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"ART ZOO 'Blacks in the Westward Movement', 'What Can You Do with a Portrait', and 'Of Beetles, Worms, and Leaves of Grass'"

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study black history, examine portraits and portrait making and create their own portraits, and  investigate their natural environment. This humanities lesson provides a text that can be used to teach lessons in black...
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A Nation Counts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the functions of the U.S. Census. In this civics lesson plan, students understand the origins of the census and its role in U.S. history, recognize the political importance of apportionment based purely on...
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Depicting Motherhood in Family Stories

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the roles of mothers and grandmothers by looking at black-and-white photographs of one American family and comparing that family's multi-generational story with their own. For this mothers and grandmothers lesson plan,...
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You are the Curator: Building a Museum of the 1920s and 1930s

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine primary and secondary sources regarding 1920's and 1930's America. In this Webquest lesson, students explore sources regarding the American decades in order to create their own museum exhibits.
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Urban Growth in America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine urban growth in America. For this urbanization lesson, students watch segments of the Discovery video "Urban Growth in America." Students conduct further research pertaining to the industrial revolution, New York City's...
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Salon Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the role of the 'Salon'. In this historic communications lesson plan, students role play and use discussion to enhance their understanding of the role the Salon played in 18th century Europe. Learners will divide into...
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Am I Really Free?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write about slavery and freedom.  In this freed slaves lesson, 4th graders read historical information about free blacks during slavery and explore books, objects and slave narratives to learn more.  Students...
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Henry Laurens in the Tower of London

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine primary sources regarding Henry Laurens and his time in the Tower of London. In this American Revolution lesson, 8th graders create illustrated journals based on their research of imprisonment of Henry Laurens.
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Secession: A Southern Perspective

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders determine how secession impacted South Carolina as well as the United States. In this American Civil War lesson, 8th graders examine selected primary and secondary sources in order to study the state's sovereignty and the...
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Letters from the Japanese American Internment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of Japanese internment. In this Japanese internment activity, students examine primary sources that enable them to discover what internment camp life was like and its implications, Students write their...
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Civil War Play Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students act out the Civil War through reader's theater. In this performing arts lesson, students research the Civil War and find costumes, props and scenery appropriate to the time period. They become characters from the Civil War time...
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The Cleverest Thief

For Teachers 1st
First graders read The Cleverest Thief and participate in various activities across the curriculum areas. In this story activity, 1st graders arrange an anagram of the word monastery.  Students complete worksheets to alphabetize and...
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Tibetan Monk Sand Paintings

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners complete an art project. In this sand paintings instructional activity, students learn about the history of mandalas and then create a sand painting of their own. Extensions include writing a story or poem about their sand...
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Infusing Equity Gender into the Classroom

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate if gender makes a difference in the classroom. In this statistics lesson, students collect data on whether equity by gender in the classroom makes students more successful.
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Tanzania: Adapting and Modifying

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Tanzania worksheet, students read a 1-page case study and then respond to 5 short answer questions based on the case study.
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Body Parts

For Students K - 2nd
In this interactive human biology worksheet, students read ten riddles about body parts and type in the appropriate name of the body part the riddle is describing. Students also answer a nine word crossword puzzle that focuses on the...
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Sons and Lovers Questions for Study

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 11 short answer and essay questions about D.H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Georgia O’Keeffe

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer questions about Georgia O'Keeffe. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet. 
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Henry V Quiz

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 14 multiple choice questions about Shakespeare's Henry V. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 14 multiple choice questions about The Joy Luck Club. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Keats' Poems by John Keats

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 41 short answer and essay questions about poetry by John Keats. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the selections at the bottom of the page.
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Paradise Lost by John Milton

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 13 multiple choice questions about Milton's Paradise Lost. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Pygmalion. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions based on Pygmalion. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the page.

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