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Students explore accomplishments of historical figures. Through participation in a hands-on activity, teams of students match names, quotes, views and political party affiliation to the correct picture. They create a chart from the correctly matched cards. Afterwards, students use their chart to write an essay summarizing their findings.

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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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