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Domestic Violence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars Recognize the signs and symptoms of domestic violence. They Explain why victim stays in domestic violence relationship and identify the victims of domestic violence
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Organizer
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Mirrors & Windows: Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”

For Students 8th - 10th
“Mirrors” or aspects from a story that reflect a personal text-to-self connection, and “windows,” an aspect that gives insight into a different way of being, are the focus of an activity designed for Alice Walker’s story. Readers select...
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Reed Novel Studies

James and the Giant Peach: Novel Study

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Everyone wants to feel like they belong. James, in James and the Giant Peach, finds a feeling of belonging in a very odd place—inside a peach! Scholars read the story of James and the Peach and work through vocabulary, language, and...
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PPT
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Visible Speech: A Short Course in the Fundamentals of Writing/Lesson 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Focusing on writing an introduction, this presentation provides a variety of techniques for how to begin. Although the question marks on slide six obscure the writing, the other slides are clear and legible and display good examples for...
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Worksheet
Prestwick House

Touching Spirit Bear: Individual Learning Packet

For Students 6th - 8th
Whether using Touching Spirit Bear in the classroom, as an outside reading assignment, or in a homeschool situation, your readers will benefit from this eight-page packet of essay and discussion questions, vocabulary lists, and reading...
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Lesson Plan
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Addressing Community Problems

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students discuss how to solve problems in the community. In this character education lesson plan, students brainstorm major problems in their neighborhoods and list them on the board. Students are divided into groups and focus on one...
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Worksheet
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Be Positive - Do Something Day

For Students 5th - 10th
For this Be Positive - Do Something 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,...
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Worksheet
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Fitness

For Students 4th - 8th
In this fitness learning exercise, students explain why it is important to be healthy, clean, and fit. In addition, they keep a record of their daily meals and snacks for a week and describe what meals are best for them and why. Finally,...
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Juvenile Court - The Law

For Teachers 7th - 12th
An interesting activity on juvenile law, and the juvenile court system. Young law makers are given a lengthy document to read on the basics of juvenile law, then they must answer some questions about what they've read. Additionally, they...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Baseball: The Tenth Inning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Bring the historical relevance of baseball into the classroom, as pupils discover the lessons learned from the breaking of baseball's color barrier by Jackie Robinson. Learners view video and analyze Robinson’s character, as well as his...
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Organizer
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Waunakee Community School District

Identifying Themes in Literature

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
If your language arts learners have a hard time determining the universal theme of a written work, use a straightforward worksheet to help them find it. After reviewing a list of common themes, kids note the title, character, plot, point...
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Are These Human Right Violations?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Using the Declaration of Human Rights and the United States Constitution as reference tools, class members examine 14 scenarios to decide if the situation represents a violation of human rights, and if these same rights are protected by...
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Intolerance in American History

For Students 8th - 12th
Examine the United States through the lens of intolerance using this 2-week unit plan, which includes details for 13 days of instruction. Scholars study examples of prejudiced behavior throughout history, discuss issues in groups,...
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Worksheet
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Sentence Completion 21: Low-Advanced SAT Level

For Students 7th - 9th
Learners must select the best words to complete the six sentences on a activity designed to test their critical thinking skills as well as their vocabulary knowledge. The included answer sheet, which details how to determine the correct...
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Website
University of North Carolina

Sociology

For Students 9th - 12th
What exactly does sociology entail? Sociology is a broad field that covers many topics, including culture, mass media, and social movements. A helpful handout prepares scholars for typical writing found in college-level sociology...
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Handout
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Born Gay

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Is a person's sexual orientation determined at birth? With the informative website, scholars prepare for a debate about the topic. They learn the top pro and con arguments and read through a historical timeline of homosexuality. They...
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Lesson Plan
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American Justice: Juvenile Justice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch a video that focuses on the alarming rise of violent crimes committed by juveniles. They see how the American justice system dealsl with these youthful offenders. They examine racial imbalance and color-blind justice.
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Lesson Plan
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The Witch of Goingsnake

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students complete literary analysis activities using proverbs. In this proverbs lesson, students interpret a proverb and discuss the structure of poems. Students write essays explaining the summary statement and complete a Venn diagram...
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Worksheet
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Oprah Winfrey

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Oprah Winfrey and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Lesson Plan
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Political Cartoons About Community Problems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research problems faced by their community and create political cartoons for the issues. In this community problems lesson plan, students brainstorm problems their community faces and draw a political cartoon for the problems....
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Lesson Plan
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Triangles Are Not Bad!

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students perform a play to explore diversity.
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Lesson Plan
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Speech/Language Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
A good idea. To build both speech and social skills special ed learners go on a scavenger hunt. They locate people around the school and say a series of words, when they say the words correctly they receive a prize. They also ask for...
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Worksheet
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"The Possibility of Evil" Vocabulary

For Students Pre-K - 8th
Read Shirley Jackson's "The Possibility of Evil" and complete this word study. You may choose to introduce these seven words before reading the text to front-load the new words. Words include indulgently, rapt, unchecked, degraded,...
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Worksheet
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Beloved Test

For Students 11th - 12th
Which character in Toni Morrison’s Beloved personifies evil? What does Seth overhear Schooteacher instruct his pupils to do? The 50 multiple choice and matching questions on this exam focus on points of plot; therefore, test takers could...

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