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Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart: Teaching Through the Novel

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to Chinua Achebe's first novel and to his views on the role of the writer in his or her society. It can be used alone or in conjunction with the related lesson Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart.
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When Things Fall Apart

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students examine the impact of colonialism on African nations, researching and analyzing post-colonial literature from those countries. They develop and present a creative display of their novel and its historic parallels.
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How Are Boundaries Made, Kept, Broken?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners complete essays reflecting themes in Things Fall Apart. They use Microsoft Word to revise, edit, and complete their essays. They complete their dialectical journals for Things Fall Apart.
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How Are Boundaries Made, Kept, Broken?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students write a first draft of an essay reflecting their opinions of Things Fall Apart. They complete their circle diagrams, have them approved by the teacher, and write their essays. They write in their dialectical journals as they...
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Free Enterprise: A Context for Technology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Introduced your class to the topic of free enterprise and its relationship to personal freedom. As a class, they brainstorm the ways in which what they do affects the free enterprise system and how technology can make the transition...
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How Are Boundaries Made, Kept, Broken?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students perform raps and analyze issues among the rich and poor. They explore how countries are labeled as "third world" and "first world." They create a dialectical journal and examine the country of Nigeria through the reading of...
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Henry VIII

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive history quiz activity, students respond to 50 multiple choice questions about King Henry VIII. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Gilded Age & the Progressive Era (1877–1917)

For Students 8th - 12th
For this online interactive history quiz worksheet, students respond to 50 multiple choice questions about the Gilded Age and Progressive Era in the United States. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Leonardo da Vinci

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive history quiz learning exercise, learners respond to 47 multiple choice questions about the life and accomplishments of Leonardo da Vinci.
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Napoleonic Europe (1799-1815)

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 50 multiple choice questions about the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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How Are Boundaries Made, Kept, Broken?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the works of Noam Chomsky. They collaborate in small groups to read and identify vocabulary words and historical questions. They answer their questions and role-play as emissaries to locate remaining answers. They...