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Slick Moves: Exploring the Controversial Plan to Drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Students recount their knowledge of natural resources and articulate their understanding of the multi- faceted debate that surrounds drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. They then examine the complexity of drilling in the...
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Calgary Oil Industry
Students explore the history of th oil industry in Calgary and its effect on Calgary economy. They read, discuss, and analyze charts with demographic information. Students investigate about environmental effects of oil extraction. They...
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Discovery Channels
Students read a New York Times article in order to explore issues about the celebration of Columbus Day. They, working in groups, research the legacy of exploration and colonization. They use the research to create a first person narrative.
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Haikus
Students study about Ramadan while discovering the basic Haiku poetry format. Students listen to the story Ramadan, By Suhaib Hamid Ghazi synthesizing what Muslims do during Ramadan.
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Experience the Challenge of Being Pete Gray
Students view films, photographs and engage in an empathy-building exercise to become familiar with Pete Gray, the first one-armed major league player. They read an interview and write an essay about Gray's career.
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Lessons from History
Learners review key vocabulary in history and review a specific website. They write a paragraph summarizing an event they read about on this website. They analyze the importance of studying and learning from history.
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Mobile of Information
Students create a mobile of various geometric designs to be usend to display information from a variety of texts. They add graphics as well as graphs and charts, color, design and artwork to express the ideas learned through the...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Eighth graders read and discuss Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Then they invent a candy bar, name it and draw a picture of it. Finally, they write a short descriptive paragraph about it.
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East Asia: Current Events
Ninth graders read and evaluate current events of East Asia. They select an article, read and summarize the article and identify the key people, places, dates, and events in the article. As they summarize, they write a personal...
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The Roads Diverge...and the Essence is the Journey
High schoolers examine the diverse and unique journeys of men. After reading various pieces of literature, they identify any rites of passage or change in the characters. They write in their reflective journals sharing their thoughts on...
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Problem-Based Research Lesson: Wilderness Issues
Young scholars 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...
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The Odyssey Plan
Ninth graders read and analyze The Odyssey. They apply note-taking skills to identify enemy, type of enemy, and traits demonstrated throughout the book. Students create a storyboard that illustrates the selected episode from the book...
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Introduction to Night by Elie Wiesel
Young scholars research background knowledge of the Holocaust using Internet websites and the video Seared Souls as preparation for reading Elie Wiesel's Night. In this Night lesson, students visit websites for Holocaust vocabulary,...
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Learning from history: can it save lives?
Learners research and document lessons learned from this disaster, then compile and synthesize information. They write effectively for public education purposes and use visual communications tools
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Discovering Demographics
Students analyze demographic data including a statistical overview of India. Students synthesize their findings and create an informational poster about India.
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A Guilty Gertrude: Performing Speaking and Silent Moments in Hamlet
Students examine Gertrude's (in Hamlet) behavior, lines and thoughts for what it reveals about Ophelia's madness. They synthesize what they know about Gertrude to perform her character in a scene. They write stage directions and discuss...
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Possible Locations
Students create maps with cutout pieces of paper that represent caverns. They develop a scale for their map and decide where the best location is to live. They discover the importance of map reading skills.
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Civil War in Vietnam
Learners view and discuss Powerpoint presentation on Vietnamese Conflict, read essay, Resuscitation of the Dead Earth, review vocabulary, and answer critical thinking questions as a class.
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Art, Art, Everywhere
Young scholars create a PowerPoint presentation documenting the art of a chosen artist. After a brief presentation by the instructor, students use the internet to research and document the works and life of their chosen artist. They...
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Bats and Sound
Learners create a PowerPoint presentation about animals and the sound they make. Using traditional and internet research methods, students gather information about a specific animal and the sounds that animal makes. Student information...
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"Doing History" The Crafting of a Christopher Gadsden Biography
Young scholars reflect on the biography of General Gadsden. In this history lesson plan, students read the biography of General Gadsden then research a specific aspect of the Generals life to complete their own biography pn him.
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Separating Fact from Fiction
For this English grammar worksheet, students study a chart of definitions and pointers. Students then read 5 explanations as to how to separate fact from fiction.
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Lewis and Clark
Students investigate Lewis and Clark. For this Lewis and Clark lesson, students search the Internet for information about Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. Students use maps to understand the explorations and decide which...
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Debating Ethics with Literature
Use group discussions, analysis, and ethical dilemmas to build critical thinking and an empathetic perspective.
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