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What's On Your Plate?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the use of sensory details in writing. In this journal writing lesson, students write four journal entries after group discussion about a variety of topics such as their weekend, poverty in the United States, and...
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Michigan Supreme Court

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners read articles on a hot topic (controverial topic) and prepare for a discussion on the article. They engage in forming an opinion on an important public concern and defending their opinion/position with supporting data. They...
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Tracing the Impact of Historical Figures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss impact of various historical figures from different periods in time, read about and take notes on one assigned historical figure, and create photo journals of their experiences.
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Wagons West: Proofreading

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students proofread each others journal entries. In this proofreading lesson plan, students exchange journal entries to proofread according to instructions given by the teacher.  Students will read a different journal each day,...
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On the Table

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students act as delegates to the Russia-NATO summit in Reykjavik, Iceland by researching and drafting position papers on six topics of interest to NATO.
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Friday Forum

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research controversial issues and formulate their own opinion. They defend their position with supporting data and evaluate arguments from opposing viewpoints. They present their stand both verbally and in the written form.
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Writing About Estuaries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to research an aspect of interest to them about the Tijuana Estuary. After the unit on the estuary is completed, they reflect on their experiments and thoughts in a paper. They also participate in a field trip...
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Words from the Wise

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore how famous people, through newspaper Op-Ed articles, often inform the public about issues of national importance. They write Op-Eds in the voice of famous people on current news topics.
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Ask An Expert

For Teachers K - 4th
Students invite community members to visit the classroom and interview them about water in the community. Students prepare for, conduct, and follow up an interview and record their responses in their Water Journals.
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Issues Close to Home

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils discuss their role in their local government. Individually, they use various types of media to examine and take a position on a topic important to them. To introduce their position, they write a letter to the Board of...
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"How Tall, How Short, How Faraway" by David A. Adler

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students list in a journal what "measurement" is. They measure with standard and non-standard units and record data on a class chart. They also construct a meter tape.
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The Hunter-Dunbar Expedition of 1804-1805

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain the origins of the Hunter-Dunbar Expedition and why it was so important. They map George Hunter and William Dunbar's expedition route on the Ouachita River and examine excerpts of George Hunter's journal.
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History: Impact of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students formulate theories about the Lewis and Clark Expedition about its purpose and impact on America. They write position papers supported with facts discovered in their research. Students include quotes, factual references, maps,...
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Exploring the Personal Narrative

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define the characteristics of a personal narrative, explain the difference between a 'memoir' and an 'autobiography', and create a reading journal in which they will log their reading activities. In this personal narrative...
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Let's do dinner

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students observe the benefits of family structured activities. For this social studies lesson, students keep a journal of their experience in having dinner with their families every night for a week. Students research the importance of...
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American Literature: An Oblique Introduction

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research journals and periodicals of different accounts of Columbus and Latin America. They examine indigenous civilizations and design their own curriculum based on the information they have gathered.
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Traveling Across America

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils plan a trip to a state capital of their choice with a budget of $2,000. The budgets include site seeing, lodging, food and all necessary expenses. Students keep a daily journal and maintain their budget.
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Urban Impact on Chollas Creek (California): A Field Study

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, in groups, take samples from a creek and keep a field journal on their samples. They also perform tests on their samples.
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Who or What is Un-American?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore concepts about civil liberties, research the history of sedition-related legislation in the U.S. and create a position paper on the topic.
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Irish Step Dancing

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore Irish step dancing and the importance of the types of shoes that are worn. They draw pictures in their journals of the two types of Irish step dancing shoes and view pictures and samples of the types of shoes.
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Dilettante Artists

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate their personal heritage. They research and record iand organize nformation in journal notes. Students create folk art using a variety of techniques and media.
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Problem-Based Research Lesson: Wilderness Issues

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students read and discuss articles relating to the theme "How should we deal with the growth of towns and human populations into wilderness areas?" Based on the class brainstorm, each student generates a research topic. They are grouped...
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How We Have Changed!

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice using their writing skills. They create memory books through the use of daily journal writing questions of the day. Students respond to story prompts and write autobiographies of themselves and another classmate.
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Social Studies: Bullying

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine the issue of bullying in school. They write in their journals what they should do about bullying. In groups, they design posters about various issues dealing with the subject. Students write letters to the school...

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