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Cartoons for the Classroom: Toons as Tributes
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons that feature tributes to Pope John Paul II. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Michael Jackson Tribute
In this Michael Jackson tribute activity, students listen to the song "Heal the World" and fill in the missing lyrics. There are 27 words to fill in.
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The World's Fair of 1893: A Tribute to Agriculture and Advertising
Students identify connections between agriculture, advertising, and mail order catalogues during 1890s as expressed at World's Fair of 1893. Students interpret photographic exhibit and discuss how reactions of rural fair visitors...
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A Tribute To Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
How much do your learners know about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? Set up an opportunity for kids to learn about Dr. King while practicing reading fluency with a reader's theater activity. The script is for four voices and includes...
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A Tribute to Bob Marley
In this tribute worksheet, learners replace letters in a multiplication problem with numbers. Upon completion, they will have discovered a mutliplication problem and solve the equation correctly. This one-page worksheet contains 1...
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Altars, Shrines and Tributes
High schoolers design an original altar, shrine or tribute in clay and other media.
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Historical Markers
Students read the "Chicago Tribute Markers of Distinction," and pick one famous person to write about. In this creative writing worksheet, students write about this person's home. Additionally, students pretend that 100 years from now, a...
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Veterans' Voyages
Introduce your middle and high schoolers to a different perspective on war: that of soldier's. Read Guisseppi Ungaretti's poem "Vigil" to kick-start this lesson plan. After discussing his perspective, read "The Screaming Eagles Fly to...
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A Tribute For a Queen: Aaliyah
High school learners can sharpen their research skills by using the Internet to find the answers to the trivia questions presented in this on-line worksheet. This resource focuses on the late singer, Aaliyah.
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The Washington Monument: Tribute in Stone (62)
Students decide why George Washington was so revered and why a monument was built in his honor. They discover how monument design changes over time.
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Susan B. Anthony Day
The history of women's suffrage and Susan B. Anthony are examined in this social studies lesson plan. Third and fourth graders participate in a simulation of a vote, develop slogans for women's suffrage, complete a KWL chart, write a...
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Lesson: Unmonumental: Fallen and Disappearing Monuments
Due to vandalism, war, and urban decay, many of the world's great monuments have fallen to ruin. Here is an interesting instructional activity that increases understanding of the dichotomy between what are intended as lasting tributes,...
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Exploring Contrasts in "The Lanyard," by Billy Collins
A good gift is hard to find. A “worn truth,” perhaps, as Billy Collins says in his poem, “The Lanyard,” but true nonetheless. After a study of Collins’ tribute to a mother’s love, young poets select an object that sends them “into the...
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"O Captain! My Captain!"
Who was Walt Whitman, and what link does he have to president Abraham Lincoln? After Lincoln's assassination, Whitman wrote "O Captain! My Captain!" This poem and "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" are the focus of exercises...
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Elegy for Lincoln: Walt Whitman’s Poem
Walt Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!" is one of the most famous and emotional tributes to Abraham Lincoln. Guide readers through the evocative elegy with a reading comprehension worksheet, complete with the poem's text and a photograph...
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Valentine’s Day: Someone I Like
Love is in the air! Young learners use the provided worksheet to identify someone they like, explain why, and then create an illustration to accompany their Valentine's Day tribute.
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Nature Tribute
Students explore parts of nature. In this environmental instructional activity, students discuss how their actions can affect the environment and design a plan to clean up a specified area. Students practice good hygiene during the...
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Tribute to the Summer Olympics
Students participate in an afternoon of games and festivities intended to mirror the actual summer games. They create flags from various countries, and participate in field day like games. They have an opening ceremony, flag parage,...
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A TRIBUTE TO DR. SEUSS
In this crossword worksheet, students use their knowledge of Dr. Seuss' books to fill in the blanks. Page three of the worksheet is an ad.
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A Tribute to Dr. Seuss Crossword Puzzle
In this literature related crossword puzzle worksheet, students solve 16 clues to fill in a crossword puzzle with the names of written by Dr. Seuss.
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Sadako: A Tribute to a Girl with Cancer
Students explore the story of Sadako, a young girl, who had leukemia as a result of a bomb being dropped on Hiroshima in 1955. They create a chain of paper cranes and design a fund-raising event. They write poems in the Japanese style of...
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Dedication to Douglass
Students study the controversy surrounding the proposed Frederick Douglass Circle monument in Central Park. They review the notion of historical inaccuracy by reading and discussing the article, "In Douglass Tribute, Slave Folklore and...
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"The Women Who Went to the Field"
Students study the selfless contributions of women nurses during the Civil War through poetry. They read Clara Barton's poetic tribute to the brave women nurses of the Civil War, answer questions, and practice a chorale reading.
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Rebuilding The World Trade Center Site: A 9/11 Tribute
Students work together to build a memorial for the World Trade Center victims. In groups, they draw designs on what they believe the memorial should look like and write a proposal for the structure. To end the activity, they present...