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This Land is Your Land

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Students use a popular American song to learn the past and present continuous tenses. They complete a web quest about the song "This Land is Your Land" and discuss it.

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Grade
5th - 7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
4 days
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Skills Practice
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Technology
WebQuest
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