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- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students investigate the life of a famous person from the past and take on his or her identity. This unit is composed of five lessons with a culminating activity that be covered over a period of thrree to five months. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students apply a step-by-step process to write a report. They begin by identifying their topic and locating resources. They use bibliography cards, answer questions, write a rough draft including a bibliography, edit, revise and write a final. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students identify some famous people in the United States and why these people are fanous. Students identify and discuss famous people in Japan. Students use internet websites in bibliography if computer is available to learn more about HOKUSAI. Students make an outline, chart, or web of what they learned to give a 5-10 minute report to the class. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students research a famous person in Michigan history. They will use at least three different resources including technology to conduct their research. They then will use various forms of technology to create individual research projects and a class slide show presentation of their topics. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students conduct a limited Internet search on a specific subject assigned from the classroom teacher. They write a summary of material they researched on the word processor and create a poster report containing the information they found during their research. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students read a biography or an autobiography about famous person whom they admire. They use at least two additional sources. Also, students make a mind map about their famous person. Students use the bibliography page to list all the sources of their information. They present a thirty-second speech to present to parents and students. Students dress as their biographical character and present their memorized, speech dressed as their character. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research a person who it not famous. Using the internet, they research people in their local community of interest to them and interview them in person. After completing their research, they work together to discuss what they have discovered about their not-so-famous person. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students research a famous person around the time of the Constitution being developed. Using the internet, they gather information on this person and create a visual aid. They present their famous person to the class and identify the impact they had on the formation of the United States Constitution. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students research a not-so-famous person and write a report about that person. They conduct interviews in order to find out information about their chosen person. Students share what they learned about the person with the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students use research and primary sources to determine that the past and present were made by people like them. They use guiding questions to research a person to prepare a oral reprt or PowerPoint presentaion. Afterwards, they discuss the as a class the "big picture" issues raised in the reports. Full Review »
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