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Health: The Three Dimensions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the three dimensions of health, wealth, and happiness from both emotional and social perspectives. Among the week-long activities are discussions about good and poor habits, minimizing risks by proper planning and...
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Critical Consumerism

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate the ways companies target the teenage demographic. In this advertising lesson, students discuss in focus groups what they like to buy. Students also complete a related worksheet.
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Let Me Convince You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the purposes of persuasive speaking and writing with emphasis upon what makes them different from other kinds. They brainstorm and discuss ways to select "The Greatest American Who Ever Lived" and prepare a...
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Follow the Campaign Trail

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils choose a candidate of interest to them to follow throughout a campaign. Using the Internet, they identify the strengths and weaknesses of their candidate and compare them to the others. They share their findings with the class.
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Ed Tech

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students access and evaluate authority of electronic resources. They synthesize data from multiple sources. Students compose a Works Consulted page. They prepare and deliver an informative speech on a disease or medical condition.
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What Difference Does it Make How Old I Am?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify subtle messages advertisers send (often unintentionally) about age in the course of trying to sell products; to analyze the consequences, both positive and negative, those messages have on the American audience; to...
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Comparison Contrast Essay

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils compare and contrast the experience of the migrant worker as depicted in The Grapes of Wrath with the experiences of migrant children as depicted in the narratives and poems provided.
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History of the Americas – Mexican Revolution

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Mexican history instructional activity, students read the noted textbook pages about the Mexican Revolution and then respond to 3 short answer questions.    
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H4 Homework Assignment #33-34

For Students 9th - 12th
In this global studies worksheet, high schoolers read the noted pages in their textbooks and then respond to 1 essay question about women in society.
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H4 Homework Assignment #40

For Students 9th - 12th
In this global studies worksheet, students read the noted pages in their textbooks and then respond to 1 essay question about religious conflict.
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H4 Homework Assignment #35-39

For Students 8th - 12th
In this global studies worksheet, students read the noted pages in their textbooks and then respond to 5 essay and short answer questions about World War II and global regions.
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History of the Americas – Mexican Revolution

For Students 8th - 11th
For this Mexican history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions about the Tragic Ten Days of the Mexican Revolution.
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Twentieth Century Entertainment: When Work is Done

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students determine how Americans enjoy leisure time. In this 20th century America lesson, students research primary sources to study how Americans gained leisure time during the century and what they did with it.
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Show And Tell

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Have you ever saved your money to buy something you really wanted? Elementary schoolers share how they saved their money for things they wanted, and they bring in one or two items that they bought with their personal savings.
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Vocabulary 15 Practice Quiz

For Students 10th - 12th
Focus on some difficult vocabulary words that begin with f, g, and h. First, match the 10 vocabulary words to their definitions, and then decide which sentence each vocabulary word best completes. Example words include furtive,...
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Exploration Across Eras

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the chronology of events related to the Corps of Discovery and the United States space program of the 1960s. They compare the Corps of Discovery's journey with the space exploration program.
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Social and Cultural Scene

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the Imperial Era of Japan. In this World History lesson, 9th graders address the social and cultural aspects or history.  students are given various true incidents and should understand that personal stories...
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the Milkman Song

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students recite the words of the song,
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Who is on that Bill? Alexander Hamilton and the Federalist Papers

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, who are adult learners, participate in an Internet scavenger hunt in order to assimilate information about the biography of Alexander Hamilton and the Federalist Papers. They look at the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers...
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Essay Exchange Unit: Rough Drafts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students submit rough drafts of position papers and post them on computer networks for review.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: The Writing Center: Thesis Statements [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a five-page PDF handout on how to write strong thesis statements for argumentative essays with examples.
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Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Writing a Thesis Statement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent tip sheet for creating and perfecting a thesis statement. Also includes information about statement of purpose and examples.
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Indiana University

Indiana University: Wts: How to Write a Thesis Statement

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what a thesis statement is, how to generate a thesis statement for an assigned topic, and how to generate a thesis statement if a topic has not been assigned.
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Indiana University

Indiana University: How to Write a Thesis Statement

For Students 9th - 10th
This page defines the thesis statement and tells how to develop one when the topic is assigned and when the topic is not assigned. Also gives guidelines for determining whether the thesis statement is strong or weak.