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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students use the television talk-show format to conduct mock interviews with the subjects of biographies. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students tell who Rosa Parks was and what she did to become famous and what state she did it in, and who Martin Luther King Jr. was, why he was important in history, and how we was connected with Rosa Parks. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the influences of the Hispanic groups from Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico. In groups, they research the history of Mexico and read excerpts from a book in Spanish to practice their vocabulary. To end the lesson, they write letters to the Embassy of Mexico in New York to ask for information about the Hispanic cultures in the American Southwest. 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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- 6th - 12th
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Students act as historical archeologists and use their analytical skills to deduce, from lists of items related to historic figures, accurate details about the lives of those people. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the people that are famous in human history. They conduct research using a variety of resources while focusing upon a set of persons. Students investigate the possibility of making a positive influence upon history. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students define what famous is and how famous people fit into history. They think about contemporary famous people and participate in a number of activities based on the book "My Book of Famous Figures in History." Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students use a hot list to research a famous person. They make a presentation displaying five things about that famous person. Students research what impact that famous person had on US history. They make a presentation to present before the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a study of some famous people in history that come from the state of Virginia. They conduct research from a specific list using a variety of resources. The lesson includes resources to help put together a research presentation and for information. Full Review »
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