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Loud and Clear

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students brainstorm various forms of protest, examine the context for President George W. Bush's visit to Britain, and research protests throughout history. Students use the information gathered to create informative posters and diary...
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Multigenre Research Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research influences on African American literature. They research someone who has influenced the development of African American literature and create a multi-genre research project. They create a photograph poem, character...
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Prairie Settlement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make a decision for site selection for a farm during the 1840s in the Midwest. They build research and writing skills by recording the information used for analysis in a chart and as diary entries.
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Post Reading Activities for the Novel, "Home Children" by Barbara Haworth-Attard

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this post-reading literature activity worksheet, students examine suggestions for activities to complete after reading Home Children, by Barbara Haworth-Attard. They can choose from 11 activities which include to write diary entries,...
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"The Hell of Mirrors" by Edogawa Rampo

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze the short story, "The Hell of Mirrors," by Edogawa Rampo. They write diary entries, develop a video, create an illustration, conduct research, and write a short story.
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Geography: Islands and Alcatraz

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students, in groups, create maps of islands including map keys and compass roses. They compare and contrast their island communities with that of the island prison, Alcatraz. Students select from a series of projects, including writing...
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Primary History: Children of World War 2- Air Raids

For Students 5th - 6th
In this history worksheet, learners make a model of an Anderson air raid shelter from World War 2. Students write a diary entry about one night in an air raid shelter. There is no historical information on this page and research will be...
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Confronting the -Isms

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students keep "Mindwatch" diaries to chart their own prejudices and stereotypes. In this social justice lesson, students monitor their own reactions to people who are different from themselves. Students identify and discuss patterns of...
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Harriet The Spy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the style of diary writing as its own genre of literature. They read Harriet The Spy in order to have a text for this literature study. Students use the skill of prediction to preview the story, and then...
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Schedules and Eulogies with Anne Frank

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars compare their schedule to Anne Frank's and write a eulogy for her funeral.  In this Diary of Anne Frank lesson, students discuss the Franks' schedule in the Secret Annex and discuss similarities to their own schedule. ...
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Anne Frank: Turning Pages - Journal Writing

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review a variety of journals including Anne Frank's. They create a school journal including individual entries, a dedication, pagination and illustrations.
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The "Write Sport"

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the history of sports in Iowa. In this sports lesson plan, 5th graders write a friendly sports letter and a how to directional writing. They write five entries in their journal from the point of view of a piece of...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Off to Adventure!: Challenge Activities (Theme 1)

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Off to Adventure! is the theme of an English language arts unit comprised of a variety of challenge activities. Scholars enhance skills and reinforce concepts by taking part in a grand book discussion, giving an oral report, and writing...
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Journal Writing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the published diaries of Anne Frank, or Zlata Filipovic, to gain an appreciation for journal writing, a form of autobiographical writing in which the writer records personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences. They...
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Journals

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss how their journal is going to be used throughout the semester and its purpose. Throughout activities, they reflect on their experiences following a journal guideline. They share which entries they feel comfortable with...
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Analyzing Primary Sources

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Analyzing primary and secondary sources is a necessary skill for students to attain, and can be learned through interesting activities.
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Melba Pattillo and Ruby Bridges: Two Heroes of School Integration

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners put themselves in the shoes of young scholars who integrated Little Rock High School in 1957-58. Note: The primary resources in this activity provide powerful and poignant descriptions of what those students faced.
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Smithsonian Institution

Solomon G. Brown: Letter Writing

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Personal correspondence in the form of letters is not as common as it once was. This resource presents an opportunity for you to introduce your class to letter writing and cover topics in social studies. Learners read a letter written in...
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Happy 100th Birthday Airplane

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students research the Wright Brothers and their plane. In this airplane history lesson, students use a hotlist of sites to research and create an airplane. A question is provided for each site.
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SOAPS Primary Source "Think" Sheet

For Students 7th - 12th
Planning on using primary source materials? Introduce your class members to SOAPS, a worksheet that models how to analyze and reflect on primary source materials. Readers name the document, identify the subject (S), the occasion (O),...
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Crafting Freedom

Creating Original Historical Fiction Using Henry "Box" Brown's Narrative and Runaway Slave Ads

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Young historians discover the experiences of runaway slaves after reading the brief biography and narrative excerpt of Henry "Box" Brown, who escaped slavery by having himself shipped away in a crate and popularized his flight in a...
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Dual Existence

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Read an excerpt from Sonia Mycak's short story A Dual Existence in a Seemingly Singular Country and consider the emotional and social implications of not being able to speak English in Australia. This would be a great instructional...
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PPT
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Contractions: An Introduction

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
A solid introduction to the concept of contractions is provided in this resource. The definition of contractions and how they are used is discussed and shown in example sentences. Students also look at several example sentences and a...
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Indiana University

British Literature Restoration Unit: The Pillow Book – Sei Shonagon

For Teachers 11th - 12th
First drafted in the year 996, The Pillow Book contains reflections of those met by a lady-in-waiting in the Japanese court. A brief summary, historical context, and discussion questions are provided on the first two pages. Then, two...

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