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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

Analyzing the Inaugural Address

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Get high school historians to step outside their own shoes by responding to JFK's inaugural address from the perspective of a civil rights activist, a soviet diplomat, or a Cuban exile. After a class discussion about the address,...
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Writing/Performing One Act Plays (all, Reading/Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after reading one-act plays or scenes from plays, compose a short, one-act play which involves two characters.
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Peter Nagy

Virtuoso Piano Free 3

For Students 3rd - 8th
This may be as close to playing a piano as it is possible to get without actually having a physical instrument in the class. Learn the names and sounds of keys, play a solo or a duet, and practice scales or any song you'd like–all for free!
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Letter Writing Accuracy, Air Write

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students work in pairs to play an air writing game. In this air writing lesson plan, students are given a written letter to practice. Students use their finger to write a letter in the air and their partner must try to guess what letter...
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History Dramatists

For Teachers 2nd - 10th Standards
Bring the drama of history to life in your class and give your learners the opportunity to illustrate their understanding of a historical situation through the medium of a dialogue and/or play. Your young historians will consider a...
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Whodunit? Creating Mysterious Plays

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners examine mystery plays by reading a number of five-minute mysteries. They write and perform their own plays.
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The Great Fire of Saint John: Producing Historic Plays

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students produce a play about their community. In this historic play lesson, students research their community and script historic play books that provide a background about their community.
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Monster: Guided Imagery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
How would you feel if you were on trial for murder—and you were only 16 years old? Put yourself in Steve Harmon's shoes before reading Monster by Walter Dean Myers. Kids listen to music that fits the theme of the book before...
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Role Playing The Civil War

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students are divided into the Union and Confederacy of the Civil War and write a report and create recruitment posters for both sides. In this Civil War lesson plan, students then discuss each side and why they thought what they did.
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SCIENCE ROLE PLAYS

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a play in which each person in the group is a "character" or part of a system.  In this creative lesson students are assigned a process in which they write a script about with characters. 
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Lost Person Role-play

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this role play worksheet, students assume the role of a private detective and a customer trying to find a missing person. Students work with 1 partner.
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Consumer Complaint Menu Role-play

For Students 4th - 10th
In this role play worksheet, students participate in a role play about a consumer complaint in a restaurant. Students complete 5 steps in the role play.
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Role-Playing and Discovery: Literary Analysis

For Students 6th - 7th
Introduce your class to the personal essay with this worksheet. Learners identify the subject of an essay and then record examples from the essay that represent the author's thoughts and feelings regarding the subject. While this...
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Look, Think, and Write Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this pictures and writing worksheet, students look at the pictures and write about them. Students have 10 pages of pictures to write about.
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Writing to describe

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine descriptive writing. In this writing activity, students listen to an audio version of the diary of Lt. Polly Hatchard and her expedition to the South Pole. Students explore the components of descriptive writing and...
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"The Zoo" Writing Practice- Finish the Story

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing practice worksheet, students read the beginning of a story entitled, "The Zoo." They write an original ending to the story which is about a class field trip.
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Effective Writing

For Students 5th - 7th
In this writing worksheet, learners rewrite a set of 7 sentences, making them more effective. A reference web site for additional resources is given.
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Panther Exam: Writing a Play

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students demonstrate their knowledge of panthers by writing a play on the subject.  In this animal life lesson, students view a slide-show on school computers of a veterinary exam of a panther.  Students utilize this...
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Cyrano de Bergerac Nose His Terms

For Teachers 7th
Students use the play "Cyrano de Bergerac" to identify and analyze drama vocabulary, literary terms and elements of fiction. They write an original version of scenes from the play and develop a character analysis for the lead.
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The Living Environment

For Teachers 2nd
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, 2nd graders have the choice between musical, kinesthetic, logical mathematical and verbal linguistic options to display their knowledge. Students can write a song, perform a play,...
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MacBeth Activity Using Alanis Morissette's "Wake Up"

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze Macbeth through the lens of a pop song. In this Macbeth lesson, students read Act I, Scene 7 of Macbeth and determine Lady Macbeth's viewpoint. Students read the lyrics to Alanis Morrissette's song 'Wake Up' and work in...
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Surviving the Social Jungle

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore and recognize social structures. In this social standards lesson, students discuss social problems and cliques. Students role play and search for bible verses that reflect how God wants them to handle social situations....
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International Jazz Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this International Jazz Day instructional activity, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing...
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National High Five Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this National High Five Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, unscramble the words, sequencing, unscramble the sentences,...

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