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Abraham Lincoln: Our Man for All Seasons

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze perceptions of slavery during the Civil War era. For this Abraham Lincoln lesson, students research Internet and print sources regarding Lincoln's view of slavery. Students also compare pro- and anti-slavery political...
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Human Rights

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and then research countries which have had human right violations.
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Word Structure- Prefix and Suffix

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Identify common prefixes and suffixes used in the English language and categorize the different kinds of information provided in a dictionary entry. Learners will write at least five pieces of information that they learn about a word...
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All Men Are Created Equal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners engage in a lesson to investigate the concept of all men being equal. The concept has a historical context during the time of the American Revolution. They use primary and secondary sources in order to discover the concept of...
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Plants

For Teachers K
Students plant bean seeds and draw pictures of the plants as they grow. They create their own garden, plant the seeds, and keep a journal of their growth.
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Recreating a Masterpiece

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze and critique various artists and their work. They write research papers on artists and create reproductions of their works, reflecting their earlier critiques of the works.
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VA Statute for Religious Freedom, III

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedoms and consider its implications. For this governing principles lesson, students explore primary and secondary sources regarding the document penned by Thomas Jefferson.
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War Making: Executive and Legislative Powers

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine executive and legislative powers. In this federal powers instructional activity, students determine who has the power to wage war in the U.S. government. Students analyze the Constitution and research historical...
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Who Follows the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine how countries relate to te Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Working in pairs, they create definitions of human rights and explain why the Declarqation is important. Groups of students uncover examples of human...
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Stories of Students Who Took Action: Human Rights

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners read stories of young human rights advocates and discuss examples where young people made a difference. They consider local problems, relate them to human rights principles and role-play possible solutions.
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Taking the Human Rights Temperatutre of Your School

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students evaluate their school's human rights climate using criteria derived from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They discuss the results and develop a plan of action to begin addressing the problems they find.
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Taking the human rights temperature of your school

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners, after surveying the human rights environment at the school, develop a personal action plan to improve the human rights situation within the school.
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Intellectual History

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 22 matching questions regarding the Enlightenment. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Obama Hope Poster

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider constitutional rights. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students complete an activity guide regarding the property rights regarding the Obama "Hope" poster. Students respond to discussion questions pertaining to the topic.
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Lesson Plan for History: The Inauguration Speech of President Jefferson Davis

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explain Davis's views on Southern Secession.  In this American History lesson plan, 11th graders read and analyze primary sources. 
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Good Citizens

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars consider what qualities and values make a good citizen. Students compare the requirements to become a U.S. citizen in 1896 to current requirements. Young scholars create a country and write out the qualities a good citizen...
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What Does It Mean To Be a Good Citizen?

For Teachers K - 8th
Students study citizenship and what it means to be a good sitizen. They create their own country and determine its citizenship rules. They work together to create a visual representation of what makes a good citizen.
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Human Rights Issues Around the World

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders begin the lesson by comparing and contrasting the Bill of Rights with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For each document, they highlight the material that is the same for both and discuss the items that are...
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Human Beings / Human Rights

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students brainstorm and discuss what it means to be "human." They relate human rights to human needs and discuss what a universal right is and read about Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use events of the time to illustrate the significance of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March.
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Dissidents Delicately Democratize

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read and discuss the article, 'Chinese Dissidents Issue a Sharp Challenge to the Government' on pro-democratic manifestos that were recently written in China, write a journal entry on what human rights means to them.
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All Men Are Created Equal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss the statement "All Men Are Created Equal". Using the internet, they research events in history in which this statement has been ignored and supported by the government. They use this information to write an essay...
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Ya' Gotta Have Heart

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the parts of the human circulatory system and how they function. They design a flow chart of the circulatory system and use data to construct charts and graphs.
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Human Rights Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Human Rights Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing questions, survey, and...