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The Daily Experience of the Laurel Grove School, 1925

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What was daily life like for those attending segregated schools in 1925? Modern learners fill out a KWHL chart as they explore historical background and primary source documents about the Laurel Grove School in Fairfax County, Virginia....
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Gulliver's Travels Discussion Questions

For Students 9th - 12th
Good discussion questions are hard to find and even harder to craft. If you're looking for questions that will stimulate in-depth discussions for all four books in of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, check out this resource.
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Ichabod and Brom - Two Wild And Crazy Guys: Characters' Differing Perspectives

For Teachers 9th Standards
After reading Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," class members compare the characteristics of Ichabod Crane and Brom Van Brunt. Next, they read an article about ghosts that supposedly haunt the campus of Oklahoma...
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Phiolosophy and Politics

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study about Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates and how their role affected the Greek culture. They look at a video clip from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and note similarities and differences from the movie and what is in...
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Social Studies: Ancient China

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the contributions and influences of dynasties on Chinese history. They role-play as citizens during selected dynasties and write daily autobiographical entries. Students complete projects on the geography,...
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Amazing Autobiographies

For Teachers K - 5th
Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience. They apply knowledge of language structure,...
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Wrap Up

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders demonstrate methods of relaxation by participating and assisting each other in meditation. They demonstrate their ability to experiment with the elements of dramatic presentation by relying on group co-ordination of voice,...
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Ben Franklin's 300th Birthday Bash

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read a story about Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this Benjamin Franklin birthday lesson plan, students explore Mr. Franklin's role as an author, editor,...
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China's Great Stage

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore the writings of Confucius. In this Confucianism instructional activity, students consider how the meaning of the philosophical writings of Confucius still hold meaning today as they read and analyze his writings from The...
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A Rising People: Ben Franklin and the Americans

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the Enlightenment Era and its philosophies, including philosophers. Students gain an understanding concerning what they new science was and what it led to through a series of lessons and a PowerPoint. the end by writing...
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The Teachings of His Holiness: The Dalai Lama - Day 1 of 6

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore philosophy by analyzing the teachings of the Dalai Lama. In this Buddhist history lesson, 6th graders analyze a quote from the Dalai Lama and discuss their opinions on his philosophical teachings. Students identify...
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Plato and The Republic

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize that in the book The Republic, Plato described the ideal society. They adopt, modify, or reject Plato's views as they describe another, smaller ideal society: Utopia High School. In addition, they summarize the...
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Ancient Greece

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Ancient Greece worksheet, students read a 3 page article on Ancient Greece, answer 3 facts about Ancient Greek with multiple choice answers, answer 4 statements as true or false and answer 4 fill in the blank facts about Ancient...
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The Republic Study Questions & Essay Topics

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Plato's The Republic. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Charmides

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Plato's Charmides. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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Crito

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Crito by Plato. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet. 
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Euthyphro

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive history quiz worksheet, high schoolers respond to 17 multiple choice questions about Euthyphro by Plato. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Gorgias

For Students 10th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions about Gorgias by Plato. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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Laches

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Plato's Laches. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet. 
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Laches

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy quiz activity, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions about Plato's Laches. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Lysis

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions about Lysis by Plato. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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Protagoras

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy learning exercise, students respond to 30 multiple choice questions about Protagoras by Plato. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo - Essay Questions

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 35 multiple choice questions about Plato's "Euthyphro," "Apology," "Crito," and "Phaedo." 
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Essay Concerning Human Understanding

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Locke's "Essay Concerning Human Understanding." Students submit their answers to be scored.

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