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Every Building Tells a Story

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Examine images from past that depict buildings and towns from their own communities, and compare images with photographs taken at present locations, interview local architect and compare role of 19th Century architect to 21st Century...
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Hanal Pixan

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the culture of Mexico. In this Mexican culture lesson plan, students view a PowerPoint presentation about the culture of Mexico and the students take notes. Students write an essay about what they have learned.
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Leonardo da Vinci: Creative Genius

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss how Leonardo Da Vinci reflected the spirit of the Renaissance. They examine his achivements and explain the significance of his notebooks. They write essays on what constitutes a "rRenaissance man."
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European Tour: History and Tradition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Sistine Chapel. In this European history lesson, students watch "Sistine Chapel Frescoes: Scenes from Genesis." Students then discuss the Vatican and the role of the Pope. Students then visit a website to take a...
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Leonardo da Vinci: Creative Genius

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how Leonardo da Vinci exemplified the Renaissance period. They explore various websites, conduct Internet research, complete a chart, explore virtual da Vinci notebooks, and write an essay.
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Twenty and Ten

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine moral choices faced by Gentiles during the Holocaust and the role of the rescuer.
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Power vs Truth

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore Italian politics and warfare of the High Renaissance. They explain the effects of the Protestant Reformation and the Counter Reformation.
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School Vouchers

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Do school vouchers for private schools improve public school education, or do they lead to worse academic performance? Scholars read the top four pros and cons to decide if school vouchers are a good idea. They also participate in an...
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COMING TO AMERICA:A PILGRIM STORY LESSON

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
By completing this lesson, students demonstrate their reading comprehension skills, including reading strategies, inference, literal meaning, and critical analysis.
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Heroes Past and Present

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify characteristics of a hero, then write a narrative composition describing a heroic event.
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European Tour: History and Tradition: Sistine Chapel

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the Sistine Chapel. In this visual arts lesson plan, students take a virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel. Learners examine the scenes depicted on the chapel's ceiling and share their impressions of the artistic stories.
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Gold Rush Abolitionists: How different was the role of Spanish-speaking blacks under Mexican rule from the role of English-speaking blacks under U.S. rule?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students determine how Spanish-speaking blacks and English speaking blacks were treated differently. In this emancipation lesson plan, students compare the Mexican and American rules regarding slavery.     
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Ponce de Leon

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explain that the discoveries of Ponce de Leon were important, both in and of themselves and to the destinies of Europeans and Native Americans. They write an essay highlighting two of his important discoveries.
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Leaders of the Protestant Reformation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine role of Protestant Reformation in forming of numerous religions and religious ideas, identify key figures of Protestant Reformation, their religious ideas, and accomplishments, and discuss how religious ideas formed...
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Spiritual Space

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore Italian Renaissance artwork. In this visual arts lesson, students examine "Madonna, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Saint Paul'" by Bernardo Daddi. High schoolers investigate the use of space, scale, and proportion in...
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Muslim Women/Afghan Women

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students form opinions on common perception about oppression of women in the West. They read specific accounts and determine whether the treatment constitutes oppression. They recognize the danger of stereotyping all Muslim women as...
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Afghan Culture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers brainstorm various aspects of culture. They read about specific cultural beliefs, customs and traditions among the people of Afganistan and then compare their own culture to Afgan culture. They critique their own culture...
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Gulliver's Travels Teacher's Notes

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Who are "the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth”? Readers of Gulliver’s Travels will learn the answer, as the journey with Lemuel Gulliver to Lilliput,...
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Marking the Pope's Death

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discuss the value of memorials and design their own to commemorate the death of the Pope or another religious leader. They compare memorial rituals around the world in a writeen exercise.
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Learning About Islam

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover how Muslim teens are affected by people's misconceptions about Islam. They see a Muslim teen's point of view on Islam and how it is portrayed in Western society and write a letter to Muslim youth group.
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Ideas have Consequences—The Reformation

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine information regarding the Protestant Reformation. In this primary source analysis lesson, students read teacher-selected primary sources that enable them to analyze the ideas and consequences of the Reformation.
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Mission Nuestra Señora de la Concepción and the Spanish Mission in the New World

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore Spanish missions. For this research skills lesson, students research Internet and print sources regarding the architecture, purposes, and functionality of Spanish missions.
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The Reformation

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders analyze the economic, political, and theological issues of the Reformation. In this Reformation lesson, 9th graders examine primary and secondary sources to determine the causes and effects of the Reformation in Germany,...
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The Void Filled by Nonprofits

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the significance of nonprofit organizations in a democratic society. They conduct research on a selected nonprofit organization, complete a questionnaire, and present their findings to the class.

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