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- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students listen to short biographies of famous individuals and discuss what it means to be famous for something. They write a short autobiography stating why they are a famous first grader. They take turns being interviewed by the rest of the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research biographical information about a famous Japanese, investigating how this person has impacted Japanese and American culture. Students then create an oral report and technological presentation based on the research. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students research a famous person in Michigan history. They will use at least three different resources including technology to conduct their research. They then will use various forms of technology to create individual research projects and a class slide show presentation of their topics. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students identify famous people and how they have contributed to their community, state and country. They examine how people have influenced their society through their values, beliefs, and actions. Students analyze how the importance of a single person can have on history. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research the signs and symbols of South Dakota. They are introduced to famous people who touched South Dakota in a way to be remembered. Students prepare/create a cube depicting South Dakota facts, symbols, history tidbits, etc. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research famous people of South Dakota and discover how they have influenced the history of South Dakota. They write a report about the person and prepare a one-minute report about their famous person Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students discuss what makes a person famous and the different symbols that are associated with them. They draw pictures of a famous person and summarize what the different drawings reveal to them about being famous. They write about the differences between the two drawings of their famous person. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss character and character traits that people admire and do not admire. They research people who have made significant contributions to society using the Internet, encyclopedia and library to determine characteristics they would like to possess. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in the Great Gatsby Project Description. They research about famous people of the Jazz Age, prohibition, fashions in the 1920's and automobiles of that time period. Students share their findings with classmates. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students increase their self-esteem and identify how and why they are important. They listen to various books. as listed in the lesson. Then, students list various famous people and write about how those same people are famous. Finally, they make plans for interviewing the Famous First Graders. Full Review »