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Arti-Factual Evidence
Practice responding to controversial information with the New York Times lesson provided here. Middle schoolers watch a video interview with the director of The Lost Tomb of Jesus. After reading a companion article, they identify the...
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Folktales: "The Storytelling Stone"
Students create a folktale after finding out the importance of folktales in different cultures. In this folktales lesson, students determine the definition of a folktale and read a "The Storytelling Stone." Students then discuss the...
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Crispin: Figurative Language Activity #2
Readers of Crispin: The Cross of Lead are asked to identify the type of figurative language used in lines drawn from Avi's novel.
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Compare and Contrast Creation Stories
Young scholars compare and contrast creation stories. In this Bible studies lesson, students work in groups to read and summarize creation myths and share with their peers. The class goes on to create a chart to compare and contrast...
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We Are the Guardians of the Earth
Young scholars understand their responsibility to the world. In this religion, philanthropy lesson, students research the life of Aaron Feuerstein and his views of the responsibility of a person to his world. Young scholars complete...
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American Music Styles - Lesson 1
Learners describe some of the distinguishing characteristics of rock, folk, blues, and country music. They identify two main musical roots of today's American popular music.
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The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (Letter 23)
In this The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis worksheet, students define six key terms using only one or two words and answer seven comprehension questions after reading the story twice.
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Advanced Sentence Completion Exercise 10
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers are...