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How to Locate and Evaluate Information, Part III - Internet Sites

For Teachers 10th
This is the third in a series of lessons scaffolding the research paper. It purports to teach researchers how to evaluate internet sites, but the lack of links, specific criteria, or site evaluation rubrics would require additional...
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Central America and the Caribbean

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Use the library or Internet to find resources on a chosen topic. The class will comprehend the collected information, structure the information with texts and graphics for a presentation. Each presentation focuses on Hispanic culture and...
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Mexico Field Trip

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Explore how the library or Internet resources function as textual information. Young writers research a chosen topic then read and comprehend the collected information. They structure the information with texts and graphics for a...
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1900 America: Primary Sources and Epic Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Using Walt Whitman's Song of Myself and Hart Crane's The Bridge as models, class groups first craft their own epic poems for 1900 and, using primary sources, create a multi-media presentation that captures the sights and sounds of life...
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Interviews with the American People "Days of Infamy"

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students compare and contrast statements made by people in "Man on the Streets." They are interviewing them on the current war in Iraq and how they felt on Sept. 11th. These interviews are tape recorded. To see what kinds of questions to...
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21st Century Book Club

For Teachers 1st - 5th
After reading a self-selected book, young reviewers plan, draft, revise, edit and polish a book review as their report on the book. Reviewers record and edit their report which is then placed in the digital library for others to enjoy.
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Immigration/Migration: Today and During the Great Depression

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders compare experiences of their families to those living through the Great Depression using famiy interviews, photographs, films and document from the Library of Congress.
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The Commutative Cookie

For Teachers 3rd
Learners illustrate multiplication problems using Unifix cubes. Some very nice attachments are present in this tasty lesson which uses baked goods to illustrate an array.
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Measurement

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore the concept of measurement. In this measurement instructional activity, students discuss what specific measurement tools such as an odometer measure. Students recite a measurement poem. Students make a foldable with...
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What is a Biography?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Investigate biographies with your class. Compare autobiographies and biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr. as an example. Learners explore the factual components that make up a biography and locate several biographies of notable...
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Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe

For Teachers 8th
Before reading Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" in your class, walk learners through this scavenger hunt that teaches them about Poe's life and works. Though the lesson is designed for 15:1 special education class, it could work in any...
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Conferences and General Courses Individualized Law-Related Education Projects

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders develop a law-related lesson to teach to primary grade students. They choose a law-related topic, read a book, and create a lesson to present to other students.
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Giving Thanks to Mother Earth

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create an art project to be made into a laminated placemat to use during a classroom Thanksgiving feast. The lesson involves choosing at least three cutouts of elements of nature to glue onto a background page, drawing one...
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Time Line of the Year

For Teachers K - 8th
Students record special events and memories on a timeline of the school year. In this timeline lesson, students understand the purpose of a timeline as they chart important events of the school year using photos, drawings, handprints,...
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The Nifty Fifty-What's Your Size?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore state populations. In this state geography lesson, students use a variety of technology tools to research and graph population and area of assigned states.
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Julius Caesar: iambic pentameter

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Read in iambic pentameter! Read Julius Caesar and Macbeth to study the famous meter. While the lesson points out the specific passages to use, you'll have to find them and copy them yourself. 
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Carnavals and Colonialization

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders compare and contrast different Carnavals throughout Latin America. For this Latin American lesson, 9th graders study the geography and colonial history of Latin America.
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A Monument Please, For the Big Cheese

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students research a President from the United States. In this United States history lesson, students read about their selected President and record interesting facts. Students design a monument for the President they researched.
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Murals: Historic Walls

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine Mexican history in murals. In this visual arts lesson, students research the artistic style of Mexican murals and the artists that create them. Young scholars then present their research findings to their...
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Puerto Rico: The 51st State?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars explore Puerto Rico.  In this Puerto Rico current events lesson plan, students conduct a Webquest to answer questions about Puerto Rico's culture.  Young scholars discuss whether Puerto Rico is a country or a state, and...
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Analyzing Sonnets

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Model for your class how to craft an analysis of a sonnet by examining the literary techniques used, the background of the poet, and critical reviews of the poem. As guided practice, learners are assigned a sonnet, complete a preliminary...
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Unlocking Soliloquies and Unleashing "the Dogs of War"

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What is a soliloquy, and who is Julius Caesar? Explore soliloquies with this lesson that gets your kids up and moving! Learners line up, facing each other. Then they read the soliloquy (one side reads one line, and the other side reads...
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Philanthropic Literature: Quilt to Freedom

For Teachers K - 2nd
A reading of Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson launches this study of slavery, freedom, and the Underground Railroad. After a discussion of the importance of showing respect for others and of helping each other in...
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Lewis and Clark's Journey West: A Timeline Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students complete a scavenger hunt which highlights events on the journey by Lewis and Clark. Using the internet and journals, they identify events on the journey and places them on a timeline. They complete a worksheet as well to end...

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