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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ideas and Commodities Cross Cultural Regions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast how commodities native to certain countries have impacted the economies of other nations. After gathering information regarding how commodities are grown and traded, students use their information to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

House on Mango Street

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students complete readingactiviteis for Sandra Cisneros' House on Mango Street. In this House on Mango Street lesson, students complete pre-reading and close reading activities for vignettes from the text. Students complete a chart and...
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Lesson Plan
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When One Beat Is Better Than Two

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create an individualized wellness plan that addresses these controllable health risk factors:obesity, high cholesterol level, high blood pressure and inactivity.
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Lesson Plan
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Nervous Conditions

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students read Nervous Conditions and explore freedom and oppression. They discuss types of oppression and list examples of discrimination. They create collages or timelines about the novel. They research present day Zimbabwe and make a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Modernism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a study of the literature of modernism in America. They conduct research and read different texts for clarification of the genre style. Students discuss the background influences of culture that shaped modernism.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Questions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer questions about the content of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: International Women's Day is Still Necessary

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "International Women's Day is Still Necessary," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

JAPANESE CULTURE

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Japanese culture and stereotypes involving it.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Women in the Labor Force

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the differences men and women experience in the work force. They study the relationship between education and the likelihood of employment.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Japanese Noh Masks

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine Japanese theatre and create their own face masks which display certain emotions, props, costumes and perform in improvisational theatrical games.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Apartheid and Segregation

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students view a television program that depicts the history South African Apartheid and the United States' system of segregation. They discuss how laws were used to uphold these institutions and compare and contrast racism and...
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Post War Prosperity and Cold War Fears 1945 1960: The American Dream

For Students 11th - 12th
Looks at the policies of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, both at home and abroad. Also examines changing gender roles in the 1950s, and the impact of suburbanization on America.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Cultural Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Exciting lesson plan teaching students about the social change in women's role in society that allowed women the right to vote. Students will learn about the process women went through to gain the right to vote by exploring various...
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Activity
Trinity University

Gender and Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines how the role of women has changed in America. Also includes links to additional information.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Men & Women: How Do We Define the Roles of Men and Women?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How do we define the roles of men and women?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account...
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Canada Science and Technology Museum

Canada Science and Technology Museum: Domestic Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Has technology helped to shape our society? This is not necessarily a connection that comes to mind when we think about inventions and scientific advances. Learn about the history of domestic technology and its effects on the evolution...
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Handout
American Psychological Association

American Psychological Association: Transgender Individuals and Gender Identity

For Students 9th - 10th
Find answers to questions concerning transgender issues. This addresses the definition, categories of transgender people, possible causes, the types of mental health problems and discrimination they may face, and the kinds of support...
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Website
University of Washington

University of Washington: Everday Life During the Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
The culture in America was transformed by the Great Depression. How did the families cope? Read essays about topics such as changing advertising trends, prohibition, Anti-Semitism, gender equality, new family roles, and sports during the...
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Feminism Reborn

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive survey of the women's movement during the 1960s and 1970s documents women and politics, women's wages, legal discrimination against women, stereotypes of women, women's rights legislation, and women's rights...