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Comparing Cultures Through Symbols

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine symbols used by the Plains Indians. Using examples of African art, they discuss what symbols they use that relate to the Native American symbols. They compare and contrast the two cultures and discuss as a class to end...
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Comparing Creation Stories

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students compare and contrast creation stories in different cultures. They write a creative story and design a visual aid showing what their new civilization would look like.
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Using Literary Elements to Compare Fiction Texts

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore language arts by reading and reflecting on literary examples. In this fiction writing instructional activity, students read several different cultural versions of the story "Cinderella" and discuss their interaction with...
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The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to story The Hundred Dresses, and use adjectives to describe each character.
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Comparing the Ancient and Modern Olympics: A Venn Diagram

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students compare and contrast today's Olympic Games to those held in ancient Greece. They read newspapers, conduct Internet research, watch TV coverage of current Olympic Games and organize their findings on a Venn diagram.
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Compare and Contrast Culture

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare and contrast the cultures of American culture with that of the other cultures of North America. Using traditional and Internet research, 5th graders gather data on one element of culture for comparison. Data...
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Democratic Village Elections in China: Comparing Governments of China and the United States

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore democratic practices in China. In this global studies lesson, students compare and contrast democratic values of the Chinese government with the American government. Students read provided articles and conduct their own...
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Comparing the House and Senate

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners create posters and write descriptions on the responsibilities and powers assigned to the United States Senate and House of Representatives. Students compare and contrast the two houses' powers and responsibilities as well as...
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Comparing Monkey Story with Curious George Stories

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students compare and contrast the main character in Monkey with the main character in Curious George.
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A Comparative Study on Heroes in Hindu and Anglo-Saxon Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research Hindu and Anglo-Saxon religions and cultures. They research legends and myths about Hindu and Anglo-Saxon religious and cultural heroes. They write a comparison and contrast essay on the two cultures and their heroes.
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Creating and Comparing Climographs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the importance and usefulness of climographs. In groups, they create a climograph of two cities on about the same latitude. They compare and contrast the locations and climates of the two cities and write a...
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Compare the Arctic with Antarctica Venn Diagram

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Venn diagram worksheet, students compare and contrast the Arctic with Antarctica. They place the things that are different about the two geographic regions in the outer areas of the circles and the things that are similar in the...
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Friendship Book

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students author friendship books. In this technology skills lesson, students take digital photographs of their friends and write about things they like to do with their friends to create friendship books.
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Comparing Characters Across Two Short Stories

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders listen to a read aloud of two short stories focusing on literary devices. The write about the settings and realism of the stories, and decide each main character handles the conflict he faces with nature.
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Comparing Similar Themes in Art And Literature

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students view examples of Rembrandt's artistic works that include beggars and the unfortunate. They also read The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischmann. They use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the themes shared by each.
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Put That in Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify life situations which require various writing responses, use the power of the written word to obtain results, practice writing responses to real-world events, and demonstrate the skills needed to recognize and...
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Writing Prompts: Prose, Pamphlets and Poems

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students practice reading an atlas and writing prompts. They use graphic organizers to construct their writing prompt. They use the Internet to do their research.
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I Dream of Castles: A Comparative Study of Castles in Feudal Europe and Japan

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Learners study castles of Japan while comparing and contrasting them with those of in Europe from the feudal era. They complete a unit of studies that includes reading, writing, Internet research, and critical thinking. They examine how...
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Autobiographical Writing

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this unique instructional activity on autobiographical writing, students compare and contrast three types of writing: narrative, poetry and newspaper. Students prepare to produce a short autobiographical writing based on the framework...
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Using Southeast Asian Folktales to Teach Reading and Writing

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars use maps to locate the countries of Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. In groups, they compare and contrast the three countries in regard to their culture, morals and values. They read various examples of folktales and write...
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Hiragana - Perfect ~ Writing a Japanese Pictionary

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students listen to a story and view Japanese artifacts. They use the internet to explore the writings known as Hiragana. They create their own Japanese pictionaries and share them with the class.
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Analyzing Speaker, Language, and Tone in the Writings of Benjamin Franklin

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils analyze writings by Benjamin Franklin. In this Benjamin Franklin lesson plan, students discover the pseudonyms under which Franklin used to write. Pupils compare and contrast 2 selections by Franklin.
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The Craft of Writing through Narrative History

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the techniques of proper writing. After reading various biographies and autobiographies, they compare and contrast their own lives to the ones they read. In groups, they develop questions to interview...
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Integers

For Students 6th - 8th
In this integer worksheet, students read short statements, write an expression to match the situation, and solve the problem. Students add, subtract, multiply and divide integers. This two-page worksheet contains approximately 15 problems.

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