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A Mirror into History Lesson PlanA Mirror into History Lesson Plan
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A Mirror into History

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Are we really all that different from people in the past? First, learners of all ages write an autobiographical poem. Then, they research the lives of historical figures. They use the same format that they used to write their own poem to create one for a famous person in history. Are we really so different from them? 

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biopoems, biographical writing, biographies, poetry, autobiographies, sequences, patterns

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autobiographies, biopoem, historical events, Informational Text, sequence, english language arts
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Resource Details

Grade
3rd - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
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Project-Based Learning
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Year
2001
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