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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine examples of how other Americans have expressed their feelings about America through songs and poetry, and write their own poems to express their relationship with America. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students begin this lesson with a review of the seven continents and ending with a focus on South America. They explore location and use their writing skills to explore South America. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students role-play to become more aware of what it was like to be an immigrant coming to America. Requirements for becoming a citizen be addressed. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students "travel" from Europe to North America as Columbus did. They organize the information into chronoglogical order. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students examine how Latin America was affected by the Holocaust in Europe. In groups, they research topics related to Latin America and World War II. They interview survivors if possible and discover how entire nations were effected by this time in history. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students research the past and present policies in the United States regarding immigration. As a class, they read "Immigration Timeline" to examine the various groups who came to America for a better life. To end the lesson, they participate in a debate over the issue of bilingual education and whether it should be allowed in schools. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students focus on the geography of the countries of South America. Using a map, they identify the European countries who claimed the South American countries and research the influences they had on South America. To end the lesson, they write an essay about the South American country they want to live in with supporting details. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students are introduced to their year-long study of North America. Students will investigate regions of North America, American Indian cultural regions and the influence of European colonization. During their study, students will create a picture book documenting their learning. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students participate in a discovery lesson about America in the 20th century. The structure of the lesson is not clearly stated. They are left to be guided in a general direction only and new truth is discovered instead of directly taught. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students complete a unit on Colonial America. They define key vocabulary terms, color and label a map, participate in class discussions, listen to an excerpt from the book "Pilgrims of Plymouth" by Marcia Sewell, create a class quilt, and compose a letter written from the point of view of a colonist. Full Review »
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