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Making The Holidays Special

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Students examine ways in which holiday television specials reflect some of the religious, historic and cultural themes of the holidays on which they focus. They create their own holiday television specials in groups, each focusing on a holiday.

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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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1 hr
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