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\nDo You Have Character?\n

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\nSixth graders read Katherine Paterson's novel, Bridge to Terabithia, and watch a video of Maurice Sendak's book, Where the Wild Things Are. They examine the characters in both stories that share similar characteristics. Students use the...\n
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\nAbout Life: The Photographs of Dorothea Lange Going to the Promised Land\n

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\nTo better understand the migrant experience during the Great Depression, pupils analyze two primary resources: photographs by Dorothea Lange and a U.S. Map that shows the Dust Bowl. They compare and contrast Lange's images to Steinbeck's...\n
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\nGulliver’s Travels\n

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\nGulliver's Travels tells the story of a man who goes on voyages and encounters strange people. A unit plan introduces readers to the classic text, as well as excerpts from other examples of sarcasm and satire, such as \"A Modest...\n
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\nExpress Yourself Lesson Seed 9: Climax\n

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\nConduct a close reading of chapter 9 of The Cay. Read the chapter again and ask pupils to respond to a list of included text-dependent questions. Finish the class with the provided writing assignment, which asks learners to use textual...\n
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\nExpress Yourself Lesson Seed 10: Character Development\n

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\nMake a study of Timothy and his development as a character over the course of the first half or so of The Cay. This idea focuses in particular on chapters 10 through 12. Learners start out by working on double-entry journals created in...\n
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\nExpress Yourself Lesson Seed 8: Character\n

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\nCharacters often change over the course of a story or novel. Use the sample graphic organizer provided here to track how the narrator has responded to the sequence of events in chapter four through six of The Cay. In addition to this...\n
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\nIndividuality: India Arie Music Video\n

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\nStudents examine individuality.  In this music video lesson, students listen to music by India Arie to determine how music shapes our ideas of what normal is as well as how music is a form of poetry.  Activities are related to...\n
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\nA Penny For Your Thoughts: Cross-Curricular Journal Writing\n

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\nPupils are introduced to the importance of journal writing. After creating their own journal, they write their thoughts and feelings about different subjects. If they choose to they can share their writings with the class to end the...\n
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\nActivating Students\n

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\nStudents view and analyze one example of student activism in the 1960's and then apply their learning to their own situations. They work cooperatively to develop and implement their own \"activist\" or community service learning plan.\n
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\nA Bison Web\n

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\nStudents view a documentary on the treatment of the buffalo. In groups, they create a website using ideas and solutions they developed. They must include graphics or animation and a multi-level webpage. They share their pages with the...\n
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\nMuch Ado About Something (Lesson 2)\n

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\nStudents view more video clips of Shakespeare's plays. They answer comprehension questions over the video. They are introduced to the language Shakespeare used as well.\n
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\nInternet Investigations: Unsolved Mysteries\n

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\nLearners conduct Internet research to investigate the facts and fiction of various unsolved mysteries. They examine the facts and opinions of the mysteries, and create a Powerpoint slide show to present the theories and the group's...\n
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\nWhose Buffalo?\n

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\nSeventh graders examine how the Plains Indians vied with white commercial buffalo hunters for the millions of Great Plains buffalo. They create an illustrated broadside supporting the interests of either the Indians or the commercial...\n
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\nBag It\n

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\nStudents create a book report in a bag. They include items that explain the elements of the story and share them with the class.\n
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\nCreating Comic Strips\n

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\nYoung scholars create comic strips to communicate ideas that cannot be expressed through words alone.\n
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\nGoing to the Promised Land\n

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\nYoung scholars analyze primary resources and map in order to draw conclusions regarding the migrant-worker experience during the Great Depression. They explain and explain the impact of economic and ecological events on individuals.\n
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\nFolklife Around the Year and Around the State\n

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\nResearch how seasonal changes in Louisiana affect learners' lives and the folklife of their communities and the state. They investigate differences in the seasonal round in the regions of Louisiana, including celebrations, festivals,...\n
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\nDo We Have to Do This?\n

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\nStudents conduct Internet research, and read articles about education to determine why particular educational practices are used, and why they are important in terms of No Child Left Behind. Students create PowerPoint presentations...\n
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\nYour Trash, My Treasure\n

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\nMiddle schoolers create their own sculpture representing the idea of environmental responsibility and recycling. In this science lesson, students observe Les Constellations des Voisines du Pole by Joseph Cornell, make...\n
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\nPropaganda Flyer\n

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\nFourth graders create a persuasive flyer to sway the opinion of the class on a controversial issue. They read assigned editorials representing the viewpoint that they must defend.\n
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\nMaking a Treasure Your Own: Lesson Two\n

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\nStudents write an essay describing the Curtis Center and what they learned there. In this descriptive writing essay, students discuss the five paragraph essay and review sensory discoveries from their trip. Students draft an outline and...\n
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\nChanging the World: Social Entrepreneurs Part Two\n

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\nStudents explore the work of social entrepreneurs. In this entrepreneurship lesson, students research a specific entrepreneur and create a presentation introducing him or her to the class. Students design a seminar on social...\n
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\nDwellings Around the Globe\n

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\nMiddle schoolers explore dwellings around the globe and conduct collaborative research on cliff dwellings, igloos, longhouses, and yurts. They then explore how different dwellings reflect environmental and cultural conditions, and they...\n
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\nThe Bus Ride Teacher's Guide\n

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\nStudents examine and respond to the text, The Bus Ride. In this African-American literature instructional activity, students explore pre-reading questions that focus on fairness of laws. Students read the text based on Rosa Parks and...\n
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