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Hip Hop and Political Activism
Young scholars identify and employ non violent methods/tactics to bring about social change as exemplified in hip hop culture. They examine hip hop as a form of political activism.
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Making the Movie Antigone
Students create a movie prospectus for Antigone being faithful to the major themes and conflict. They include the plot, setting, characters, and conflict while making them relevant to contemporary audiences.
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Pandemics
Pupils examine the potential threat of a Bird Flu outbreak. They write letters to representatives advocating policy in case of a bird flu outbreak.
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Acting it Out
Students explore responsible behavior. For this character education lesson, students work in groups to act out scenarios using or disregarding responsible behavior. Students discuss personal feelings and consequences of each situation.
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Understanding Effectiveness
Students investigate the work of animal welfare advocates. In this advocacy lesson, students examine advocacy strategies and investigate their effectiveness as they analyze King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Students apply the advocacy...
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Suspension Bridge Construction
Students study types, strength and construction of a variety of bridges. They build a model bridge and test the amount of weight it support.
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Hunger Usa
Students participate in a variety of activities as they explore and discuss their attitudes and values concerning hunger and other poverty-related factors in the USA.
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American History: Finding your Voice
High schoolers are able to write a speech and create a slogan through analysis of current issues articles dealing with pesticide use. They put themselves in the position of one of the workers affected by the story they read.
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Actively Organizing Passive Resistance
Students explore organizing to resist oppressive authority without the use of violence. In this philosophy lesson, students research Gandhi's approach to organizing people around a positive cause without the need to be aggressive...
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Equal Protection Questions
In this Supreme Court worksheet, students respond to 14 short answer questions regarding equal protection and gay marriage issues in the United States.
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Food - What's in It for You?
Students examine healthy eating and nutrition. They read and discuss articles, and create a list of ten healthy eating tips in the form of a poster, newspaper article, or presentation.
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Making Something from Nothing
Learners explore how to make something out of nothing. In this recycling lesson plan, students discuss the importance of recycling and what effects their choices could have on future generations. Learners create something new out of...
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Can You Make a Difference?
Students write and present a speech. In this service lesson, students read an anecdote adapted from The Star Thrower and discuss their feelings about their ability to make a difference in the world. Students make a short speech about...
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A Loyal Friend
Students examine the attributes of trust. In this character education lesson plan, students read the Irish folktale "Beth Gellert". Students discuss the folktale and how they can earn the trust of others.
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Students Speak Out: A Discussion Activity
Young scholars read a collection of student essays addressing racism and racial disparities and discuss them. For this racism lesson plan, students discuss the essays and talk about their impact.
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Picture Bride
Students share their views and opinions on the state of racism in America. Stimulate discussion by asking if there are specific groups who seem to be the target of racism more then others; also students consider what the true causes of...
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Enriching Students' Understanding of Criminal and Tort Law Using Technology
Students define criminal and tort law and explain how they are different.
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Limited Government
Students write a letter to King George III from the point of view of Thomas Jefferson. They defend constitutional democracy and explain the differences between limited and unlimited government.
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"I've Been Working on the Railroad" - Federal Land Grants and the Construction of the Illinois Central Railroad in Mid-nineteenth Century Illinois
Eleventh graders, in groups, design a self-sufficient community. Groups present the communities they've designed. They compare and contrast the communities presented. They research the theories of Johann Heinrich von Thunen online and...
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Respect
Young scholars, in groups, exchange their opinions and experiences on issues around respect and anti-social behavior. They come up with approaches to youth crime prevention and discuss and present their own solutions.
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American Transcendentalism and Buddhism:
Students study American transcendentalism through readings of Emerson and Thoreau. They make cognitive connections to the similarities to Buddhism in these writings. The connection of the literary movement is explained in the art of the...
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Picturing George: A Pictorial Survey of the Life of George Washington
Young scholars create pictorial biographies of George Washington. Working in groups, they research various portions of Washington's life, highlighting significant events. After presenting their projects to the class, they are displayed...
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A Fish Tale
Students brainstorm a list of famous events that took place on the sea. They write a poem or short story from the fish's perspective about the famous event they have chosen. Students share their work with the class.
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Road to Revolution
Students discuss reasons war erupted between Britain and the colonies. They examine and explain critical events of the 1760s, and discuss what rights and beliefs Americans felt were being violated.
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