionary War. They use a number of study techniques in this unit to discuss why the colonies wanted freedom from Britain.
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Civil Rights Memorial
Students discuss the Civil Rights Movement and the key events that ended segregation in the United States.
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In Search of Rights
Seventh graders research Supreme Court cases. They formally debate court rulings, write a scenario portraying a possible futuristic America and participate in a field practicum for media production, while evaluating various social,...
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What do they want? Critical Perspectives on the 1960's in the United States
Learners determine that history is a field of study that can help them understand themselves and the people around them. By reading sources by and about people with many of the same interests and concerns that they have and learning to...
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Les Mis'rables
Pupils read, understand, and enjoy Les Miserables. They improve their skills in literary analysis, writing, and listening. Through the study of biblical and historical allusions, symbols, metaphors, and other figurative language, they...
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Langston Hughes: Artist and Historian
Students examine the life and works of Langston Hughes. In groups, they research the characteristics of the Harlem Renaissance and how Hughes' poems relate to the era. They use the themes in his writings and relate it to the Great...
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The Rise of Segregation
Eleventh graders describe the foundation for legal segregation in the South and identify three key African American leaders' responses to discrimination. They also find and copy the definition of sharecropper and answer a variety of...
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Introduction to a Study of the Holocaust
Students create questions they want answered while they read quotes and listen to passages from books about the Holocaust. They examine quotes and text passages related to the Holocaust and generate a list of questions about the Holocaust.
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Home Child Arthur and Grandma Wilson
In this Language Arts worksheet, students read a quote from the novel Home Child about the friendship between Arthur and Grandma Wilson. Students also list the ways Grandma Wilson stood up for Arthur.
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Auxiliary Verb Worksheet 5
In this grammar worksheet, students write one or more auxiliary verbs to complete thirteen sentences grammatically correct. Students read their sentences out loud to their classmates.
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet
In this ESL vocabulary building instructional activity, students read 10 sentences that have a word or phrase omitted. Students select the correct answer from 4 similar choices.
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Extra Word Worksheet 8
In this ESL error correction worksheet, students read 8 sentences that contain an unneeded word. Students identify the word that does not belong.
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Regular Plural Nouns
In this noun worksheet, students complete 12 questions in which they write singular nouns in plural form. The first 5 questions are sentences which contain an underlined noun that must be made plural. The next 7 questions are sentences...
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The Stamp Act of 1765
Eleventh graders explore the origins of colonial objections to "taxation without representation". In this American History lesson, 11th graders create a presentation on specific topics in relation to the Stamp Act.
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MLK: The Man and His Legacy
In this word scramble worksheet, learners unscramble the 17 words that relate to Martin Luther King. Students then use the numbers for each letter to find the secret message.
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History of France: Big Picture
In this French history study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the history of France from the Reformation to the present and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Students also respond to 25 short...
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Germany : 1500-present
In this German history study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the history of Germany from 1500 to the present and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Students also respond to 22 short answer...
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Mary I: "Bloody Mary" Crossword
In this English history crossword instructional activity, students read 12 clues pertaining to Mary I, or "Bloody Mary". Students fit answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank.
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Charles I Word Puzzle
In this British history worksheet, students complete a word puzzle as they respond to 7 fill in the blank questions regarding the reign of Charles I. Students discover that the word puzzle reveals a vertical answer in the shaded boxes.
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Why Did America Lose the Vietnam War?
In this Vietnam study guide worksheet, students locate reasons that the United States lost the Vietnam War. Students respond to 3 short answer questions based on their worksheet as well as their textbook reading.