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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Guest-Worker Program

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The U.S. Guest-Worker Program and the H-2A visa are the focus of a social studies activity. First, class members assume the role of advisors who must present the president with four proposals that would amend the visas given to...
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Holocaust Word Search

For Students 7th - 9th
In this History worksheet, learners identify and locate vocabulary terms that are related to the Holocaust. There are 38 words located in the word search.
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Immigration Illumination Project Curriculum Materials

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Gain an understanding of the complex topic of immigration with a collection of resources. Class members engage in a series of activities designed to give them insight into the factors that influence immigration policies and the effects...
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The Debate over Guest Workers Programs

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine various immigrant stories.  For this American History lesson, 11th graders discuss the different proposals for the guest-worker programs.  Students debate this system as a whole class. 
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How A Garden Grows

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the importance of plants to animals and visa versa. After reading a book, The Tree in the Ancient Forest, they explore how plants and animals are independent. Students list living and nonliving things they...
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Foreign Travel

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders visit the website of the U.S. embassy of a different country, and gather information that would be important for them to know if they were going to travel there.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Issues of Asylum in the U.S.

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Who gets to come to the United States? Examine cases of individuals seeking asylum with an informative reading passage that includes examples, statistics, and representations of public opinion regarding asylum. Groups then go on to...
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My Life in Numbers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Have fun while your class creates a timeline of their lives. They record events before and after they were born on a line with 10 integer pairs consisting of one integer on each side of zero. Many extension activities can be done in...
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Interactive
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Breaking News English: Credit Cards

For Students 5th - 10th
In this credit cards worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Issues of Asylum in the U.S.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider asylum and refugee status. In this U.S. asylum lesson, students investigate the cases of Walter Polovchak and Elian Gonzalez. Students then consider the case for asylum reform.
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Digital Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students take pictures in the style of Eleanor Antin. in this photography lesson, students work in groups to research a revolution and read a piece of literature that corresponds. They create an original image that represents that...
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Introduction to the Holocaust (Preparation for a Trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders consider the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson plan, 8th graders prepare for a trip to the National Holocaust Museum by reading and analyzing testimonies of 2 former Nazis. 
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Breaking News English: Forty Million Credit Cards Hacked

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Forty Million Credit Cards Hacked," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.