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What's In a Noun: Grammar and Usage
Nine lessons in a grammar and usage unit provide endless opportunities for drill and practice. Topics include the four types of sentences, subject and predicates, nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs and prepositions, conjunctions...
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Change Over Time Essay: Women's Rights in Korea
Students examine the state of women'srights in Korea. In this women's issues lesson, students analyze the content of 3 provided articles and compose essays regarding the Korean Women's Movement.
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Mail Bonding
Learners explore different forms of communication via the Internet and the effects these electronic mediums have on social relationships. They compose e-mail messages and predict the gender of authors of anonymous e-mail messages of...
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The Lion and the Mouse
Students write a story. In this critical thinking and writing activity, students read a fable, answer the provided thinking skills questions, and write their own fable.
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WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES
Students explore educational opportunities available to people living in a variety of developing and more economically developed countries. They work in groups and research an assigned country and explore how society values education,...
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Tortured Beauty
Students compare and contrast two fundamentally different treatments of women, one Chinese and one Japanese, and to examine how this reflects on the culture that produced them.
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The Sahara: Home of the Tuareg
High schoolers research and analyze the Tuareg and other groups as well, including their own, and examine the impact culture has on environment.
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Women's Roles: Then and Now
Fourth graders investigate women's roles during the frontier era in what is today's West Virginia. In this US history lesson plan, 4th graders discuss similarities and differences of women's roles in the past with what women's roles are...
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The French Revolution
Tenth graders explore the events leading up to the French Revolution. In this World History instructional activity, 10th graders participate in a class discussion as the teacher shares a Powerpoint presentation, then the students rewrite...
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Latino Contributions To American Culture
Students create their own working definition of what it means to be an American. They examine the achievements of Latinos and discuss how the contribution of these Americans have enriched and helped shape American culture.
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American Civil Rights Movement, Photo Essay
Students view photographs from the Civil Rights Movement and write an essay from the point of view of someone in the photograph. They artistically represent various aspects of the Movement.
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Marching For Freedom
Students appreciate the sacrifices that people from across the country made to ensure that all citizens could exercise their constitutional right to vote. They access excellent websites and documents imbedded in this plan to guide their...
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Hard Times, Soft Sell
Students analyze art to determine themes for the Great Depression Era. In this Great Depression lesson, students identify themes for the era and research evidence for the themes to present to the class. Students interview family members...
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The Immigrant Experience in America
Students explore immigration in the United States. In this immigration lesson, students read about Ellis Island and tenement houses as they conduct research regarding the topic in order to write an essay.
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Taking a Closer Look (Critical Viewing)
Young scholars explore persuasive writing in advertisements. In this advertisements lesson, students evaluate tobacco advertisements for persuasion techniques. Young scholars then create a counter advertisement against smoking.
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You're a Grand Ol' Flag
Young scholars explore American flag and its symbols, and create an original flag that represents what they see in their own lives.
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Talking Tolerance: Exploring Attitudes About Difference And Discrimination
Students discuss attitudes toward different sexual orientations and how to recognize and combat homophobia and discrimination in their own lives, schools, and communities.
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Lending Discrimination and the Community Reinvestment Act
Write about economic and banking issues of concern to the public. Investigate lending discrimination and the impact of the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act. Use a guide to do research and write an essay.
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With Liberty and Justice for All
Young scholars examine the role of Supreme Court justices. In this judicial branch lesson, students consider the civil rights and civil liberties as they investigate Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) and West Virginia State...
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Cultural Spaces
As a way to help your students understand tolerance, personal space, and cultural diversity, this activity has them give up personal space for three minutes. There is no discussion prior to this activity and seemingly very little after....
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Huck Finn Chapter Questions
Pupils answer chapter questions to evaluate the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Women in the Labor Force
Students examine the differences men and women experience in the work force. They study the relationship between education and the likelihood of employment.
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THE LION AND THE MOUSE
Students listen to a story about different types of animals and explore how they all need each other, just like people do.
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HOW DOES IT FEEL?
Students explore how it feels to be discriminated against and explain the concepts of it.