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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine pieces of sheet music and identify context, purpose, and perspective with regard to the political, social, and economic conditions existing at that time. They create a cover illustrating a topic of the Progressive Era. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students investigate U.S. historical figures who have advanced the rights of individuals. They conduct research, create an oral historical narrative, write an informational essay, and compare/contrast Dorothea Dix and Horace Mann. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students gain a deeper understanding of the book Henry's First-Moon Birthday, by Lenore Look, as they watch a video about the book, it's author and Chinese American culture. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read The Crucible in order to investigate the McCarthy era and the Hollywood Blacklist. Students watch video clips of the McCarthy witch hunts and investigate the time period through online research. Students recreate sections of The Crucible using Reader's Theater and compare the story to what they have learned about McCarthyism. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students engage in a series of related activities focusing on Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper." After reading each chapter, they create new titles and hone their summarizing skills. Among other projects contained in this lesson, students make wanted posters for gang members and write "trading places" stories by selecting a famous person and assuming his/her identity. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the key figures in African-American military history. They discover how African-American military history reflect both discrimination and the often heroic struggle to overcome discrimination. They examine the key periods of progress in African-American military history. 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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- 7th - 12th
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Students discover the interaction of American Literature, politics and the environmental movement. They explore the changing concept and philosophy of wilderness, and explain the development of The National Park System. They read sections of Thoreau, Muir, Abbey and Emerson with a set of questions for the students to develop their own essays. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students recount the circumstances surrounding Paul Revere's ride and compare and contrast Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride" with the historical event. Students work in groups and review different accounts of the event. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students identify and describe the types of narratives that made Tolkien the writer he was. In groups, they examine different myths and folktale motifs. They discuss what Tolkien meant by "Faerie" and "eucatastrophe". As a class, they discover what it lost when a narrative is transcribed. Full Review »
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