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The Debate in the United States over the League of Nations: Five Camps: From Voices of Consent to Voices of Dissent

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners explore and discuss Woodrow Wilson's concepts for peace and the League of Nations. They understand efforts made to foster American support for the League and discuss the opposition shown in the Senate.
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Where Do I Post Letters?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this foreign language worksheet, young scholars unscramble 11 words having to do with the post office. They find these words on a word search.
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Reporting on the 1920s

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Use this roaring 1920s history lesson to have young writers research primary and secondary sources. They use their research to examine the events or famous public figures of the time period. Next, they imagine they're in the 1920s and...
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Modern Day Pen Pals, Connecting Our Art Room to the Rest of the World!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Initiate an international pen pal program! After establishing communication with an art class in another country, groups share pod casts and video streams of their work. The scripted resource details how to prepare for the pod casts, but...
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Let¿¿s Go Job Hunting!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to research careers that use foreign languages. Focusing on one career, they discover which jobs play an important role in society. They complete a worksheet on the careers they find and share their...
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Who's Doing What?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate different types of media and the uses found in society. They match the form of media and fill out the worksheet that is written in the foreign language. The lesson includes a student work sample. The scoring is also...
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Geography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners engage in a study of geography while studying a foreign language. They write complete sentences to identify and describe geographical features. Students also use a map in order to use the key to find geographic features that are...
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Waiter/ Waitress Role Play

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a role play of being a waiter or waitress while studying a foreign language. They ask and answer questions to obtain a food order. This is done using the language of study. Assessment is provided by teacher...
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Recognizing Primary Media

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the types of media from a previous lesson plan. In groups, they practice saying the new words in a foreign language. They complete a worksheet and review their answers as a class. They also match a picture of the media...
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Planning A Bicycle Race

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students plan the route of a proposed bicycle race. They indicate the passage through or around regional landmarks. The goal is for students to translate information into a primary language as part of learning a foreign language.
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Informational Brochure

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students design and create brochures for a foreign country. They select a foreign country where their target language is spoken. They research the natural resources, location, geographical features, climate, tourist attractions and...
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Video Chat

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in an online video chat with students from different countries in an effort to learn more about other cultures and to practice foreign language skills. This lesson plan includes directions for recording the sessions.
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Picture This

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners create illustrations of narratives. They listen to recorded narratives in the target language and write notes of the actions described. They draw illustrations of the main objects conveyed in the narrative of the story. They...
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Timely Fashions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research a topic chosen by the instructor in a selected region where the target language is spoken. They research the topic using available traditional and internet resources to prepare a presentation of their findings:
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Letter of Memorial

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars practice reading and writing skills in a foreign language. They write a letter in memory of victims or asking that readers remember the lessons of the Holocaust.
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Meet the Press

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use various types of media to research a historical event of their choice that affects a large language group. In groups, they write a news story and present it to the class. They must note the relevance and impact to...
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Career Scrapbook

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate a variety of career options. They conduct research into different types of occupations to find descriptive information. Students present a career of choice in the target foreign language. The use of visual...
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Luck of the Draw

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils explore the Spanish language. They review their assessment task and rubric and play a card game. They draw cards containing instructions and phrases in Spanish and perform the instructions on the card in Spanish. They continue...
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Critic's Choice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read two opposing types literature. In groups, they role play the role of a critic to show they comprehend the material. They are introduced to new vocabulary and practice speaking the words in the foreign language.
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English Lessons for Today’s Diplomats!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars read an article on the English language. In this ESL lesson, students explore the meaning of the term 'diplomatic English,' then complete several activities centered around the article.  Activities include vocabulary,...
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Let's Go!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create itineraries for a one-week journey. They design and create itineraries for a journey to three cities in their target language country. They write a report and research the Internet and other resources for their...
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S'More Mores

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students consider social practices common to their target language. They work in pairs to research social practices common to the target language society that differ from those in the United States. They prepare a three-minute...
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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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Try Your Hand at Han'geul

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore Han'geul, a Korean writing system. Pupils participate in a class discussion involving the history of Han'geul. Using specified websites, classmates create flashcards containing letters of the Han'guel language. ...

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