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Environment Debate Game

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students participate in a role-play activity to discuss environmental problems on which they have previously conducted research.
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The Gentle Art of Persuasion: Techniques for Persuading Different Audiences

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the use of persuasive arguments to varying audiences. They define persuasion, read and discuss an article on whether P.E. should be optional, summarize the pros and cons of P.E., and write a letter or a speech.
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Thinking About the World of Work

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the laws and protections afforded to adolescent workers. They analyze two case studies, create KWL charts, participate in class discussions and write entries in a thinking log to record their reflections.
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There's More To Sex Education Than AIDS Prevention

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students are introduced to the views on sexuality in the United States. In groups, they research data from five countries and compare them with the United States. Using the information, they develop reasons why the teenage pregnancy...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read and analyze the novel "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou. They discuss the poetry and prose of the book, the importance of role models, complete a worksheet, and write a narrative using figurative language.
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Damilola Taylor: Young people in court

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read the story, "The scene in the courtroom" then discuss a list of questions. They look at the criminal court system, and design their own user-friendly courtroom.
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Goals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students generate and choose specific skills and tasks to guide the work-based learning experience. They use the five steps to setting goals to help their goal planning to be more efficient. In addition, they view a Goals power point...
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PETA Pressure

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine what a "target audience" is and evaluate the PETA website for tactics that exploit the characteristics of their target audience. They read and discuss a handout, analyze the PETA website in small groups, and participate...
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Celebrating the Legacy of Ella Baker

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students research the life of Ella Baker and examine the importance of Civil Rights through citizen mobilization. In this rights lesson, students read the biography of Ella Baker and make suggestions of things to change in their own...
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Feminism Does Not Have to be an F-Word

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze social activism messages in music. In this feminism lesson, students explore selected music that expresses sentiments voiced in the women liberation movement in the United States. Students compare the lyrics of the songs...
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Smoking Prevention Campaign

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create a school-wide smoking prevention campaign. For this research lesson, students combine a study of facts with a survey to create a smoking prevention campaign.
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Creating Hate: The Power of Words

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore why authors choose to use hate words in literature. In this power of words lesson, students complete group participation, journal entries, and written assignments to investigate the use of inflammatory language. Students...
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Slavery in My World: Educating for Peace and Social Change

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research present-day slavery issues in a particular country and present their findings to the class.  In this slavery in our world instructional activity, students discover the nature and extent of slavery in modern countries,...
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No Texts = No Wrecks

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore ways to prevent texting while driving. In this driving safety lesson, students research information about texting and driving. Students identify an audience to present the information to in the three given formats....
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Family Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify the issues that cause conflicts in families and determine ways to manage conflict. In this conflict resolution lesson plan, students brainstorm issues that cause conflicts. Students work in groups to find ways to solve...
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Family Reunion

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students plan and carryout a family reunion to build family relationships. In this family relationships lesson, students examine ways to build family relations by planning a family reunion. Students use the reunion forms to help them...
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Managing Multiple Roles

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify the roles balanced in family and career activities. In this family and career balance lesson, students identify the roles each family member has and discuss problems problems they see in their own families. Students...
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Scrap Booking

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students complete scrap booking activities. In this scrap booking lesson, students discuss scrapbooking and make a list of times to include in a scrapbook. Students research scrapbook ideas online and bring in materials to create a...
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Living on a Fixed Income

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners examine living on a fixed income. In this financial analysis lesson plan, students discuss living on a fixed income and discuss wants and needs. Learners research money saving tips and create a PowerPoint about the topic....
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Stretching Your Money with Coupons

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners examine ways to extend their budget with coupons. In this budgeting lesson, students read information about using coupons at the given website. Learners make a list of 30-50 products they use in their homes and use online...
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Personal Goals

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze personal goals and set goals for themselves. In this goal setting lesson, students discuss short and long term goals. Students visit a website about goals and use the FCCLA planning process to set their own goals.
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School Violence

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students examine conflicts in schools and ways to reduce school violence. In this school violence lesson, students research the types of violence in schools. Students discuss ways to prevent and  report the violence. Students create a...
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Health Fair

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students identify and research the aspects of a healthy lifestyle and create a Health Fair with the information. In this healthy living lesson, students research a topic about healthy living. Students then create a health fair using...
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Gandhi's Voice: Writing as Nonviolent Resistance

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify how Mahatma Gandhi used writing as a means of nonviolent communication. In this nonviolent resistance lesson, 9th graders watch a film about Gandhi as a writer and identify characteristics of nonviolent activism....

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