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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the theories of how dogs were domesticated from wolves and the reasons why people subsequently bred dogs living in different places to do different tasks. They focus on specific breeds of their choice and design a dog show. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students consider ways animals help human beings with certain chores, then research more specific tasks dogs are trained to do. They create a help wanted ad enumerating the traits a dog should have before applying for a particular position. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the dangers of owning and breeding aggressive dogs. They debate whether aggressive dogs should be kept as pets. They write an essay from their point of view about agressive dogs as pets. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate primary and secondary documents to determine how dogs contributed to the family life in Colorado Indian societies. They write a paragraph from the dog's point of view with the theme "A Typical Day in My Life." Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students get a look into the life of dogs-from their origins and basic biology, through selective breeding, and into how dogs have become intricate parts of everyday life for many people worldwide. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students define and examine in context the difference between nature and culture. They analyze ways in which London portrays nature and culture throughout White Fang. Students explore images from the Klondike in general and London's Klondike setting in particular as the borderland between the great nature/culture divide. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students review examples of timelines and discuss how timelines are used to show developmental sequence. In groups, they review a timeline of a frog's life. Then they choose a different, but creative, method of presenting the same information to the rest of the class. Then they make timelines of their own lives. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students read and discuss a chapter from the book "A Dog's Life," focusing on the point of view of the dog in the story. They explore dog rescue organization websites, and play the online game "Bone Travels On," creating a story map and telling their version of the story from a first-person point of view. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students use digital resources to learn about the life of Ann M. Martin, her writing process, and how she develops story ideas. They record notes and observations that might be useful in developing characters and a storyline for a story-writing activity Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students read and discuss an online question and answer with the author of "A Dog's Life," and write their own original story. They organize and sequence scenes to tell a story, and write about their pet's life from the animal's point of view. Full Review »
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