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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Religion in Tudor Times

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show that focuses on religion during Tudor times from Henry VIII who was Catholic until 1533 when he broke with the church and from the Protestant Church of England to Elizabeth I in...
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Article
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us. Printable Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This article "Freedom: A History of US: Webisode 10, Segment 6: Hard Times," from Thirteen WNET New York, gives the reader an informative snapshot of the cause and impact of the Gilded Age depression of 1893. Students and teachers will...
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Accepting Democratic Presidential Nomination

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the CSPAN video of Adlai Stevenson's acceptance of the 1952 Democratic Presidential nomination speech which was delivered on July 26, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Columbus and the Egg

For Students 4th - 5th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Argument Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What an impact delivery can make! Students will compare the written and spoken version of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Included are handouts, examples of student work, and a video of the speech.
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Article
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Introduction to World War Ii" by Us history.org

For Students 9th - 10th
This informational text gives a comprehensive summary of the causes, events, and conclusion of the World War II. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired texts, questions and...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: The Vietnam War

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the most controversial proxy-wars of the Cold War was the Vietnam War. Lasting from 1955 to 1975, the North Vietnamese fought the South Vietnamese with the USSR's and America's respective support. This collection includes 9...
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Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Slavery in America

For Students 9th - 10th
People enslaved Africans for their enforced labor from before America's founding until the end of the Civil War. Learn about the history of slavery, its effects on a budding nation, and the fight to abolish it. This collection includes...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Reconstruction to Jim Crow

For Students 9th - 10th
After the Civil War and end of slavery, Americans had to decide how to integrate freed African Americans. Learn about the lives of African Americans from Reconstruction to the end of the prejudiced Jim Crow era. This collection includes...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
World War I, or the Great War, embroiled the globe in bloody fighting from 1914 to 1918. Learn about the complex alliances that led dozens of countries to go to war, how the war was won, and what life was like for soldiers and civilians....
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 4: Hurricanes

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders learn about hurricanes and their impact on Louisiana as well as how historical accounts reflect the culture of Louisiana and give insight into historical events. This set builds on storytelling as a way to transmit...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Miracle of the Andes: How Survivors of the Flight Disaster Struggled to Stay Alive

For Students 9th - 10th
When an Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes on Friday, October 13, 1972, cannibalism helped some survive two months in harsh conditions. The Uruguayan Air Force Fairchild F-227 had crashed into a glacial valley high in the Andes....
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Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 8: Sugar: Unit Files

For Teachers 8th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities and assessments for the text, Sugar.
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Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 6: If Stones Could Speak: Unit Files

For Teachers 6th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, If Stones Could Speak.
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Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 6: Steve Jobs: Unit Files

For Teachers 6th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for texts about Steve Jobs.
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Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 7: Behind the Scenes: Unit Files

For Teachers 7th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the text, Behind the Scenes.
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Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 6: The Witch of Blackbird Pond: Unit Files

For Teachers 6th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
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Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 5: The Birchbark House: Unit Files

For Teachers 5th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, The Birchbark House.
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Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 5: Shutting Out the Sky: Unit Files

For Teachers 5th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, Shutting Out the Sky.
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Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 8: Written in Bone: Unit Files

For Teachers 7th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the text, Written in Bone.
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Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 3: Louisiana Purchase: Unit Files

For Teachers 3rd
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the text: Louisiana Purchase.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade 2: The Best Place

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore different types of houses. They study the differences between a house and a home through various texts and learn that a home doesn't have to be a physical place. Students consider how children in various parts of...
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade 2: Famous Americans

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders learn about famous Americans and their role in history. This builds on students' knowledge of US presidents, national symbols, and the election process. Students study various characteristics of famous Americans, such as...
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade K: A Is for America

For Teachers K
Students read informational and literary texts in order to gather information about people, events, symbols, and ideas that are representative of the United States of America. Students begin to develop an understanding of the United...