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National Endowment for the Humanities

A “New English” in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart”: A Common Core Exemplar

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
To examine the “New English” Chinua Achebe uses in Things Fall Apart, readers complete a series of worksheets that ask them to examine similes, proverbs, and African folktales contained in the novel. Individuals explain the meaning...
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Poetry Passport

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Passport photos are notoriously unflattering but here's an activity that encourages youngsters to create a poetic picture of themselves using each category on the passport as a prompt for a poem.
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Social Movements in American Politics

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students explore American social movements. In this writing skills lesson, students read Orwell's "Politics and the English." Students then apply the rules for writing that are included in the piece. Students follow-up by completing a...
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Carolina K-12

Are You a Democrat or a Republican? Are You Really?

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Have new or soon-to-be voters examine different political parties and their platforms as they figure out which one aligns most with their beliefs. After taking a few online quizzes, learners split into pairs to discuss and then in larger...
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Wordpress

Greetings - How and Where Might We Greet Someone Using Spanish?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Use the Total Physical Response (TPR) strategy to practice Spanish greetings as well as where and who question prompts. Comprised of five days, this short unit is taught completely in Spanish with call-and-response exercises, group...
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Indiana University

World Literature: "One Evening in the Rainy Season" Shi Zhecun

For Teachers 12th
Did you know that modern Chinese literature “grew from the psychoanalytical theory of Sigmund Freud”? Designed for a world literature class, seniors are introduced to “One Evening in the Rainy Season,” Shi Zhecun’s stream of...
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References to Antiquity in Visual Arts (1848 - 1914)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine the Latin and Greek language and civilization during the 19th century by exploring the mediums available then. Students examine scenes related to Greek and Roman literature and compare and contrast them.
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Indonesian Proverbs

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study a SouthEast Asian language and culture. They say, translate, and interpret three Asian proverbs and complete a discussion worksheet about what they experienced.
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Worksheet
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Preventing and Treating Disease

For Students 7th - 12th
In this disease worksheet, students will review the organs associated with the immune system including their specific functions. This worksheet has 10 matching, 8 true or false, and 5 short answer questions.
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Holidays and Hotels

For Students 7th - 9th
Students pairs discuss common activities associated with vacations and hotels. In this language arts learning exercise, students complete fill-in-the-blank and matching activities, as well as engage in conversation starters.
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Mi Perro Perdido (My Lost Dog)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students receive a map of the school and a set of directions in Spanish for each pair that lead them to a specific place on campus. They use the directions and maps to leads them to pieces of colored paper that have been hidden. Each...
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Brown Bagging with Short Stories

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students participate in a study of short story elements, applying their knowledge and understanding to a selection of short stories.  In this short stories lesson, students read five short story selections, identifying conflict, plot,...
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How to Express Actions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use online resources to practice and master the use of the most commonly used Spanish verbs in the infinitive form. They develop an understanding of how verbs work, and follow a set of patterns to conjugate them.
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Let's Have a Lesson Within a Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students role-play the role of a student who does not comprehend the language the lesson is being instructed in. Using the internet, they research the characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations over time. In groups,...
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Meeting Another Student

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers engage in a role play where they practice greeting each other, introducing themselves, and asking at least three questions of the other student. The questions should be about the other student's age, family, pets, or...
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Primary Sources by and about Mexicans and Californios

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students access many pages of unique and interesting people of Mexican/Californios decent/heritage. After reading an insert on one, they can future research that person on the Internet. Students share their findings on a power point...
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Changing Opinions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare their preconceptions of Native American movement with their current perceptions. They identify why they have changed. Students conclude with a final reflection addressing how they define the Native American experience in...
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EFL Lesson Plan for Learning Adjectives

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
In this adjectives lesson plan, students use suggested adjectives to describe their home or a friend. They then play a game where they try out describe an item to their team. This is a lesson intended for adults but could easily be...
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Jose Ramoshorta

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Jose Ramoshorta and then complete a variety of activities including spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and scrambled sentences.
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Life's Lessons: Survival of the Fittest

For Teachers 8th
Students analyze Jack London's use of anthropomorphism to identify the importance of adaptability in life. In this literature lesson, students use the novel The Call of the Wild to identify key elements in survival. Students complete...
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Helen Clark

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, students read about the life of Helen Clark and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to matching, sequencing, writing and spelling activities. An answer key is included.
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Hu Jintao

For Students 4th - 8th
For this famous leaders worksheet, learners read a passage about Hu Jintao and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...
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Michelle Bachelet

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Michelle Bachelet  and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...