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Sleuthing A Writer's Skills

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read The Train Ride Home by Robin Solomon. In this literature response lesson, students will inspect the writing of Solomon to determine how she established a certain tone through her word choice and...
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Peace Corps

Starting Off the Day (and School Year) in Ukraine

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students compare the first day of school in Ukraine with the first day of school in the United States, including the challenges students and teachers both face in each country. They respond in class, in their journals, to the following...
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The Importance of Speaking Another Language

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students evaluate how important it can be to speak a language other than their own. They analyze the role language plays in bridging cultural differences and compare their reasons and see if the class can reach a consensus on the...
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Sleuthing a Writer's Skills

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine the author's lively text to determine how she achieved her many literary effects. They discover the author's techniques in describing people and events, in setting tone, and in establishing pace. They reflect about...
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English Lesson Plan on World Freedom Day

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this ESL grammar and comprehension activity set, students read a selection about World Freedom Day. They complete matching, fill in the blank, short answer, and word choice activities based on the reading.
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The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 14 multiple choice questions about The Joy Luck Club. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Looking Back

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to research the history of Macedonia. As a class, they compare and contrast a free market economy with a state-controlled economy. In groups, they read a letter by a Peace Corp volunteer and compare it to their...
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The Flag of China

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students produce a picture of the flag of China.  In this flag of China lesson, students follow directions to create a picture of the flag of China.  Students compare their work to a photograph
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Korean And Vietnam Conflicts: Similarities And Differences

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the historical significance of the Korean and Vietnam Wars in this unit of study. They investigate the different ideologies that were involved and examine the effect of the wars on local veterans.
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Oral History and Multiculturalism

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students observe the human or personal side of history by assessing the background to the people in the community who are basically "living" historians. They compare the histories of different ethnic groups to identify areas of patterns...
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CSAP Preparation: "Strike While the Iron is Hot"

For Teachers 6th
Students survey several concepts in literature, science, history, and geography as a preparation for the CSAP standardized testing experience. This nine lesson unit provides exposure to the format and content of the test.
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What Was the Cold War About?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore a website to gather some first impressions of the Cold War era and its impact on Canadian society and politics. They, in groups, answer questions about the Cold War on a worksheet imbedded in this plan.
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Beyond Chopsticks and Rice

For Teachers 8th
Students explore the stereotypical American images of China. In this English and World History lesson, students read a novel to become familiar with China and its people. Students research various events in China's history and report...
Interactive
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Advanced Sentence Completion: 14

For Students 6th - 8th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students fill in the blank for the correct word for each sentence. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions. Click on "show all" to see the rest of the worksheet.
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A Timeline of Cold War Events

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils create a timeline of the major events of the Cold War and explain their effect on Canada. They utilize a worksheet and a website imbedded in this plan which guide their research and presentations.
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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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John Paul II: Statesman of Faith

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students view a documentary on Pop John Paul II. He is the spiritual leader of almost one billion people worldwide and beloved ambassador of peace to untold millions more. After viewing, students discuss what they saw and create a...
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China

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the geography, culture and history of China. As a class, they discuss historical contributions to China, Confucius, and geographic features of the country. Pupils use the internet to answer questions about China.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Life Under Communism in Eastern Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity based resource on political and economic systems, asks students to explore communism, capitalism, socialism and democracy and formulate informed opinions for discussion and debate. Group and individual work.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Socialism Is Fine

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Socialism is Fine" a Chinese political propaganda poster by an unknown designer, ca. 1970-1975.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Advance Bravely Along the Road of Soc

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Advance bravely along the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Peng Bin, Zheng Hongliu, Xu Baozhong, and Cui Yong, 1989.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: The People's Communes Are Good

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "The people's communes are good" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Rui Guangting, 1958.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: Take Steel as the Key Link, for a Lea

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Take steel as the key link, for a leap forward in all fields" a Chinese political propaganda poster by the Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House collective work, 1958.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: We Sell Dry, Clean, Neat and Selected

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "We sell dry, clean, neat and selected cotton to the state" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Wu Shaoyun, 1958.

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