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MACBETH and the Themes of Ambition,

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Young scholars describe and compare characters and situations in dramas from and about cultures and historical periods, illustrate in improvised or scripted scenes, and discuss how theater reflects a culture.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Egyptian Fractions II

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
The Egyptians used unit fractions to describe all other fractions. Your class will rewrite rational expressions in order to deduce information about rational numbers. The activity starts with specific fractions, guides you through a few...
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I Will Meet You In The Middle

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use the 50 States Quarter Reversal as a context of learning a curriculum concept based from the state of Utah. They research the concepts of cause and effect. Also, they use customary units of measurement to find length and...
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The Brief American Pageant: The Resurgence of Conservatism

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Take a short trip back in time with this presentation, which details the political and electoral contexts of 1980's and 1990's America. Covering the Gulf War as well as domestic economics, these slides feature easy-to-read charts and...
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Ireland In Conflict 1909-1922

For Teachers 10th - 12th
A who's who of the Irish Conflict of 1909! Students are provided with a series on portraits and quotes, they must determine who said what and in what context. This is a short review that could be used as a class game.
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The Progressive Era: Muckrakers

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Using Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, guide your class in the process of identifying unknown terms using context clues and formulating text-based answers. The lesson plan includes a useful worksheet incorporating scaffolding questions on an...
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Council for Economic Education

Paper Money of the Sung, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Why did the Chinese develop paper money? They were the first society to use paper currency. Learners consider why paper money was more convenient than other mechanisms of trade using a helpful lesson plan, which includes a graphic...
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Geographic Context for War

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore the geography of Korea. In this Korean War lesson, students examine maps of the country and label landforms, bodies of water, climate, population centers, and neighboring countries to determine the significance of...
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How Perceptions of Cultures Influences Perceptions and Historical Outcomes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research different ethnic groups that lived in the United States. They compare and contrast Spanish, African American and Native American cultures and how American culture interacted with them. They present their...
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Styles in Context: Is it Music?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students view the video, Behind the Music: 1992, and discuss the new genres of pop music that were emerging in that era. They discuss the content of the music and what it's like on the surface. They write an essay comparing it to other...
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Historical Witness: Social Messaging

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create political cartoons that feature satire. In this political cartoon lesson, students examine examples of satire and caricature prior to creating their own political cartoons that feature the French Revolution or Industrial...
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Albert M. Lea

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research Albert M. Lea and the historical context of 1835.
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Seeing Is Believing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research and describe the stories of Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They analyze historical sources from different points of view and present an analysis of two historical contexts.
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Tools of the Historian: Frame of Reference

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discuss the term point of reference and describe their own point of view. They compare the relationship between sources and the historical context. They identify examples of how point of reference can affect one's interpretation.
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Canada's other ice show

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students increase consciousness of the history of Canadian success in figure skating and appreciate the pioneers of figure skating in Canada; to examine their accomplishments in their historical context.
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Longfellow and Dickens: The Story of a Trans-Atlantic Friendship

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the relationship between Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Charles Dickens. They read and analyze a manuscript, answer discussion questions, conduct Internet research, and discuss societal and historical context of the...
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All Men Are Created Equal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a instructional activity to investigate the concept of all men being equal. The concept has a historical context during the time of the American Revolution. They use primary and secondary sources in order to discover...
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Writing the Blues

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students assess the blues as musical poetry. They place the writing of blues music in historical context and write (and read) their own blues lyrics. They perform for the class and others.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

From Courage to Freedom: The Reality behind the Song

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study how Frederick Douglass uses language to describe a realistic picture of slavery in his writings which are primary source documents. They examine his use of word choice, imagery, irony, and rhetorical appeals and use slave...
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1984: How Much Fact in Fiction?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the society in Orwell's 1984 with modern society. In this 1984 lesson plan, students research the historical climate in which Orwell wrote the novel. Students create a comparison chart of privacy issues in...
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The First "Colored" World Series

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers utilize reading and listening skills in order to discover the key issues in American history and Black baseball history. Students investigate the beginning of the Negro Baseball Leagues and its signature historical...
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The Battle of Fort Moultrie

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this American Revolution lesson, 8th graders examine the Battle of Fort Moultrie and create their own historical narratives regarding the event.
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Gatsby and the American Twenties Newspaper

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research 1920's US History.  In this historical literature instructional activity, students use the novel The Great Gatsby as a tool to examine the era.  They work in individually to create newspaper articles based on different...
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Interpreting Political Cartoons in the History Classroom

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students analyze political cartoons. In this historical perspectives lesson, students use the provided cartoon analysis worksheet to examine the political cartoons that their instructor shares with them.

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