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Neh: Edsit Ement: Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Fact, Fiction, Artistic License
In this lesson plan, learners will consider "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" Fact, Fiction, and Artistic License." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Esperanza Rising: Learning Not to Be Afraid to Start Over
In this lesson middle schoolers will explore some of the contrasts that Esperanza experiences when she suddenly is forced to leave the life of a wealthy landowner's daughter surrounded by servants to become a servant herself among an...
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz:la Primer Gran Poeta De Latin America
In this lesson plan, learners will consider "Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz: La primer gran poeta de Latinoamerica." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz: The First Great Latin American Poet
For this lesson plan, students will consider "Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz: The First Great Latin American Poet." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: In Old Pompeii
Use this lesson to take students on a virtual field trip to the ruins of Pompeii to explore everyday life, art and culture in ancient Roman times. Students will then use what they learned about the history and destruction of Pompeii to...
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Neh: Edsit Ement: A "New English" in Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart"
In this lesson plan, students will consider "A New English in Chinua Achebeas Things Fall Aparta: A Common Core Exemplar." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: "World Enough, and Time": Andrew Marvell's Coy Mistress
In this lesson plan, students will consider "World enough, and time" Andrew Marvell's Coy Mistress. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. In this instructional activity, students will focus on...
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Women in the White House
In this lesson plan, students will consider Women in the White House. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. In this instructional activity, students explore the role and impact of recent First...
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Women in Africa: Tradition and Change
In this lesson plan, students will consider Women in Africa: Tradition and Change. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. Students first examine a selection of traditional African artworks that...
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Say Hi to Haibun Fun
In this lesson plan, students will consider Say Hi to Haibun Fun which looks at a Japanese style of writing called haibun. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Lyndon B. Johnson and the Crisis in the Dominican Republic
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Lyndon B. Johnson and the Crisis in the Dominican Republic." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Jefferson vs. Franklin: Renaissance Men
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Jefferson vs. Franklin: Renaissance Men." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Benjamin Franklin's Many "Hats"
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Benjamin Franklin's Many "Hats." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Poems of Tennyson and Noyes: Pictures in Words
This is a great and informative site. This instructional activity uses Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and Noyes's "The Highwayman" to teach vivid imagery and figurative language. Don't miss out.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Someone a Letter
Through the vast online resources available from EDSITEment, students can read the correspondence of the famous, the infamous and the ordinary, some of whom lived through extraordinary times. Use these fascinating letters as a starting...
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Practical Criticism
A general introduction to literary criticism, this website provides teachers and students with idea about how to derive meaning from poetry through personal interpretation.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: French and Family
Unit on French language and culture focuses on the family.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath": Verbal Pictures
For this lesson plan, students will consider "John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath": Verbal Pictures. The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Animals of the Chinese New Year
Intended for young learners, this lesson on the symbolism, significance, and animals of Chinese New can be easily changed to fit the needs of older students. This website provides several links for further research on Chinese Dragons,...
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Live From Ancient Olympia!
For this lesson plan, middle schoolers will consider "Live from Ancient Olympia!." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: The Massachusetts 54th Regiment: Honoring the Heroes
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Massachusetts 54th Regiment: Honoring the Heroes." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: The Olympic Medal: It's All Greek to Us!
For this lesson plan, young scholars will consider "The Olympic Medal: It's All Greek to Us!." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Scottsboro Boys & "To Kill a Mockingbird": Two Classroom Trials
For this lesson plan, students will consider "To Kill A Mockingbird and the Scottsboro Boys Trial: Profiles in Courage." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Anne Frank
Students will explore Anne Frank in historical context in World War II. Lesson 2 explores Anne Frank as a writer, and students will have the opportunity to practice Anne's writing strategies.