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- 9th - 11th
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Students compare and contrast "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" and "Civil Disobedience" by writing a paper using MLA format. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students identify and employ non violent methods/tactics to bring about social change as exemplified in hip hop culture. They examine hip hop as a form of political activism. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 12th
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Students analyze the role of the forest in literature. They read various literature selections, analyze the role the forest played as a setting, character, or symbol, and complete a writing activity. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore famous American historical figures from Massachusetts. They read short biographies about important people and choose one person to research. Using the internet, students write an illustrated biography of the person studied. Students share their information with the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students create their own landscapes based on the topography of their region after studying the artwork of Cincinnati-based artist William Sonntag and other "Hudson River School" artists. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students study the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller. In groups students explore Transcendental thought and analyze its moral and political tenants. As a class, they create and support a community service project. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students explore their social, cultural and political surroundings. They explore the responsibility and power individuals have as writers. In groups, students examine the works of Henry David Thoreau. After spending time outside, observing nature, students write about their experiences. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students write and orally report about their observations of place and compare their sense of place to those written by famous writers such as Henry David Thoreau. Students read Thoreau's "Economy" from Walden and analyze how he wrote about his sense of place, and then create their own writings about place. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students engage in a series of activities geared towards studying the author Henry David Thoreau. They use different sources to obtain information to create context for future lessons. Students attempt to model their own lives to that of the author to be immersed in the study, Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students survey the area around the school and complete a sketch or photo journal of the physical and cultural features in the area as they applly to the georaphic theme of place. They identify which specific plant or tree or landform for each physical feature and explain what effects on the environment each cultural feature has and why humans put it there. Full Review »
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