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Chile's Trapped Miners

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Students read an article on trapped miners in Chile. In this social awareness ELL activity, students read the details about how 33 miners had to be rescued in Chile when they got trapped underground.  Activities that reinforce the information in the article include class discussion, vocabulary, brainstorming, a grammar worksheet and a spelling test.

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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
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Year
2010

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