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Searching for Ourselves in Novels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students select a novel of their choice and complete assignments that are self-assigned. Students display responsibility in completing self-assigned projects and meet deadlines.
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Cliff Notes for The Canterbury Tales: Essay Questions

For Students 9th
In this Canterbury Tales essay questions worksheet, 9th graders answer 5 comprehension questions about several different tales.
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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

For Students 6th - 10th
In this gerunds and gerund phrases activity, students practice their grammar skills as they identify the gerunds or gerund phrases in 10 sentences. Students read 8 more sentences and identify each gerund or gerund phrase as a subject,...
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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this gerunds worksheet, students underline the gerunds or gerund phrases in each sentence. Students complete this for 18 sentences.
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Japanese Abstract Art And The Impressionist Movement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study several examples of Japanese abstract art and how this style impacted the Impressionist movement of the 19th century. This lesson includes ideas for student-created sketchbooks.
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The Red Studio Shows the Way

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners look at the painting The Red Studio Shows the Way, and critique the art piece. In this critiquing art lesson plan, students discuss how the painting expresses ideas and feelings and history.
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Justin Bieber

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Justin Bieber and then complete worksheets such as spelling, a listening gap fill, synonym matching, scrambled sentences, and more.
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Primary Source: Lucy

For Students 5th - 6th
In this primary source worksheet, students read a selection about Lucy, a skeleton discovered in 1974, then complete a set of 4 document-based questions.
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Advanced Sentence Completion Exercise 5

For Students 7th - 8th
In this advanced sentence completion exercise 5 worksheet, students complete 10 sentences interactively by choosing the correct word(s) with immediate feedback.
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Ideal Living

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars examine two artists Vasily Kandinsky and Marcel Breuer. In this artist analysis lesson, students explore the principles of Bauhaus and consider the elements of chair design. Young scholars identify the technique of...
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Teaching African Literature in English

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners do a research project on one of the European countries and develop the points in detail. They determine the sophistication of African tradition and culture that have been degraded by the media and write an essay from the facts...
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Citizenship Worksheet 3 - How the Government Works

For Students 8th - 9th
In this government and citizenship worksheet, students learn the duties and responsibilities of the three branches of government and the system of checks and balances.
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Orientalism

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students read information about Orientalism, the artists who painted in that style, and study examples of the art. In this art style lesson plan, students read about the periods of Orientalism and the artists who created with the style....
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Mythology - What Is It?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore Greek mythology. In this mythology lesson, students discuss and define mythology. Students view pictures and associate them with the correct Greek myth. Students answer trivia questions about their knowledge for mythology.
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Electric Circuits

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore energy by completing an electricity worksheet. In this conductors lesson, students define the energy related vocabulary terms circuit, electronics, conductor and semi-conductor before examining computer chips in class....
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Utamoro Prints

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the art work of Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamoro and investigate the term "commercialization" and its affect on societies. The lesson plan concludes with individuals presenting their own findings and examples of...
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Environment: Mock Trial

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students role-play a trial regarding the taking of family property for a new water purification plant. Among the roles are the judge, attorneys, witnesses, plaintiff, mayor, and jury members. Once both sides present their case, the...
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Standing Woman

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore a Japanese science fiction story that deals with the dangers of technology, failed attempts at utopia, mind control, and loss of loved ones through the reading of Yasutaka Tsutaka's "Standing Woman."
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Chinese Inventions A Selected History of Science and Invention in China

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students study the history of Chinese technology by identifying when and where items were invented or discovered.
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Translating Traditions

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students analyze art reflective of traditions and cultural heritage. In this art analysis lesson, students complete image based discussion.
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Mudras and Sign Language

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students compare the languages of the ancient Japanese people and the American deaf community, two cultures that utilize hand signs in this instructional activity for the early elementary classroom.
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Lesson 12- Quincy Jones:What Makes an American Master?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study the life of Quincy Jones and research black music for selected decades of the 20th Century. They discuss the qualities that help one create and sustain a successful career. They design a timeline of what their...
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Energy: Electricity

For Students 7th - 9th
For this energy and electricity worksheet, students, with a partner, discuss  a variety of questions associated with electrical appliances, energy and electricity.
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THE WRIGHT IDEA!

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students learn about the technological development of flight by organizing a presentation on the history of flight.