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- Grade Range
- 4th - 12th
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Students collect, categorize, analyze and present data, and participate in interpersonal and group activities. They discuss the people, places and events that are part of his or her community history by studying and visiting local graveyards. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students gather information from reading excerpts of journals and seeing how they relate to the same time span and experience as written by students or women, who made the trip. They write equipment lists, daily entries to reflect life on the trail. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine Ohio's History by looking at family journals, videos and source documents. They create a KWL chart for Dayton during the 1900s. Full Review »
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- 10th - 11th
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Students read primary source journals from the Nebraska Western Trails Project. They work in groups to analyze the journal entries and complete a worksheet. Students then write an individual essay on the experience and consider what kind of information journals can give us about the past. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students research the various branches of feminist history. In groups, they develop their own methodology on this topic and share their opinions with the class. They use their textbooks to discuss what has been included and excluded from various time periods. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students listen to headline from National Enquirer or other tabloid, listen to story "Journalism in Tennessee," compare and contrast connections between Twain's idea of journalism with present day journalism, define vocabulary, and identify at least three examples of hyperbole, journalistic slant, and humor. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in this introductory unit of history which is ideal for the first few weeks of instruction. The unit is meant to prepare students for the nation wide contest associated with History Day. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students articulate their prior knowledge concerning the purposes of journal writing. They explore what function journal writing has fulfilled for various cultures and peoples. Students read and analyze various journal entries by famous figures in history. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 11th
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Students participate in activities that coorespond with the Natural History Day in Iowa. Individually, they decide which activities they want to participate in, whether it be writing a paper or creating an exhibit. They reflect on their experiences to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the events surrounding the sinking of the USS Maine. They conduct research using a variety of resources and infer about the cause and outcome of the tragedy. Students then engage in class discussion about the history of the time. Full Review »
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