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Cartoon Stories

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
All ages love to engage in cartoon writing –- little do they know that they actually learn quite a bit from it! In an instructional session focused on literacy syntax and vocabulary, your pupils work cooperatively to draw six pictures...
Interactive
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About

For Students 5th - 7th
In this business sentences worksheet, students fill in the blanks to complete the sentence for each problem. Students complete 20 multiple choice questions.
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Congratulations ! We've Appointed you to a Committee while you were out of the Room !: Critiquing Others' Legislation

For Teachers 10th
In committees, 10th graders examine bills written by other students and make suggestions for improvement.
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The Making of Our First President

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate George Washington's military career. In this George Washington activity, students research the contributions of Washington the colonial military and then write editorials about his accomplishments for a mock colonial...
Worksheet
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Making the Most of Primary Sources: The Successful Interview

For Students 8th - 12th
In this interviewing skills worksheet, students read a 2-page outline of tips for conducting interviews as part of the research process and then use the tips to interview someone.
Interactive
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The Importance of Being Earnest Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about The Importance of Being Earnest. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

Looking and Learning in the Art Museum — Lesson 1

For Teachers 6th - 12th
To prepare for a field trip to a local art museum, art class members journal their initial reactions to a reproduction of the work they will focus on during their visit. The whole class then considers the artistic elements in the piece...
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Voters and Judges

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the work on independent judiciaries. In this federal courts lesson, students listen to their instructor lecture on details of federal cases. Students respond to discussion questions and participate in an activity...
Worksheet
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Reading Comprehension-Multiple Matching 2

For Students 6th - 7th
In this reading comprehension activity, students read an article about 19th century American presidents. They answer ten multiple choice questions about the article. Each question asks students to identify one of four presidents; Van...
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Representation: Majority Rule

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore government. In this decision making lesson, students discover the importance of majority rule in the passing of bills. They all participate in a class debate and practice the different forms of decision making. This...
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The age of majority: How old is old enough?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students perform research on the internet in order to create an examineing of World War II. The integration of technology into research gives them access to more information.
Worksheet
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Forms of Government: Ch 1

For Students 8th - 9th
Assist your class by clarifying aspect of various forms of government. This resource contains 5 true/false and 5 multiple choice questions.
Handout
San José State University

Sentence Fragments

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Work on sentence fragments with your class using this handout and brief exercise. This resource, which could be used as a reference sheet for learners, goes into detail about complete sentences and the different errors that cause...
Worksheet
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The Critical Period: Ch 1

For Students 8th
True or false, the Articles of Confederation is taught in 8th grade? Here are 5 true/false and 5 multiple choice questions asking pupils to consider aspects of the Articles of Confederation.
Worksheet
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President Harry Truman

For Students 5th - 8th
In this United States Presidents learning exercise, students learn about the life and presidency of Harry Truman. They then answer the 8 multiple choice questions in the packet. The answers are on the last page.
Worksheet
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Eduardo Buys Shoes - reading comprehension

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short story and determine comprehension of reading and vocabulary. Students answer ten multiple choice questions.
Lesson Plan
Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Protesting Violence without Violence

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
The ultimate legacy of Emmett Till's violent death is its role in the non-violent roots of the Civil Rights Movement. A lesson compares contemporaneous articles with the lyrics of Bob Dylan's "The Death of Emmett Till" and prompts...
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Action, Please!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars create an advertising campaign. In this environmental education lesson, students research aluminum and aluminum can recycling. Young scholars wrap the lesson up by writing newspaper articles, creating public service...
Interactive
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Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Smithsonian Institution

For Land's Sake: George Washington as Land Surveyor

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discuss the importance of land ownership and the purpose of land surveying in the eighteenth century. They interpret a transcript of an eighteenth-century land survey. They survey and area of land. They create a written or...
Worksheet
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Integrate Algebra Practice

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra I/Geometry/Algebra II activity, students determine the equations of a line given its slope and the coordinates of appoint on the line.  The two page activity contains twelve multiple choice questions.  Solutions...
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Under the Blood-Red Sun

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore U.S. history by reading an award winning book about World War II. In this Japanese internment camp lesson, 5th graders read the book Under the Blood-Red Sun and discuss the entrapment of Japanese-Americans on our...
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Supreme Court Shake-Up

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine the role of the Supreme Court through an interactive program. They analyze the history of the Court and its members. They finally explore how the Supreme Court works.
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Human Rights Education Handbook: A New Planet

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students create an imaginary bill of rights and find correspondences between their ideas and specific articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.