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Interactive
Curated OER

Antietam Quiz

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive Civil War worksheet, students respond to 14 multiple choice questions about the Battle of Antietam. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Story Quilt Project

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate how quilt making was a family and community activity. They read and discuss books, complete various handouts, and create a paper quilt celebrating philanthropic activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Distribution of Goods

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students study the concept of scarcity and that it requires people to make choices when trying to satisfy their unlimited wants. Groups are given bags of items and must distribute the items in the bag in a way that is acceptable to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Turning on Your Light

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify philanthropy in a character in "To Kill A Mockingbird". They describe the philanthropic acts in the novel and chart their findings. They write about the character and have their classmates peer edit the paper.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Role of the Teacher

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students study the role of the teacher in various cultures and societies through in-class discussions, literature investigations, and personal reflection. Lesson extensions include a "Living Portraits" activity and a "Student becomes the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

From Book To The Big Screen

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create a six-panel byobu (Japanese visual storytelling) based upon the book "To Kill A Mockingbird" in this lesson suitable for an early High School Language Arts or Social Studies classroom.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Whether or Not to Come to the Aid of One's Countryman

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine a scenario and make decisions about how people would be likely to act in that situation, how people should act in that situation, and how difficult it would be to take certain actions in that situation.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Constitutional Resources

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore the REpublican Era and the writing of the constitution and Billof Rights through various links and activities included in this collection.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

There Was An Old Lady...

For Teachers K - 8th
Students participate in various activities using the story There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. In this reading fluency lesson plan, students read the story and then practice comprehension, fluency, and writing. An estimation...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Selfless Sam- The Drive

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss how to address poverty in society. In this philanthropy lesson, students read the book Sam and the Lucky Money and discuss how they would handle hunger. Students role play situations and demonstrate philanthropic acts.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Trees!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners are introduced to the parts of trees through discussion and participation in learning centers with hands on activities that focus on each part.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where, Oh Where, Did The Manatee Go?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders become researchers, looking for the factors that affect the manatee's environment in south Florida.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is Sensitivity?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the difference between internal and external differences in people. They identify prejudices in society and explain how important it is to be sensistive to others. They discover types of sensitivity in "To Kill A...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Philanthropy, Literature and You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify philanthropic acts in the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird". They create a box of items that were found in the tree from the novel as well. They write journal reflections based on philanthropic acts they have done in their...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Harper Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of four video lessons and a teacher's guide about Harper Lee and her masterpiece "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Harper Lee, Author, Dies at Age 89

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life and death of Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Harper Lee

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn more about the life and work of Harper Lee when you visit this informative site. This site provides links to activities, vocabulary lessons, newspaper articles and more focused on the book "To Kill A Mockingbird."
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: (Nelle) Harper Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a detailed biography of Harper Lee, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird." The biography includes numerous passages from the novel, and how the novel related to Lee's life and environment.
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Unit Plan
The Best Notes

The Best Notes: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (12) reading passages (grades 7-11) to pair with "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. A young Scout watches her father, prominent lawyer Atticus Finch, defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman in the...
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Handout
Alabama Humanities Foundation

Encyclopedia of Alabama: Arts and Literature: Harper Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical portrait of Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Handout
Vocabulary.com

Vocabulary.com: Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 11 20

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a series of vocabulary words as they appear in Harper Lee's classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Harper Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
Here at Wikipedia you can find an encyclopedia article exploring the life of Nelle Harper Lee and her work.

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