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Curated OER

Individuality vs. Conformity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Spark an animated debate in your class! Young adults consider some of the fads or trends that are prevalent at their school, as well as their own level of participation in them. Just how much of a role does popular culture play in their...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Student Opinion: Are You Popular, Quirky or Conformist?

For Students 7th - 12th
Approach the topic of popularity with this resource from the New York Times and their Learning Network series. The article is about Alexandra Robbins' "Quirk Theory." Learners respond to the article excerpt either on paper or online....
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Assessment
Fluence Learning

Writing About Literature: Exploring Themes About Conformity

For Students 7th Standards
Feeling the pressure to confirm is something any adolescent can relate to. Explore an essential theme with a response to literature assessment that prompts learners to identify main ideas with evidence and supporting details.
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Lesson Plan
Newseum

Confronting Conformation Bias

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Be curious! Seek out different opinions! Be conscious of your thinking process! After reading an article about confirmation bias and motivated reasoning, class members apply these strategies to the topic of school start times. They read...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Japan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the literature of The Talisman in order to make cultural connections and investigate the concept of irony and how it is used in this Japanese text. They also discuss the issue of conformity and its relationship to the story.
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Curated OER

Studying The Catcher in the Rye

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
What's the difference between being a phony and being a conformist? At what point does conforming to alleviate loneliness lead to insincerity? These are the questions at the heart of this unit plan that uses The Catcher in the Rye as an...
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Activity
PBS

Primary Source Set: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What did Jo write her stories with? How did the March sisters dress? A primary source set designed for Louisa May Alcott's Little Women prompts learners to look over images of household items and clothes from the 1860s before engaging in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson: After Nature: Dystopia and Detournement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Werner Herzog's film, Lessons of Darkness is the topic of this lesson on art, politics, and culture. Learners discuss the concepts of utopia, dystopia, detournment, and Scorched Earth then compose a paper which describes dystopian reality.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Westward Expansion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the Westward Expansion Movement of U.S. history. In this Westward movement lesson plan, students use primary and secondary source documents research personal accounts of those who travelled west during the era....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Century of Challenge and Change: The Filipino American Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners recognize the events that led to the Philippine Revolution. For this Philippine Revolution lesson, students relate the causes of the Philippine Revolution to situation in the world today. Learners examine the Philippine Equation...
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Activity
Macmillan Education

A Wrinkle in Time Discussion and Activity Guide

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
As you work through Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, try out some or all of the 20 questions and activities included here. Useful for discussion questions, group assignments, or individual projects, this resource covers plot as...
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Lesson Plan
Novelinks

The Cure: Vocabulary Bingo

For Teachers 9th - 12th
As part of their study of the vocabulary used in Sonia Levitin's The Cure, class members create a card, filling in words from the novel, and then engage in a bingo game.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

“Self Reliance” Questions

For Students 9th - 12th
Is consistency foolish? Or is “foolish consistency . . . the hobgoblin of little minds”? Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self Reliance” provides readers with an opportunity to reflect on their own musing about being self-reliant and about...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Virtue And Being Noble

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write and illustrate original cinquains based upon the ideas of nobility and virtue. The lesson includes a vocabulary list of key terms and rubric for student reflection and assessment. This is intended for a 4th through 6th...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Planet of the Apes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The "Planet of the Apes" is becoming a staple in many high school classrooms and provides a way to explore a variety of topics.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Personal Hygiene Products and Their Uses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the use and frequency of use of personal hygiene products by writing an essay explain their personal hygiene regimine and the products they use. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Meaning of Disability

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover the different types of disabilities. They examine the stereotypes and stigmas associated with them and hear from a person who lived in an institution.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Requiem The Song of the Murdered Jewish People

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read poem The Song of the Murdered Jewish People, listen to Requiem based on poem, work on reading poem as music plays, discuss reasons for composer's musical choices, and investigate possibilities of performing a reading for an...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Woman's Story: The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the life of Lavinia Warren, the wife of Tom Thumb. They examine the impact of stereotyping and other behaviors by different groups. They examine roles and status in society as well.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Little Reminder to Take With You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use information already gathered on a specific public health issue to create a public service message in the form of a bookmark. They consult multiple sources to compile sufficient information to create the public service...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Animal Farm" by George Orwell

For Students 9th - 10th
Animal Farm is an allegorical novel about the animals of Manor Farm that drive out the human farmers and assume control. As time progresses, the dynamic amongst the animals moves from unity and equality to tyranny. Selected (7) reading...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Compliance by Saul Mc Leod

For Students 7th - 8th
Compliance is a type of social influence where an individual conforms to a rule. Unlike obedience, there is only a request rather than an order. As you read, take notes on each of the three compliance techniques and why they work. It...