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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students explore how famous people, through newspaper Op-Ed articles, often inform the public about issues of national importance. They write Op-Eds in the voice of famous people on current news topics. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students identify famous people and events of the Civil War era, identify hardships Tubman encountered by giving an explanation of what they would do in a similar situation, and explain in writing, 3 historical facts about Harriet Tubman. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students complete a five-week unit of lessons on the American Revolution. They examine causes, major battles, and famous people, conduct research, label maps, play a Revolutionary Body Parts game, reenact a battle, and complete handouts. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explain the importance of individual action and character. They explain how heroes from long ago and the recent past make a difference in others' lives. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students identify some famous people in the United States and why these people are fanous. Students identify and discuss famous people in Japan. Students use internet websites in bibliography if computer is available to learn more about HOKUSAI. Students make an outline, chart, or web of what they learned to give a 5-10 minute report to the class. 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
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Students read a biography or an autobiography about famous person whom they admire. They use at least two additional sources. Also, students make a mind map about their famous person. Students use the bibliography page to list all the sources of their information. They present a thirty-second speech to present to parents and students. Students dress as their biographical character and present their memorized, speech dressed as their character. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students gather information to create a wall of fame. Using the internet, they evaluate and collect information from numerous websites. They identify the characteristics and actions that make people famous. Using a timeline, they discover wher these famous people fit into the history of the world and share their information with the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students, working in groups, research people who have made significant contributions in history. They compile biographies about their chosen individual, including what they think might have happened if this person had not made the contribution to U.S. history. Students assemble multimedia presentations on their projects. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students conduct research in order to learn about different countries and the cultures associated with them. The research is divided into topics that include art and artists, business, cuisine, entertainment, fashion, geography, history, literature, famous people, places, politics, sports and the cinema. Full Review »
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