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- 7th - 8th
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Students explore ancient Egyptian beliefs about death and the afterlife by observing and interpreting the design and illustration of a mummy case. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate several controversial issues in the criminal justice system relating to death row and give oral reports explaining how their issues safeguard or contaminate the issue of fairness in capital punishment. They offer ideas for improvement Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students examine African cultural ideas about death and the afterlife by reading and answering questions about passages from Beloved. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students read and analyze John Donne's 'Holy Sonnet 10,' and examine their personal beliefs about death. They identify the nouns and adjectives in the poem, watch various video clips, and write a paraphrase of the poem. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss various religious rituals and ceremonies surrounding death and dying. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the time in which the Puritans lived in colonial New England. In groups, they research the Puritans view on life and death and discuss as a class. They read gravestones, diaries and other primary sources to discover more about their daily life. To end the lesson, they research the way contangious diseases made their way into New England and the effect on the population of the Puritans. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students are introduced to the Prown's technique of describing various objects. As a class, they view pictures of the pyramids in Egypt and discuss how the size and shape of them show their belief in eternal life and religion. They describe them based on the Prown technique and create their own pyramids to end the lesson. They also complete the same steps with a Shawabti figure and another object of their choosing. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students perform a study of the rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and focus on the protection against cruel and unusual punishment in the Eighth Amendment as it relates to the death penalty. Prior to formulating a position on the issue, students research and become informed about the death penalty and its history before the Supreme Court. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine their own examineing of capital punishment as well as the recent reversal by some conservative politicians in their public stance on the death penalty. They debate the information gathered through research and discussion and re-articulate their positions on the death penalty. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students explore the "death tax" and analyze statistical information about how the government taxes dead people. They research sources to determine the validity of a anti-tax group campaign and John McCain's claims about taxes. Students discover that by omitting crucial information on a topic may actually mislead the general public. Students participate in numerous activities and projects to discover the truth about the "death tax." Full Review »
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