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Lesson Plan on the Appalachians - People, Culture, Lifestyles Lesson PlanLesson Plan on the Appalachians - People, Culture, Lifestyles Lesson Plan
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Lesson Plan on the Appalachians - People, Culture, Lifestyles

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Fourth graders examine and discuss the location, lifestyle, and culture of the people of the Appalachians. They listen to a tape of an Appalachian dialect, the story, When I Was Young in the Mountains, and write and conduct questions for a mock interview.

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the appalachian mountains

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american cultures, appalachian mountains, appalachians, social studies
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Grade
4th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
Year
1999

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