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- 3rd - 12th
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Students use a form to write a biographical poem about themselves. They research a famous person and write a biographical poem using their research. They illustrate and compare the two poems. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students learn the definition of the word hero and research an individual fitting the definition. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students engage in a lesson which combines learned history/social studies facts with PE skills. They arrange large pictures of famous people, inventions, countries etc., that correspond with the history lessons they have just been exposed to. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students select a famous person they are interested in gathering information about. Using that person and how they made history, they write a story pretending to be a fish in their aquarium. They answer questions given to them by their teacher as they write. They share their stories with the class and review what new information they gathered about the famous person. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students profile a mock television talk-show format to conduct mock interviews with famous people in history. Students read biographies of famous people in history. Students assemble questions for interviews. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students read about the accomplishments of John Paul Jones and the Continental Marines. They explore famous quotes and mottos, i.e. "Semper Fidelis." Students discuss other quotes or mottos by famous people in history. They discuss the function of well known quotes and mottos in creating a national culture. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students research a famous Virginian. They cite sources of the facts and data which they gather from a variety of sources. They present the material using PowerPoint and an oral presentation. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students research and write about famous Ohioans. As a class they develop a list of famous Ohioans, and conduct research on a selected Ohioan using a variety of resource materials. Students then write a report using their research information. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students are able to view a photograph of Gus Grissom. They are able to view the patch created by Gus Grissom. Students are able to read a biography of Gus Grissom. They are able to write and role-play an interview with Gus Grissom. Students name some famous people from Indiana. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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