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The Exploration of the Writer, His Louisiana History And the Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman By Ernest J. Faines

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners identify the significance of the author's experiences on his written work; describe the hardships faced by slaves and plantation owners once the caves were set free; explain the role of the Seceses and why they were a threat to...
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Describe a Journey

For Teachers 5th - 8th
 Learners describe the sensory experience of a character's journey in an essay.  In this precise details writing instructional activity, students explain the effects on the senses of weather, time of day, landscape, and other...
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Shakespeare: Standing on the Bookshelves of Giant

For Teachers 6th - 11th
A phenomenal lesson on Shakespeare! Middle and high school learners create WebQuests about the texts and authors that Shakespeare himself studied when he was in grammar school. They use a variety of media in order to create dramatic...
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Pay It Forward Project

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Create a list of random acts of kindness and have your class perform them during a designated week. Learners will also participate in a project centered around being kind to others. Each grade chooses their kindness project, and then...
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Shakespeare Uncovered

Women’s Roles in As You Like It

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
“There is nothing that becommeth a maid better than soberness, silence, shamefastness, and chastity, both of body & mind.” This line, from Thomas Bentley ‘s The Monument of Matrons published in 1582, typifies the way women were...
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War and Leadership in Shakespeare’s Henry V

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
“Compared to war all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance.” “War is not healthy for children and other living things.” These two views of war, embodied in George Patton’s statement and Lorraine Schneider‘s famous 1966...
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Women's History: Parading Through History

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Want to teach your pupils about debate, effective speech techniques, propaganda, and the women's movement? The first in a sequential series of three, scholars analyze real propaganda images from the the historic women's movement, view a...
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Cancer Banner Art Installation

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars complete a service learning project to raise money for Relay for Life. In this service learning lesson, students discuss installation art and watch a video about Pepon Osorio. Young scholars review articles about service...
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Leadership: Leading Off

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore leadership skills. For this leadership lesson, students examine leadership styles as they reflect on controversies and celebrations in American baseball. Students discuss the attributes of positive and ethical leaders.
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Honesty in Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Help your class construct an honest and clear writing piece. They explore tactics in advertising and identify deceptive language. They then write a statement about a community issue using honest language.
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Obstacles to Perseverance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What does it mean to persevere. Young historians review the definition of perseverance then brainstorm a list of obstacles colonists and revolutionaries had to overcome during the American Revolution. Using this list, they identify...
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Persevering Poetry

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students practice perseverance by practicing and memorizing a poem. In this perseverance lesson plan, students see how their hard work pays off when they eventually memorize their poem.
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Circle of Caring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. For this service learning lesson, students study the works of well-known philanthropists and write an acrostic poem using the word CARING.
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Personal Responsibility

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write in their journals. In this writing and responsibility lesson, students write about personal responsibility. They have three writing choices to choose from that all deal with this central theme.
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Trustworthy Reputation

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore psychology by writing reflections about quotations. In this human behavior lesson, 7th graders read a list of famous quotes about trust by men such as Benjamin Franklin and William Shakespeare. Students complete a...
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Two Trustworthy Texans

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders read about two pioneers from Texas and learn how they became well trusted people. In this trust lesson plan, 7th graders read essays about two Texas pioneers. They learn vocabulary such as loyalty, honesty, good...
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A Fish Tale Fable

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the moral in a fable. In this folktale lesson, students read an included book, Fish Tale, and identify the message in the book. Students discuss what kind of lessons can be learned from reading this fable.
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A Monument to Value

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students build a monument to represent trustworthiness. In this trustworthiness lesson plan, students discuss traits related to trustworthiness, suggest images that represent trustworthiness, and build a monument with those images.
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Be a Good Egg

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use an eggshell decay to represent what happens when a person loses someone's trust. For this trust lesson, students discuss decay and complete an eggshell decay activity. Students use the experiment to represent what happens...
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Memorial Day

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners learn the significance of the song Taps and why it is played at a soldier's funeral. In this Taps lesson plan, students hear the song, discuss its importance, and try and play the tune using other instruments.
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Positive Mistakes

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars discuss the role of mistakes and how they could turn it into a learned opportunity. In this mistakes lesson plan, students discuss perseverance on how to use a mistake as something valuable.
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Circle of Caring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine lives that have been lived for the positive good of others. In this philanthropy lesson, students discuss famous philanthropists and what they have in common. Students define philanthropy, discuss what caring means and...
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Random Acts of Kindness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make a bookmark. In this community lesson, students review the meaning of caring. They discuss how doing small acts of kindness can affect a community, and they make a bookmark to remind them to do kind things for others.
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Caring and Gratitude

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers understand the importance of being grateful for what they have. In this philanthropic lesson, students respond to a quote by Matthew McConaughey about gratitude. Middle schoolers brainstorm a list of important things in...

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