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\nCivics Curriculum Guide\n

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\nThe 10 lessons in the Civics Curriculum Guide series, designed for high schoolers, contain 28 activities focused on important civic topics. Young scholars consider what it means to be an American and a good citizen, examine the Four...\n
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\nOne Art Theme of Memory and the Past\n

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\nIn this \"One Art\" worksheet, students discuss the relationship of loss to forgetting things. Students look at the author's tone and the significance of her memories.\n
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\n\"One Art\" Theme of Lies and Deceit\n

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\nIn this \"One Art\" worksheet, students discuss the poem as an exercise in self-deception.  Students answer four questions about the poet's view of loss and her attempt to come to terms with it by making it seem trivial.\n
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\n\"Story\n\n
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\nStory Telling with Black & White Photography\n

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\n4th-8th graders will explore Wright Morris' photography and create their own black and white photographs. They will then use the photographs to portray a message they want communicated by writing a narrative telling a story about the...\n
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\nAnalyzing Themes: The Golden Rule and Taking a Stand (Chapters 16-17)\n

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\nPositive or negative? Class members take another look at one of the taking-a-stand photographs from lesson plan one. They talk with partners to connect the picture to the text in To Kill A Mockingbird and discuss to determine when taking...\n
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\nAnalyzing Evidence: Writing about Theme\n

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\nClass members prepare for the end-of-unit assessment by analyzing a writing prompt. They complete a Being Made Invisible anchor chart and write their thoughts about captives and invisibility on sticky notes. In addition, they discuss...\n
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\n\"Peace\n\n
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\nPeace Posters\n

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\nStudents focus on a theme to create a poster or collage. In this theme based art project, students communicate their peace theme through drawings to communicate their present feeling and ideas. Students learn the emotions conveyed in the...\n
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\n\"One Art\" Theme of Transience\n

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\nIn this \"One Art\" worksheet, students discuss the theme of transience as they reflect upon the losses they have experienced in their lives. Students discuss the idea that nothing is eternal.\n
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\nMaking Connections: Exploring Four Themes through Art: Class Collage from Print Sources\n

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\nYoung scholars explore the art themes of form, content, ornament, and decoration. They explore the Illinois State Museum website, view the online Theme Galleries, and create a collage that reflects a theme.\n
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\nThe Inca Projecta\n

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\nHere is a wonderful idea, intended for learners in a collaborative multi-grade setting. While learners of different grades focus on different aspects of the same project, all their efforts culminate in a time tunnel, where they turn...\n
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\nLaunching Modern Voices: Concrete Poetry\n

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\nChallenges are different for today's kids. Learners begin to think about their own challenges by examining the adversities faced by children in medieval villages. They complete a graphic organizer as they watch the...\n
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\nJapanese Architecture for High School Students\n

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\nJapanese architecture is rich in symbolism and culture. Critical thinkers engage in three activities intended to expose them to the beauty of Japan. They read through the book, Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki and watch the...\n
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\nDefining \"Home\"\n

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\nOpen-ended dialogue and guiding questions lead children through a discussion about the relationship between physical objects and personal identity. They analyze the work of two contemporary Japanese artists who have use their mediums to...\n
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\nJapanese Architecture for Elementary School Students\n

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\nArt and architecture go hand-in-hand. Kids watch clips from the Hayo Miyazaki film Spirited Away to better understand Japanese customs and architecture. The discussion questions included are very good, and will help you lead the class in...\n
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\nCommunity Identity?\n

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\nTo better understand the contemporary arts movement in Japan, learners engage in a guided discussion. They view several photograms by the artist Kunie Sugirua, then discuss the elements of art and techniques used to create each...\n
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\nLand Art\n

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\nStudents use natural materials outside to create a work of art. In this land art lesson plan, students plan their sculpture inside in one day and create it outside over a period of 2 days.\n
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\nAndrea Zittel\n

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\nStudents examine the themes of isolation and simplicity in Andrea Zittel's art. They discuss what is necessary and sufficient on a month-long island stay and design functional and artistic items with Zittel's philosophy in mind.\n
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\nIdentifying Theme \n

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\nWhat's theme, and can texts of every length have one? Explore the themes of fives short reading passages with your middle school class. Encourage them to highlight specific places in the text where they recognized the theme. \n
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\nA Poem's Theme\n

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\nShow young poets how to use the main idea and voice to determine the theme of a poem. Model the steps using Listen Children. Lucille Clifton’s This Morning provides guided practice. Finally, class members use Nikki Giovanni’s...\n
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\nWhere the Red Ferns\n

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\nWhere the Red Fern Grows provides the text for a study of the literary elements of plot, character, and setting. Discussion questions and vocabulary lists are referenced but not included.\n
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\nArt of Biodiversity\n

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\nStudents familiarize themselves with values of biodiversity. They comprehend that biodiversity has inspirational and cultural values. Students locate five works of art on Zoo grounds that represent biodiversity in some way.\n
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\nA Remade Environment\n

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\nArt is a wonderful way to express feelings of social unrest or change. Learners will examine the works of two contemporary Japanese artists, and how they each have used art to say something big. They analyze the work of Katsuhiro Saiki...\n
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\nThe Boy Who Cried Wolf\n

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\nSecond graders listen to the story, THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF and in pairs, discuss the theme of the book and two things that they liked about it. They then read the book OOPS and discuss the theme of the book identifying the things they...\n
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\nHey! What's the Big Idea?\n

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\nStudents examine the concept of the theme (the big idea) in a poem. They brainstorm thoughts and feelings about themes, e.g. war, pollution, music, etc., and create and idea web about a theme of their own choice.\n
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