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Conditional Exercise 1: If/When
In this conditional if/when activity, students fill in blanks with the best conditional, if or when to show relationships between statements/events. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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The Diary of Anne Frank
Sixth graders read and discuss the book, The Diary of A Young Girl, by Anne Frank, analyzing the autobiographical writing style of journal writing. They write their personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences of their own daily...
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Mormon Era
Students learn the history of the Mormons and are able to explore items made during the Mormon era by creating their own by hand. In this Mormon Era lesson, students create covered wagons, can lanterns, candles and sourdough bread as...
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Turn off the TV: Vocabulary Skills
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions regarding television-related words. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The French Expedition to Egypt
Students analyze the effect of the French Expedition to Egypt. In this world history lesson, students research the military, scientific, cultural, and industrial impacts of the expedition. Students create multimedia projects that feature...
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January Civics and History Activity
In this civics and history worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about civics and history to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 9 questions total.
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Mars rovers' Next Stop: IMAX
Young scholars read an article and discuss it. In this Mars rover lesson students complete an activity that allows them to see things through a different viewpoint.
American Movie Classics Company
The Film Site: Documentary Films
This resource provides information about documentary films.
IMDb
Internet Movie Database: Black October (2000) (Tv)
The Internet Movie Database entry for the Canadian documentary film "Black October". Accessible is a movie trailer for the film, a plot summary, and full credits. "Black October" is a film about the 1970 October Crisis.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Bell South Digital Storyteller: Generations of Heroes
Information and advice for participating in a digital storytelling project that documents the experiences and memories of those who have served the United States in war or other military conflicts. Step-by-step instructions, useful...
Other
California Newsreel: Videos on African American Life
This company claims to be the "oldest and most notable non-profit documentary production and distribution center in the nation." It offers a rich collection of videos on all aspects of African American life and history: e.g., Academy...
PBS
Ipt: The Haywood Trial: Class Warfare in an Idaho Courtroom
A television documentary from Idaho Public Television that recreates the trial of Big Bill Haywood, leader of the Western Federation of Miners, charged with hiring a hit man to kill an Idaho ex-governor. Read about how he was captured,...
Other
The Open Video Project
The Open Video Project offers a repository of videos and video clips that are easy to search for and download. The videos and video clips are from a wide range of sources, including U.S. government agencies, commercial entities, and...
Other
Ancestors in the Americas
The companion site to a television documentary on Asian immigrants. Watch movie clips and read quotes from actual immigrants.