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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 7: Written in Bone
This unit focuses on learning the stories of our past. Students will explore various texts (literary and informational) and their unique perspectives on history to consider how different experiences offer a different historical...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 7: Excerpts From Behind the Scenes
Seventh graders explore a tumultuous period in our country's history during which people questioned political decisions, morals, and social norms. This unit presents opportunities for students to examine different perspectives through...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 7: A Christmas Carol
Seventh graders learn that writers use stories and distinctive characters to teach us lessons. Students will explore how the choices of characters affect the plot and build the theme of a story. Students will come to understand that...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 7: How to Write a Memoir
How do writers present the challenges that adolescents face as they grow up? Students will learn about the importance of memoirs and coming of age literature. Students will learn about the craft of writing memoirs and explore their own...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 4: The Whipping Boy
This unit explores the history of the Middle Ages through the fictional tale of two unlikely friends, Price Brat and his whipping boy. The Middle Ages was defined by a strict class system in government and economy. The novel explores the...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 4: Hurricanes
Fourth graders learn about hurricanes and their impact on Louisiana as well as how historical accounts reflect the culture of Louisiana and give insight into historical events. This set builds on storytelling as a way to transmit...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 4: Pushing Up the Sky
Fourth graders learn that storytelling is a performance art that also transmits knowledge about cultures and life. Through reading different tales from various cultures, 4th graders are able to compare and contrast similar themes,...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 3: Technology's Impact on Family Life
This sample task contains a set of primary and authentic sources about technology's impact on family life.
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 3: Key Events in Louisiana
Third graders build their understanding of the content to explore when and why Louisiana changed hands so many times and how explorers, leaders, and the Louisiana Purchase contributed to Louisiana becoming a state.
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 3: Poverty Point
This instructional task contains a set of primary and authentic source documents about Poverty Point settlements in and around North Louisiana.
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 4: If You Lived at the Time of the Revolution
Fourth graders learn about the American Revolution and evaluate the decisions and choices colonists had to make leading up to and during their fight for freedom from England. Students explore the idea of taking sides and how, despite...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 3: Treasure Island
Third graders read a combination of literary and informational texts to answer the questions: What are different types of treasure? Who hunts for treasure and how? Why do people search for treasure? Students also discuss their personal...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 3: Because of Winn Dixie
Third graders learn about the value of companionship, the joy of finding friends in unexpected places, and the significance of building a community of different perspectives. They explore how authors develop the reader's understanding of...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 3: Louisiana Purchase
Third graders learn about the Louisiana Purchase and the characteristics of pioneers during this time period. While exploring literary and informational texts, including quotes from primary source documents, 3rd graders discuss elements...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 3: The Stories Julian Tells
Third graders learn that stories and books are important for learning about themselves and others. This unit allows students to learn how storytelling can be a way to learn about other cultures, pass on family history and traditions, and...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 2: Festivals
Second graders develop and express claims through discussions and writing that explain why Louisiana cultural events are significant.
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 3: A Log's Life
Third graders learn about the interdependence of animals and trees in nature and the cycles of growth and decay. Students also learn about the importance of preserving balance in nature and what happens when we upset that balance. While...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 3: Cajun Folktales
Through the study of trickster tales from various cultures, including the classic Cajun character Lapin the Rabbit, 3rd graders learn how storytelling can be entertaining as well as educational. Students build an understanding of...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 2: Elections
In this instructional task, 2nd graders develop and express claims through discussions and writing in which explain the election process and the role a citizen plays in elections.
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 2: Producers and Consumers
In this instructional task, 2nd graders develop and express claims through discussions and writing in which they explain how a person can be both a producer and consumer.
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 1: Needs and Wants
First graders develop and express claims through discussions and writing in which they explore economy. Students engage with the sources to build their understanding of the content to distinguish are needs and wants. Students will also...
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 1: Using Maps
First graders develop and express claims through discussions and writing in which they explore and create maps using map keys, and map symbols. Students engage with the sources to build their map skills.
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 1: Impact on the Environment
First graders develop and express claims through discussions and writing which explain how people use and impact the environment.
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Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade K: Needs and Wants
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing in which they identify and provide examples of elements of an economic system, with an emphasis on wants and needs. Students engage with the sources to build their...