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- 7th - 12th
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Students explore the pros and cons of the selling of body parts in this lesson. A discussion of how personal value systems impact science and research is developed. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study a first person account written by a migrant worker from Mexico. They write a reaction to it. They discuss immigration to the US and how it effects labor patterns. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students write 2 letters from a woman who may haved lived during the Civil War and 2 letters from her relative which include factual information that they have research using the Internet and other resources, along with other activities. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the characters of Arthurian legend. They compare and contrast them to the characters in Beowulf. They discuss how the same characters would do in a modern society. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students visit their school library to read a variety of folktales. While they read, they identify the trickster or hero in each and discuss how the character represents the chaos in the real world. In groups, they write their own verison of the folktales making to sure to incorporate morals and values. To end the lesson, they share them with the class and define new vocabulary. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students read and discuss the Georgian folktale "Conkiajgharuna, the Little Rag Girl" and underline any words that indicate information about culture. They complete a Cultural Keywords chart, and list three characteristics that the story has in common with the story of Cinderella. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students collect magazine or newspaper advertisements. They are told that the advertisement material must be free of profanity or sexual content. Students work in small groups of no more than four students per group, they read the essay: I Want a Wife by Judy Syfers. They identify the purpose, argument, audience, and persona of the essay. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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students participate in the telling of the Cathal O'Cruachan folktale. as the teacher reads the story, they recite the verses as Cathal searches for his wife. Next, students write compositions discussing the roles of animals in the story, focusing on their characteristics. Other writing topics include the role of the wife and comparison to an american folktale. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and discuss the novel, The World According to Garp by John Irving. They complete a post-reading final project in which they write their own autobiography, write a poem about themselves, and create a photo essay of their lives. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students create different endings to the book "Mary McLean and the St. Patrick's Day Parade" and examine the impact of the new ending. They discuss the St. Patrick's Day holiday and listen to the teacher read the book. Students then compose a new ending for the story. Full Review »
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