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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 »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students brainstorm a list of the achievements of people in their lives. In groups, they discuss the decisions that help people meet their goals later in life and identify values that help one overcome obstacles. They use the internet to research a famous person's life and write an essay. 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
- 6th - 8th
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Students research famous people of South Dakota and discover how they have influenced the history of South Dakota. They write a report about the person and prepare a one-minute report about their famous person Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students select a famous person they are interested in gathering information about. Using that person and how they made history, they write a story pretending to be a fish in their aquarium. They answer questions given to them by their teacher as they write. They share their stories with the class and review what new information they gathered about the famous person. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 9th
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Students play a "who am I guessing game" as classmates try to identify the name of the famous person represented by a fellow student. The person who identifies the famous person in the fewest guesses is the winner. Students then write general statements about all the personalities used in the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students read about Abraham Lincoln (or another famous person of their choice) and share their research finding by creating a biography of the person. They identify the major components of a biography( important events, influences, and accomplishments). Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students research a famous person from a target culture and design, plan and create a poster about this person. They also make an oral presentation to explain their poster to the rest of the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students use the internet to research a famous American. Using the information they collect, they write a paragraph noting their accomplishments. They find a picture of the person they are researching or dress up like them to present their information. Each story is collected and put into a biography book for the class. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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