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You and the Law -- Beating the Odds

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the rate of institutional racism in the United States. Individually, they write in their journals about how they can make better choices and increase their self-esteem. Using historical documents, they identify the...
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Essay Exchange Unit: Final Drafts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop final versions of their position papers and add them to the school's web pages for review and feedback.
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Mosaic America: Patterns of Racism

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use print and electronic resources to gather and analyze information on the political system in the United States. Using the Constitution, they identify and discuss instances of racism included in amendments and laws. ...
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Time Management

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils are taken through the design process to develop a system of time management for themselves and others. They practice participating in a critique of other students' time schedules and modify and improve their initial time schedule...
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Using Conditionals: If and Unless

For Students 5th - 6th
For this using conditionals:  if and unless worksheet, students read the explanations and examples, then interactively complete 12 sentences with immediate online feedback.
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Opening Statements (Timed Writing) Model Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students review purpose and timing of opening statements in mock trials, discuss particulars of what should be included in opening statements, and write individual opening statements based on facts of their case.
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Essay Exchange Unit: Rough Drafts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners submit rough drafts of position papers and post them on computer networks for review.
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The Art of Social Protest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate how art and music define and unify a social movement. They decide how art and music can act as symbols of protest. They view both contemporary and historical examples of art as a tool for protest and design an art...
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Ethnic Humor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars define ethnicity and ethnic group in their own words. In groups, they view comic strips and identify how the strips relate to their family life. Individually, they write their own comic strip about their own ethnic group....
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Paw-er up for PowerPoint

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore how to transfer research material into a PowerPoint Presentation.