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Mock Tribunal in Action

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students role-play as members of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. They participate as members of the prosecution, defense, and other parties involved with the trial of alleged war criminals.
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ESL Holiday Lessons: Memorial Day

For Students 6th - 10th
Improve language skills by having your class read an article about Memorial Day. After reading, they respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill-in-the-blank questions, 30 multiple-choice questions, 12 word-scramble questions, 30...
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Lessons from a Holocaust Survivor

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate the life of a prisoner in the concentration camps of WWII during the Holocaust by performing research. The lesson helps students to "put a face" on prisoners of the concentration camps.
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Secret Message

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore a woman war hero, Hannah Senesh, who used secret codes and messages to protect important information. They follow instructions to write their own secret messages.
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Vietnam Crossword

For Students 6th - 7th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the clues and find 8 words about the Vietnam War to complete the crossword puzzle.
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Wiki-Leaks: Revelations & Controversy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine the Wiki-Leaks controversy. In this national security lesson plan, students read articles about the Wiki-Leaks activities of 2010 and the founder of Wiki-Leaks, Julian Assange. Learners respond to discussion...
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For Public Display

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students compare three works of art to understand how juxtaposition can express a point of view. They brainstorm topics of interest to them and their respective communities that could act as a springboard for curating individual exhibits...
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Play Ball

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study the history of baseball in Brooklyn. They read a shared reading about the history of baseball in Brooklyn and respond to an archival picture of an early baseball game. They write two "teacher questions" for the class to...
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Reading and Writing About Boxing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the life of Jack Johnson and his relationship with other boxers. They write about his life by using the same style as Muhammad Ali, his taunts and boasts using rhyming.
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Reconsidering Malcolm X

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze the strategies and speeches of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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History, African Americans, The Blues

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This lesson plan enables teachers to use blues music to explore the history of African Americans in the 20th century. By studying the content of blues songs, students can learn about the experiences and struggles of the working-class...
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The African Slave Trade

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students share their feelings about the enslavement of Africans as they write journal entries discussing their role play activity.
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I Had To Tell This Story

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders analyze the video "Berga:  Soldiers of Another War."  In this World History lesson, 10th graders read a quote and discuss the meaning of the quote.  Students read and answer questions based on a video
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Winning the Peace

For Teachers 8th - 10th
There is a price for peace. The information and images contained in this 19-slide presentation illustrate the compromises necessary and the costs to those who backed the losing side in the battle for American independence.
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Diaries From the Holocaust

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders find similarities and differences in two different diary entries. In this Holocaust history meets literary skills lesson, 6th graders read the diary of a soldier or prisoner from the the Auschwitz concentration camp and...
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Jose' Clemente Orozco

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students analyze the art of Mexican artist Jose' Clemente Orozco and complete analysis activities. In this Mexican art analysis lesson, students read about Orozco's Zapatistas and answer discussion questions.
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Airborne & Special Operations Museum Gallery Scavenger Hunt for 2nd Grade

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this museum scavenger hunt activity, students complete 6 detailed activity questions while in the museum. The location of the museum is Fayetteville, NC.
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Street Pharm Pages 31-70

For Students 11th - 12th
In this Street Pharm questions worksheet, students complete several short answer questions in order to advance their understanding of the text.
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South Carolina Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the liberation of concentration camp survivors from two different points of view. In this Holocaust survivors lesson, students read and discuss personal accounts of liberation from the perspective of a concentration camp...
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Civil Disobedience Action Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate incidences of civil disobedience. In this civil disobedience lesson, students watch a video and read a newspaper article on civil disobedience. Then, in groups, they search a current newspaper for examples of...
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Presidents and the Constitution: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison and the Barbary Pirates

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Barbary Pirates of the Mediterranean. In this American history lesson, students read a narrative regarding the conflict between the Barbary Pirates and the United States under the leadership of Washington, Adams,...
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John McCain

For Students 4th - 8th
For this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about John McCain and then complete a variety of activities including spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and scrambled sentences.  
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Napoleon Forges an Empire

For Students 6th - 8th
In this world history worksheet, students note the goals and results of 5 of Napoleon's actions and write a brief explanation of how he gained power in France.
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TOEFLesque Quiz: Big News Events from the 1990s

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive grammar skills lesson, students examine 10 sentences and identify the part of each sentence that is grammatically incorrect.

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