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AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN WORLD WAR II: THE PACIFIC THEATER 1941-1945

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders describe roles of key figures in the Pacific Theater of war during World War II.  For this American History lesson, 10th graders research key events of the Pacific Theater of War during World War II.  Students analyze...
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Dirk Williams and the Mirror of the Martyrs

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the person of Dirk Williams.  In this World History lesson, 9th graders analyze primary sources.  Students consider ways in which Anabaptist thought  and practiced. 
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Introduction to the Holocaust (Preparation for a Trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders consider the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson, 8th graders prepare for a trip to the National Holocaust Museum by reading and analyzing testimonies of 2 former Nazis. 
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The Bracelet: Five Senses

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the 5 senses by reading children's literature. In this descriptive writing activity, students read the story The Bracelet by Yoshiko Uchida, analyzing the story and characters as they go. Students identify the use of...
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"Railroad Bill, A Conjure Man"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create questions to ask the poet, Ishmael Reed about his poetry. After the poet speaks, students are broken into groups and are to analyze a poem and report back to the class on their findings.
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Technical Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the components of the transference of technological information through this ten instructional activity unit. The applications to specific careers, the determination of responsible use of technology, and the affects of...
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Screwing Courage in Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read, analyze, and act out the scenes 1.7.29-79 of the William Shakespeare play, "Macbeth." They discuss motivation, tactics, and obstacles, and improvise scenes suggested by the class.
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Exploring Stars

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the life cycle of stars. They analyze small, medium, and large stars and view a video that compares the life cycles of the various sized stars. They create a flipbook movie detailing the life cycles of a star and...
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Celebrating the Individuals in Our Community

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students research, write and publish a biography on a community member. They interview the community member, collect and scan photos, produce and edit text and use software to puslish an online book.
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Biographical Account--John Lennon

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop skills of biographical writing through research. Students analyze a video on John Lennon and his death. Students visit the website on John Lennon still recording details of his death.
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Colonial Research Fun

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the characteristics of the thirteen colonies. In groups, they use the internet to research one of the colonies more in depth and answer questions about it. They develop a newspaper or travel brochure to share the...
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Art and Artists

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students effectively gather and use information for research purposes. They comprehend the visual arts in relation to history and culture. Students practice note taking skills, and summarizing skills. They know and compare the...
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Focus on the Media

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Learners critically examine news articles and editorials for attitudes of discrimination and prejudice. Students then complete checklist in which they analyze news reports for context, content, point of view, language, graphics, and...
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Lesson 3: Making Predictions

For Students 4th - 6th
In this making predictions worksheet, students read a newspaper article, locate the "Five Ws and the H," and then make logical predictions on the content that they read and then analyze those predictions based on a rubric.
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Worksheet for Analysis of a Broadside or Leaflet

For Students 8th - 12th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 15 short answer questions that require them to analyze leaflets or brochures of their choice.
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Rights and the Wyandotte Constitution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use graphic organizers to analyze the Wyandotte Constitution. They read and discuss the Wyandotte Constitution, identify the civil rights granted to the people of Kansas and consider exceptions based on gender and race.
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Reading and Responding

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read and respond to poetry. They identify the author's purpose and connect the literature to their personal experiences. Students critically analyze the poem and write a poem of their own.
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Mystery Cemetary: Teachers

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine and analyze the skeletons of various bodies that could represent a cemetary. In groups, they identify a set of common characteristics in which the skeletons are grouped. To end the lesson, they answer questions related...
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Read a Pictograph

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this data display worksheet, learners solve 4 problems in which data on a tally chart and pictograph are analyzed. Students use this information to solve the problems.
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Concept: Superstition

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students identify the role of superstition in their own lives, in society, and in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. In this superstition lesson, students discuss urban legends and listen to a related song to introduce the topic....
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Natural Disasters: Nature's Fury

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the human experience. In this business ethics lesson plan, students analyze primary sources to develop an understanding of the American natural disasters of the 19th and 20th centuries and the implications they presented.
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Characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Stories

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars read literature by Nathaniel Hawthorne and write an essay comparing the main characters in the two stories. In this character analysis lesson plan, students read the stories Young Goodman Brown and The Minister's Black...
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Dogs vs. Cats: Pet Ownership Essay

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars analyze patterns of organization used in writing to determine how and when comparisons and contrasts can be effectively utilized to identify similarities and differences or pros and cons.
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Analysis of Theme in Impressionist writing

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the concepts of Impressionism and theme. They choose a section of narration which presents Henry Fleming's vision of war. They analyze this section to determine which images invoke the senses: sight, sound,...