Curated OER
Wartime and the Bill of Rights: The Korematsu Case (Lesson 2)
Twelfth graders review how the government and Bill of Rights came into effect. Using primary source documents, they discuss if Japanese rights were violated when they were placed in internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. ...
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Hearts and Partners
Tenth graders explore, examine and study poetry within a variety of different strategies within this lesson. They review and discuss a diagram of the big picture of why it's importance to study, analyze and deconstruct poetry, so that...
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Publishing: A Persuasive Essay
Third graders are given an opportunity to create a visual to accompany their presentations of their persuasive essays. They may use the computer or other media as resources.
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A Photo Essay
Learners explain the purpose of a photo essay, sequence a series of events, and explain the format in creating a photo essay, which includes a caption for each picture. They complete a photo essay as a creative activity.
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Indians and African Americans 1780-1820
Students explain that opportunities for African Americans remained severely limited by slavery until 1783. They examine the 1783 Massachusetts abolishment of slavery and its impact.
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Inventors and their Inventions
Learners create a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation on a specific inventor and their invention. This instructional activity is web-based and includes resource links, alternative instructional activity ideas, and instructional activity...
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Instability in Iraq
Students explore the non-partisan and disparate position the United States government and political figures are taking regarding U.S. military presence in Iraq. They analyze and summarize current accounts and coverage of the events in Iraq.
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The Student Newspaper on World War I
Students explore WW I through the publication of a completely student-compiled newspaper.
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Death and the Deerfield Graveyard
Students learn how death is an indicator of the community beliefs and values, and how have the rituals surrounding death changed over time.
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Connecting Poetry with Philanthropy
Students examine the different types of poetic conventions. They write a poem about philanthropy using these conventions. They illustrate their poem with artwork of their choice.
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Career Interest Record
First graders fill out career interest cards throughout the year.
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Lesson 5- Robert Rauschenberg: Reinventing Art
Middle schoolers examine how Robert Rauschenberg influenced popular art and how art is influenced by politics, social and cultural messages. They design a new art movement and create art that is indicative of that movement.
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Racists Actions Toward the Native Americans
High schoolers explore Thomas Jefferson and his attitude toward Native Americans. They study maps from European colonization and the westward movement that pushed the Native Americans further west. Students analyze primary source...
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The Walking Purchase of 1737
Students review the main points of the Walking Purchase of 1737. In groups, they describe how the Iroquois, Minisink, and Delaware Indians felt about the purchase and compare and contrast the different views. They write and perform a...
Read Works
Read Works: Judaism My Friend Rebecca
[Free Registration/Login Required] A personal essay about a middle school girl's experience having a Jewish friend. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Personal or Social Tragedy? Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome
This lesson will challenge students to weigh the textual evidence for and against the claim that Ethan's woes lay in staying in Starkfield-and not in the details of his personal relationships. In the process, students will close read...
Other
Dana Gioia: Essays, Articles, and Reviews
Links to essays on poetry, literature, writing and reading by Dana Gioia.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze Literary Essays' Inclusion of Personal Opinions and Facts
In this lesson, you will learn how to identify and discuss the use of facts, personal examples, and ideas and how they are woven into a literary essay.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Biographies: Creating Timelines of Life
Online lesson plan which allows students to choose a person of interest and create a timeline of their life. Includes working together, researching potential conflicting information, and developing essays from the original research.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Exploring and Sharing Family Stories
Writing gets personal when students interview family members in order to write a personal narrative about that person.
University of Calgary
Post World War Two and Displaced Persons
Resource for learning about Canadian Immigration post WWII. It includes sections on Ideal Immigrants, The Canadian Citizenship Act and Displaced Persons. Although it is in essay form, it is easy to read and includes a few photos.
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Henry B. Plant
From a book titled "The Greatest Men of Florida," this is an account of the life and works of Henry B. Plant, whose work was instrumental in the development of the Gulf Coast area of Florida. The text can be read online, downloaded in...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Letter to Me
After reading song lyrics to Brad Paisley's "A Letter to Me" and the personal essay "A Letter to My Younger Self" by Brian Elroy, students write a poem, lyric, or letter from George Washing to his younger self. Then students write a...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: It's My Life Multimodal Autobiography Project
Contains plans for nine lessons that ask students to write autobiographies before creating multimedia presentations for them. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...