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- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students discuss their need for individuality and their resistance to conformity. They read and respond to the book, A Tale of Two Cities. They also participate in activities designed to enhance comprehension and interpretation of the novel. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students are introduced to the storytelling practices of the Mali people. They discover what a folktale is and give examples of oral history in their own lives. They read examples of Mali stories. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students read "The Complete Maus" to explore how "Maus" is actually three books in one. In groups, they evaluate the book as a tale of surviving the Holocaust and a tale of impacting future generations. They examine the conditions at Auschwitz and reflect on what it meant to be child of a Holocaust survivor. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students study the myths of various African cultures and of the Mayan people. They identify unique characteristics of African myths and Mayan myths. They define and recognize the style and tone of the Mayan myths and create their own myths and folk tales. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students read "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. In groups, they analyze the opinions of various philosophers on the French Revoluion. To end the lesson, they take all the information gathered during their readings and write a paper on their own position. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 3rd
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Students compare and contrast their own community to other communities. They fill out a questionnaire and e-mail it to e-pals in other communities, take digital pictures of important places in their town, and compare them to pictures sent by their e-pals. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th
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Students view a teacher-created PowerPoint presentation that instructs them to follow specific instructions. They improve their reading fluency by working with an interactive computer program. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students read the biography of Polish leader Lech Walesa and study simulated news articles about the life of Marie Curie. After extensive analysis of these two resources, they write three simulated news items about a famous Eastern European. All groups compile their news stories into one commemorative book. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students, after researching several cities in Russia, create a report comparing and contrasting two of the cities. From their present point, they explore facts and photos depicting history from a different perspective in a different part of the world. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 3rd
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Students gain and apply knowledge of life in their own community and compare specific aspects of it to life in other communities. They work in small groups to fill out a questionnaire about life in their community, and email it to e-pals in other communities. Full Review »
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