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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Letter from Miami: A Telenovela

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create their own telenovelas. For this telenovela lesson, students use the graphic organizer to work in groups and create a telenovela based on the mysterious letter.
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Article
Other

History Miami: Miami: One Hundred Years of History

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent discussion of Miami's colorful history from pre-European days up to modern times. Covers topics such as the Seminole Wars, the birth of Miami, the Everglades drainage project, Colored Town, the land boom, the Great...
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Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Treaty of Greenville 1795

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the Treaty of Greenville which was negotiatied following the Battle of Fallen Timbers, and which ceded most Native American land in Ohio,Indiana and Illinois to the US government.
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Website
Other

City of Miami Beach: History of Miami Beach and South Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Miami Beach on the city's official website. A link at the end of the text, Historical Photographs, takes you to a collection of one hundred sixty-nine photos, going back to the late 1880s, that can be viewed as a...
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Website
Other

Shelby County Historical Society: Miami Indians (Tweightewee)

For Students 9th - 10th
A short but very informative description of the Miami Indians.
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Website
Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet Publications: History of Miami

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed look at the history of Miami, Florida that includes many major events in modern history. Includes an extensive timeline.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Miami

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Native American tribe Miami. Explore topics such as their history, economy, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Graphic
Other

Ohio Historical Society: Historic Period

For Students 9th - 10th
Enter the Europeans into the woods and plains of central North America. How did this effect the people that were here already? Who was here, and what happened when worlds collide? Click on the thumbnail images for more information on the...
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Website
Other

City data.com: Miami: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A short history of Miami, Florida.
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Handout
Cayuse Canyon

The Us50: Information About Miami, Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the city of Miami, Florida using this interactive road map. Can be searched using one of the many zipcodes.
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Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Miami Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
This Catholic Encyclopedia article gives a very detailed history of the effort to covert the Miami Indians to Catholicism, as well insights into their character. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source...
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Website
Other

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

For Students 9th - 10th
This newspaper in Spanish from Miami serves a mostly Cuban American readership.