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- 10th
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Students examine how cause/effect essays must have a focus. Typically they emphasize causes or effects, or be limited to a manageable relationship between a specific cause and effect. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine the role of the Soviet Union in the history of the United States. They explore the role of geography and how it affected people in certain regions. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students examine the year 1968 in Vietnam and the United States. They work together to research events which they create a timeline. They also read primary source documents of veterans of the Vietnam War. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine the use of slavery in the United States. Using a map, they draw the route of the Tecora and Amistad voyages. Individually, they write an essay describing their opinions on whether the Africans on the ships should be able to go free. They write a journal entry role-playing the role of someone on the ships and re-write one of the books in the form of a cartoon or children's book to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students begin the lesson by reading a book on film study. After watching the movie "Citizen Kane", they work together to identify the issues concerning the United States before World War II. As a class, they discuss how the ideas and views of the directors make their way into a film. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the nativist and racist movements in the history of the United States. In groups, they analyze the reactions of religious and ethnic groups to these movements and create a chart to compare the goals of each group. To end the lesson, they discuss these issues with pen pals they were given at the beginning of the lesson. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students mention any recent racism or discrimination they have seen placed on an ethnic group other than their own. After reading an autobiograhy, they read and write poems based on past events in the Hispanic culture. They are to focus on the situations of the past to keep them from happening in the future. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students in an ESL classroom are introduced to the contributions of the Filipinos to the United States. In groups, they research the history of the Phillipines including its culture, climate and economy. They discuss the varoius waves of immigration from the country to the United States and state the reasons why they would leave the Phillipines. To end the lesson, they compare and contrast the Filipino immigration experience to those of Mexico and Puerto Rico. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students brainstorm the reasons why people would want to leave their homeland to live in the United States. In groups, they research the political representation of the Board in New Haven, Connecticut. They also write a paper on how politics can influence population growth by examining the limits placed on Chinese who wanted to emigrate to the US. To end the lesson, they interview a member of the Board about minorities. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students identify and analyze that Global Interdependence and Internationalism have become major themes in human activity in the areas of population, environment, the world economy, and the United Nations. Students identify the structure and functions of the United Nations and its various organs and agencies. Full Review »
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