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\nA collection of five lessons and activities introduce young engineers to simple and compound machines. Groups use the engineering design process to design a Rube Goldberg machine to move a circus elephant into a rail car, a pulley system...\n
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\nAmerican Literary Humor: Mark Twain, George Harris, and Nathaniel Hawthorne\n

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\nA three-lesson curriculum unit examines the history and conventions in the American literary humor of Mark Twain, George Washington Harris, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. In Lesson One, scholars read “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras...\n
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\niCivics: Mini Media Literacy Library\n

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\nDesigned for the high school classroom, the mini-lessons in this collection combine studies of the United States government with news literacy skills. Each lesson includes a civics reading, a news literacy feature, and a news literacy...\n
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\nBen Across the Curriculum: High School\n

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\nBenjamin Franklin: The man, the scientist, the inventor, the statesman, the legend. A 10-lesson collection introduces high schoolers to the many facets of Franklin’s character. Although developed for the International Traveling...\n
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\nBen Across the Curriculum: Middle School\n

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\nBen Across the Curriculum is a set of interdisciplinary lesson plans that highlight the five central themes in the international traveling exhibition Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World. These themes are Character Matters, B....\n
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\nMy Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the United States\n

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\nIs it possible to combine many voices into one national identity? That is the question addressed by the unit module “My Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the United States.” The unit consists of six lessons that ask high schoolers...\n
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\nSatire and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\n

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\nDoes Mark Twain’s satire become sarcasm and does he cross the line of propriety in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? As an introduction of satire, class members view an excerpt from The Daily Show and discuss Stewart's use of this...\n
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\nCartoons for the Classroom: Sarcasm, Irony, and Satire\n

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\nSatire, sarcasm, or irony? Editorial cartoons have long been the tool artists use to express their opinions about politics and politicians. Kevin \"Kai\" Kallaugher's four-panel cartoon offers readers an opportunity to examine how he uses...\n
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\nSatire\n

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\nLearners will greet the world with a more critical eye after examining the forms, functions, and varying degrees of satire in this presentation. Defining satire as a whole, as well as identifying examples of different forms of satire in...\n
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\nCartoons for the Classroom: Satire or Slander\n

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\nEncourage your young learners to analyze and think critically about how media portrays people or events. Upper graders analyze a political cartoon depicting President Obama as a Muslim and the First Lady as a revolutionary. Guided by...\n
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\nSatire, Parody, and Humor in Catch-22\n

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\nLaughter is the heart of dark comedy. It makes the unbearable bearable. Joseph Heller crafted his dark comedy Catch-22 to enable readers to laugh at the painful realities and underscore the absurdities of a war where people you...\n
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\nAn Introduction to Satire\n

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\nWhat is satire, and what are its characteristics? A handy handout provides young satirists with all the information they need to analyze a satire or to craft their own.\n
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\nSatire: The Art of Indirect Persuasion\n

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\nA free press is entitled to its opinions. While the news pages report the facts of events, editorial pages feature writers' and cartoonists' opinions about events to either directly or indirectly persuade. Introduce viewers to the art of...\n
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\nMini-Lesson B: Satire\n

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\nHey, what's so funny? Explore the use of satire in a variety of media with a hands-on lesson. Fourth in a five-part journalism series from iCivics, the activity introduces satirical language in print and online. Pupils work alone or in...\n
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\nCatch-22: Satirize This!\n

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\nSome assignments are great, some can become great, and some have greatness thrust upon them. This one is great. After completing Joseph Heller's classic satire, Catch-22, groups craft and present their own political satire.\n
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\nSatire\n

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\nThe bite of comedy often rests on use of the literary devices detailed in this presentation. The definitions for terms like sarcasm, zeugma, and invective are followed by examples drawn from literature. Consider extending the lesson by...\n
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\nSatire: A Matter of Tone\n

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\nSatire, anyone? After a review of terms associated with satire, viewers are directed to craft a 500-600 word piece of satire about a familiar hypocrisy. \n
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\nComedy Across the Curriculum\n

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\nThe New York Times Learning Network provides the resources that permit pupils to examine and then write and perform a fake news broadcast in the vein of “The Daily Show” or “Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update. The generated reports...\n
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\nLiterary Newspaper: Candide\n

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\nPrejudice? Religious intolerance? Political sedition? Class distinction? Plight of women? Voltaire satire, anyone? A literary newspaper offers an opportunity for readers of Candide to make text-to-self and text-to-world connections as...\n
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\nElements of Satire\n

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\nStudents analyze satirical articles.  In this elements of satire activity, students read and analyze satirical articles from newspapers.  They create Venn diagrams to compare and contrast articles.  Students use...\n
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\nLiterature: Satire in the American Dream\n

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\nEleventh graders examine cartoons for examples of satire, irony, and sarcasm. They write essays about cartoons, art work, or literature analyzing it for satirical elements. Finally, they create their own piece in one of the three areas...\n
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\nTwelfth graders identify satire in various fictional texts.  In this language arts activity, 12th graders will learn to define satire, parody, and caricature. Students will identify different forms of satire in historical and...\n
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\nRedistricting: Drawing the Lines\n

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\nDifficult redistricting concepts are covered in a context that will make it understandable to your government scholars. They begin with a KWL on the term redistricting and then watch a video to answer some questions. They...\n
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\nHumorous Satire? Or Is It?\n

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\nStudents establish background regarding a controversial article regarding rape. Students determine whether this article achieved the label of \"satire\". Internet sites are used for reference.\n
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