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In Our Time

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Students map the ideas, people, and beliefs of a period of history. They analyze influences of historical eras. Students use mapping as a prewriting strategy. They use Inspiration to map the key events, ideas, and personalities of a historical period. Students work in small groups and given one historical time period to analyze.

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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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45 mins
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