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Lasting Legacies of Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece lesson plans can open up a world of information for students.
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Theodore Roosevelt
For this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Theodore Roosevelt. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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World Television Day
In this World Television Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, unscrambling sentences, writing questions, take a survey, and...
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Digital Dreams
Young scholars write a speech. In this dreams lesson, students define the word dreams and list their own dreams. Young scholars read and discuss Langston Hughes work, read and discuss excerpts from speeches by JFK and Martin Luther...
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Understanding Presidential History
Students research to find the qualifications necessary to be President of the U.S. In this presidential qualification lesson, students research their family roots to see if they could qualify to be President. Students create a graph to...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Visual Idiom, A Lame Duck
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about lame duck sessions and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Poetry for the Common Good
Students identify examples of philanthropy in poetry or song. In this philanthropy lesson, students examine several poems such as Give by Carrie A. Thomas and identify concepts of philanthropy in the poem. Students construct their own...
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Breaking News English: Bolivian Leader to Halve Own Salary
In this English worksheet, students read "Bolivian Leader to Halve Own Salary," and then respond to 1 graphic organizer, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Could the Civil War Been Avoided Through Compromise?
Students determine whether the American Civil War could have been avoided. In this Civil War instructional activity, students examine primary and secondary sources to prepare to participate in a classroom debate that requires them to...
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The Passive Voice in Questions Exercise
In this passive voice worksheet, students change the sentences from active to passive voice. Students complete this for 12 sentences.
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Frequency Tables and Histograms
In this graph worksheet, 5th graders study the data presented on a bar graph. Students then respond to 4 short answer questions using the information that has been provided.
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George Washington Lives! On the Internet! - Thematic Unit
Students study all about George Washington: Farmer, Soldier, and First President of the United States of America on the internet.
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Using Current Events to Understand Elections
Eleventh graders explore the the major phases of the electoral process for president. For this US Government lesson, 11th graders compare and contrast the delegate system of nomination and the electoral college.
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Fugitive from Labor Cases:
High schoolers examine the cases of Henry Garnett and Moses Honner, both of the 1850s. Students analyze the political climate building up to the Civil War through the lens of these similar cases with different outcomes.
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Black Hawk Island Hike
Students explore Wisconsin's natural and cultural history through hands-on exploration of Upham Woods. They are shown the basic paddling skills and they work in teams to paddle across the river on barge. Students describe cultural...
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Oceans and Weather
Students analyze the impact the ocean and its currents have on weather. In this oceans and weather lesson, students analyze data comparing inland and coastal weather, and analyze satellite data for evidence of El Nino.
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I'm Dreaming of a Sustainable Christmas
Students examine global trade. In this global economics lesson, students visit websites to learn about trade with China and the environmental damage of global trade.
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Who Said That? Scavenger Hunt
For this Presidents worksheet, students explore the Internet to access a specific website to match up five memorable quotes to five memorable Presidents.
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Red, White, and Blue Holidays Timeline
Fifth graders create a time line listing six national holidays in chronological order of occurrence. In this historical events lesson, 5th graders research holidays and write a paragraph summarizing each one. They then place each holiday...
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Political Cartoons as Part of the Election Process
Students explore the impact of political cartoons on American elections. In this presidential elections lesson, students discuss the election process and then analyze political cartoons that were published during presidential elections....
Fact Monster
Fact Monster: Having a Ball at the Inauguration
When was the first Inaugural Ball and how has the big event become what it is today? Here is the history from the first gala.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address
This is the text, audio, and video [4:31] of President John F. Kennedy's first Inaugural Address on January 20, 1961.
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Ga Virtual Learning: Speech: Rhetoric and the Art of Persuasion
This is a complete unit on rhetoric and persuasion including key words, what to expect, handouts, lessons, self-quizzes, audio and speaking assignments, and an in-depth final assessment using JFK's Inaugural Address with a grading...