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Black And Asian Involvement in World War 2
High schoolers read story excerpts from the BBC WW2 People's War archive to discover the contributions and obstacles faced by Asian and Black participants in World War 2 British forces. They prepare a radio report describing the...
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From the Four Corners 1
Students view a film looking at government propaganda during WWII. They look at the portrayal of Commonwealth tropps in "From the Four Corners." Students are asked to evaluate the utility of the film as evidence of why Commonwealth...
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Indians at Arras
Young scholars research the role played by Britsih Empire troops in the First World War. They analyze the natrue, origin and purpose of propaganda. Students watch the "Newsreel", they are asked to write down everything that they can...
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The Search for Mid-East Peace
Twelfth graders demonstrate an understanding of the competing forces and their demands in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process by completing a "Force Field Analysis" (developed by John Rossi at Virginia Commonwealth University) and by...
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The Global Community
Young scholars investigate international cooperation. In this global issues lesson, students identify the purposes of international intervention such as efforts to aid Somalia and Darfur. Young scholars then simulate a press conference...
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From the Four Corners 2
Students view a propaganda film made by the British government during World War II and examine the links between "British values" and British history. They view and discuss the film, and as a class identify and list "British values"...
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Chapter 16 (section 3) & 17 – The Enlightenment
In this Enlightenment worksheet, students read assigned textbook pages regarding the era and respond to 68 short answer questions.
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Queen Elizabeth
In this famous leaders learning exercise, students read a passage about Queen Elizabeth and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Queen Elizabeth II Addresses United Nations
Students examine an article that discusses Queen Elizabeth's address to the United Nations General Assembly. In this lesson plan, students complete several assignments that are centered around the topic of the article, including...