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- 5th
Students identify key people in the Civil War and explain their contributions. They research Civil War contributors and develop a collaborative multimedia publication. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine historically significant people of the Civil War. They conduct Internet research on a selected Civil War person, and create a Powerpoint presentation that contains facts and pictures to present to the class. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students discover the Battle of Anetietam is the bloodiest war in American history. They realize that over 20,000 men lost their lives in a single day. Students will write newspaper articles to cover the front page. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students are introduced to the characteristics of the short story. Individually, they use their own personal experiences to write a poem about their families to get them used to writing. Next, they practice reading various short stories outloud and answering comprehension questions. To end the lesson, they write their rough draft of a short story about their families and how it relates to their identity. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students pretend they were Anton looking through the microscope for the first time. They describe the way he felt when he observed tiny moving objects in the sample of pond water. They look at their own samples of pond water, make observations and drawings, and describe what they see, and how they felt. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the work of William Shakespeare. They survey the elements of comedy and tragedy and read plays and poems. They discuss the texts they read and recite poetry. They dramatize poems with movement and sounds and write poetry in verse forms. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students write about an ordinary, everyday happening such as riding in the family car, preparing for school in the morning, doing the wash, shooting a foul shot or sitting in English class. They look at how he/she spends time during the day and possibly how to use time more wisely. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students are introduced to poetry and poetic devices. They read a variety of poems and collect poems they enjoy. They publish a "poetry collection" of either original or reproduced poems. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss the Declaration of Independence and its effect it had on people. They research various slaves who were brought over to the United States before and since the Revolutionary War and write a diary of a fugitive slave. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the concept of American freedom with the use of primary sources of images in order to derive meaning. The images are used to inspire research and writing about historical scenes. The writing and analysis of the images are finally presented to the whole class. Full Review »
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