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The Windrush Generation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete a variety of language based activities to study the feelings of the Caribbean immigrants who arrived in the UK in the 1940's and 1950's. They use a poem as the basis to begin their studies of the Windrush Generation....
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Young Drinkers

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students study binge drinking problems in the UK by discussing and reading about the problem. They investigate drinking facts, take quiz on alcohol amounts, and investigate different attitude toward drinking.
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Parents and Parenting

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine the language of families including step families. They look at qualities needed to be a good parent and read about how parents are involved in the lives of students even at the university level. They take a parent quiz...
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Valentine's Day

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students study the topics of love and romance as they are related to the Valentine's Day holiday. They think of associated vocabulary, read well known quotes, and discuss how people in their own country meet. They read about contemporary...
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Immigration

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students examine the concepts related to immigration first by examining the word and then by answering questions. They complete a creative writing task and role play as a person sending a postcard home telling what it feels like to be...
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A Generation of Couch Potatoes

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students examine their personal lifestyle to evaluate it for healthy activities. They calculate the time they spend on healthy activities and read about teenagers and their lifestyles.
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Deerfield Debates Its Future: The Colonial Revival

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students analyze why the Colonial Revival came as a response to cultural changes caused by technological development, industrial growth, and changing populations in Deerfield and the Connecticut River Valley.
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Death and the Deerfield Graveyard

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students learn how death is an indicator of the community beliefs and values, and how have the rituals surrounding death changed over time.