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Curated OER

Teaching about the First Amendment

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students defend the Constitution against a group of Senators who decide that all media must be approved by the government, all Americans must take a loyalty oath, join an official U.S. religion and subscribe to approved clubs.
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Saskatchewan Elocution and Debate Association

Debate Games and Activities Guide

For Teachers 6th - 12th
A must-have resource for classes that engage in debate, this packet contains 20 detailed plans for debate games and activities. Everything from how to select evidence to support a position, to structuring a debate on which candy bar is...
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Advocates for Human Rights

Nativism and Myths about Immigrants

For Students 8th - Higher Ed Standards
Where do anti-immigrants myths come from, and how can they be refuted? Learners critically analyze media reports and how to identify reliable sources. After studying a timeline that details the history of US nativism, groups research the...
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Curated OER

Play on Words Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a design of an image that combines two words to create an unusual visualization. They improve their drawing skills by completing a detailed, colored pencil rendering of the "Play on Words" they design. Using technology...
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Curated OER

Fort Life in the Green Bay Area, 1816-1841

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine from the perspectives of military personnel, Native Americans, families of soldiers, and civilians who lived and worked in the region during the era. They create a 2-page scrapbook layout from at least two of the...
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Curated OER

Best Websites for English Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Bookmark these grammar, writing, and literature websites to build your teaching arsenal, making life just a little bit easier.
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Curated OER

Journeying to Create

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Show a video clip that descripes how taking a journey can change a person's outlook on life. Learners write a paragraph about a place that uses imagery and tone to create a specfic effect. They evaluate their journal entries as well.
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Curated OER

Perfumania

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify various geometric shapes. Apply the given formulas to determine the volume of these shapes. Design their own container to conform to specifications provided. Use their knowledge of volume formulas and shapes to compute...
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Curated OER

Cold War Era Film Censorship: High Noon- a Slice of Americana Or Communist

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars study of the effects of the Cold War on the home front. They analyze the film High Noon according to an abbreviated version of the standards that films were judged by in the early 1950s and determine whether or not High...
PPT
Curated OER

Wild Horses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What a terrific resource! This presentation focuses on wild horses and what should be done about them. While the questions found in the presentation focus on grammar and comprehension, this set of slides could do so much more. Learners...
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Historical Thinking Matters

Social Security: 3 Day Lesson

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
What does social security reveal about the political and social culture of the 1930s? After beginning with a brief introductory video on the impact of the Great Depression and how various Americans, such as Huey Long and Francis...
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How To Teach Without Handouts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Cut down copier time and expand the learner's locus of control with simple and effective diagrams.
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PBS

Does Art Imitate Life?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Write what you know, sound advice for any writer and something many famous authors are known to have done. Use these materials to explore how Shakespeare's life influenced his plays. This resource is packed with readings, video segments,...
App
Paul Hudson

SPQR Latin Dictionary and Reader

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
Searching for an incredibly thorough Latin app? Look no further! Latin learners will be quite satisfied with the collection of texts, three dictionaries, customizable flashcards, assessment options, and other features that are right at...
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Curated OER

Merely Players

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Disguises and role playing are the focus of a resource that uses Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and Henry IV, Part I, to demonstrate how we all play many parts in our lives; how we all are “merely players.” The many...
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National WWII Museum

World War II in Photographs

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
A picture is worth a thousand words, and this activity is worth so much more! Learners closely analyze a series of photographs from World War II, matching them with their appropriate captions and sequencing them into a correct...
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EduGAINs

Governmental Apology for the Aboriginal Experience—Canadian and World Studies

For Teachers 7th - 10th
What constitutes an effective apology? After considering a series of scenarios, class members develop criteria for an effective apology and then use these indicators to evaluate Canada's Prime Minister Harper's apology to former...
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What are diverse media formats? Have your class figure this out on their own through small-group brainstorming. The resource includes two related activities about different kinds of data that will help your class get a grasp of media...
Printables
Achievement Strategies

Unit/Chapter Design Template

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
A thorough lesson plan template allows teachers to design balanced and standards-based lessons for any grade. The template includes spaces for unit vocabulary and concepts, objectives, and additional resources.
Printables
Achievement Strategies

CCSS Unit Design Template for PE

For Teachers K - 12th
From baseball and tennis to capture the flag and four-square, here is a great document that will help you design your next unit on a sport-related activity. 
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Curated OER

Presidential Election 2000

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the presidential candidates and their election platforms. They further analyze the platforms by creating a chart to determine which candidate most represents his or her beliefs and values.
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Helping Homeschoolers: Speaking and Listening Skills

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Develop speaking and listening skills through analysis, imitation, and technological assistance.
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Curated OER

Basic Needs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the unique and diverse historical artifacts that people have designed to fulfill their everyday needs in extraordinary ways. They identify ways humans have used design throughout history to enhance the ways they...
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Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program

Evaluating Media Sources

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Just how much influence did television have on the results of the 1960 presidential election? Media critics contend that the results were all about how the two candidates appeared on the screen. Give your young historians a chance to...

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