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The Struggle for Human Rights

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders identify and clarify a problem, an issue, or an inquiry. They identify the changing nature of families and women's roles in Canadian society. Pupils assess the interaction between Aboriginal people and Europeans. ...
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Collars, Curtains and Kings: Exploring the History of Lace

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design to explore the world of objects as related to lace. Students will create a lace mural highlighting what they learn about the world of lace. Students brainstorm ideas via the internet websites.
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Rebels Or Resisters?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers participate in a mock trial on the Whiskey Rebellion that took place in the state of Pennsylvania in 1794. They analyze the perspectives presented by both sides to determine whether the Whiskey "rebels" were guilty of...
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Deception and Advertising: When is it Misleading and when is it Puffery?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore advertisements and deception in advertising.  In this marketing and advertising lesson, 8th graders write cause and effect paragraphs describing products, promises made, deceptions caused, and the immediate and...
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Newsworthy Journey

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research about ancient civilizations to produce a newspaper that reflecting the cultural, political, economic and religious views of the ancient civilizations of Egypt or Mexico.
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Alaska Purchase Debate

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the benefits and the challenges Alaska has presented to the United States. They research what the government and the people of the United States considered at the time of the purchase of Alaska in order to debate the...
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Two-Digit Addition Problems With Regrouping

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this math activity, students solve two-digit addition problems with regrouping. The activity includes a number line to help students solve the problems.
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The People's Design Award

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students analyze, critique, and evaluate information from various sources and learn about the design process. In this design lesson, students critique work submitted to People's Design Award and create a design of their own to present to...
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Water: Read All About It!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss newspapers and water and work in groups to develop their own paper focusing on water issues. In this journalism lesson, students discuss the value of newspapers and water as an issue. They work as a group to...
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A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: Headlines

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine newspapers to research public opinion about the Holocaust. In this critical thinking instructional activity, students research the information Americans received in U.S. newspapers about events like Kristallnacht,...
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Spin and Bias in the Media

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare different types of media.  In this media comparison lesson, students will assess the where all types of media gets its information by viewing a video of a news story and critiquing it.
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What's Being Done?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of animal welfare. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students examine legislation that supports animals in their state as well as the role of the  American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals....
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Indian Removal: Does History Always Reflect progress?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the idea that progress for some might not mean progress for all. In this Native American lesson, students recognize different viewpoints about historical events through the study of primary documents. Young...
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Exploring Ethical Issues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn about ethical issues and its connection to journalism. Students examine examples of ethical issues some journalists have faced. in small groups, students collaborate to write a code of ethics for their school newspaper....
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Teaching Ethical Situations

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners use journalism ethics standards to learn how to write ethically correct news stories. For this journalism and ethics lesson, students review journalism standards for ethics. Learners use the standards as they analyze example...
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Rainforest Unit

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars investigate the Rainforest. In this Rainforest lesson, students research magazines, journals and the Internet to create a "Save the Rainforest" slogan. Young scholars will record local rainfall amounts and create a graph...
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Political Cartoons

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore political cartoons.  In this government current events lesson, students analyze the visual language and symbolism present in five different political cartoons.  Students discuss the event or issue that inspired the...
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Satire in Fiction

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders identify satire in various fictional texts.  For this language arts lesson, 12th graders will learn to define satire, parody, and caricature. Students will identify different forms of satire in historical and modern-day...
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Ethics and the World of Medicine

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine ethical issues in the field of medicine. In this ethics lesson, students explore primary and secondary sources regarding the discernment that medical professionals are presented with as they treat illnesses. Students...
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Service Learning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view video clips to define service learning. In this civics lesson, students read quotes, take a survey, and define altruism. Students view video clips and evaluate the motivation and impact of those who perform community...
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Internet and Right-to-Privacy Issues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the role of the Internet in people's daily lives. In this Internet ethics lesson, students examine right-to-privacy issues as they research privacy policies on popular websites. Students also discuss Internet safety.
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Branding and Marketing Religion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore religious worship. In this marketing religion instructional activity, students examine their own religious beliefs and practices as they investigate religious outreach practices.
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Religion and Peace

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore peacemaking efforts. In this religion and ethics lesson, students examine the religious, social, and political values that accompany peacemaking efforts on a global scale. Students create and implement their own...
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Interpreting Women in Islam

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the progressive movement in Muslim nations. In this Muslim culture lesson, students explore the evolution of Muslim women's rights. Students investigate primary Muslim sources that require them to consider compare the...

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