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Graduate Education Lesson Plans
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Seventh graders are introduced to myths form many cultures as a unique genre of literature. They use crtitical thinking skills to compare and contrast mythic tales, compare versions of the same story, and to respond to literature in several forms. Students collaboratively create scripts based on stories they have researched using mulitiple resources.
Students investigate the causes of the American Revolution. In this colonial America lesson, students prepare for and participate in a debate regarding laws broken during the Boston Tea Party. Primary documents to aid them in preparation are included.
Students take the sides of Patriots or Tories. In this colonial American lesson, students read primary sources that feature James Murray and Captain Jones. Students then write dialogues and limericks based on a fictional meeting of the 2 men.
Students examine the expectations that colonists had for lives prior to the revolution. In this colonial America lesson, students read primary documents that feature the perceptions of white men and minorities during the time period. Students discuss how the groups had different visions of a new nation and create commercials that highlight those visions.
Students compare and contrast writings about pre-American Revolution events. In this political agenda lesson, students conduct research to determine how bias and perspective have made their way into historical documents. Students examine historical documents and share their findings with their classmates.
Students investigate poverty using graphs. In this algebra lesson, students collect data on the effects of poverty and use different rules to analyze the data. They graph and use the trapezoid rule to interpret the data.
Sixth graders brainstorm the reasons why people would want to leave their homeland to live in the United States. In groups, they research the political representation of the Board in New Haven, Connecticut. They also write a paper on how politics can influence population growth by examining the limits placed on Chinese who wanted to emigrate to the US. To end the lesson, they interview a member of the Board about minorities.
