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Kokoyakyu
Students video tape a sports function of their choice. They work together to discuss how a sporting event can be an expression of a country's culture. They view a video about basketball in Japan and discuss.
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Asian and Other Cultures
Students view and discuss a video showing different festivals celebrated in Asian cultures. They participate in a class survey of the different festivals celebrated in their own families and brainstorm the purposes for festivals. In...
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African Masks
Students make replicas of African masks. They also express what attributes they would want to have as an adult and put that into their mask.
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Introduction to the Monomyth, an Initiation Theme
Learners analyze the archetypal hero called the monomyth. In this archetypes lesson plan, students discuss the topic and view a chart of hero figures with related details. Learners analyze the monomyth process diagram, read the story of...
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Smoking Patterns in the United States
Students examine tobacco use in the United States. In this tobacco instructional activity, students complete worksheet activities regarding tobacco use in America and examine the manipulation of the tobacco industry.
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American Justice: The Texas Cheerleader Plot
Students watch a video about one woman who planned to commit murder because of a cheerleading scandal.
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Nasco Color Sculpt Mask Making
Students study the various masks made in African, Japanese, and Ancient Egyptian cultures and discuss the funtion of these masks in each society. They create a mask from one of these cultures using a molding technique.
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Our Family, Our Culture
Students understand that different cultures express themselves through music, dance, stories, and clothing. The class is divided into groups to research a country. They will gain a better understanding of how practices of groups are...
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Proofreading Practice
Students investigate proofreading marks. In this proofreading lesson, students evaluate a paragraph for editing mistakes. Students correct mistakes and return to the teacher.
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Thanksgiving Lesson Plans
Thanksgiving lesson plans can lead to a discussion of nutrition, chemical compositions, and healthy habits.
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The Learning Network Fill-In: Macbeth for Children
Help your learners attain vocabulary and practice reading comprehension with this cloze activity. Created by The Learning Network, this resource provides a New York Times article with the words already removed. Pupils can fill in the...
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Strong to the Hoop
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Strong to the Hoop. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions,...
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Health Education: Advertising
Fourth graders become conscientious consumers. In this personal health lesson plan, 4th graders analyze techniques used in advertising health-related products and services.
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South American Cultures
Students examine South American festivals. In this cultural diversity lesson plan, students research Spanish cultural festivals and determine their purpose. Students write and conduct a survey about cultural festivals.
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Invisible Man Quiz
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 11 multiple choice questions about Ellison's Invisible Man. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Quinceaneras
Students explore traditions which are celebrated in Quinceaneras. They examine the Latin American culture, its beliefs and value systems. Students analyze vocabulary words. They write a story about Quinceaneras.
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Proofreading Exercise
In this proofreading activity, students rewrite a paragraph to correct various errors. Students must find and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Dogon and the Dama
In this video segment from Africa, learn about the Dama, a rare event and rite of passage for the Dogon in Mali.
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Poetry Collection: Sharon Olds
This website contains six poems of Sharon Olds, including "Connoisseuse of Slugs," "January, Daughter," "On the Subway," "Sex Without Love," "My Son the Man," and "Rite of Passage."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sowei Mask, Sierra Leone
Sowei masks -- unique to the region around Sierra Leone -- are worn by senior members of the all-female Sande Society during rite-of-passage ceremonies that signify a girl's transition to adulthood. They are carved expressions of local...
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Rediscovering Rites of Passage: Education, Transformation, and the Transition To
Rediscovery is an outdoor education program run in many First Nations. It uses a hands-on approach to learning based upon traditional cultural teaching allowing aboriginal youth to experience their cultural past in present day.
Jewish Federations of North America
Jewish Federations of North America: About Bar/bat Mitzvah
Learn comprehensive details about the history and religious significance behind the Jewish ceremony known as the 'bar/bat mitzvah.' This ceremony marks a Jewish child's coming of age or maturity.
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Bar & Bat Mitzvah
This site explains what the "right-of-passage" ceremony means to a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, including the historical aspect of how Abraham and his younger son are involved.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1983
This site from the Nobel eMuseum allows you to read about William Golding (1911-1993 CE), the author honored for his novels and a recipient of the 1983 Nobel Prize in literature. This website is organized into the following sections:...
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