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  • Discussion Guide for War Is...

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    Discussion Guide for War Is...

    Thought-provoking discussion questions for War Is... will help you begin or extend a classroom conversation about the…

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    World War I (1914-1918)
    World War II (1939-1945)
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  • Holding a Fundraiser: Money for a Good Cause

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    Holding a Fundraiser: Money for a Good Cause

    After reading about the life and charitable work of Terry Fox and his research foundation, students choose an…

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    Social Studies and History
    Volunteer Work and Charities
    Mathematics
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  • Celebrating Diversity Through Young People's Literature

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    Celebrating Diversity Through Young People's Literature

    Celebrate diversity in your reading selections. Browse these titles for middle grade and young adult readers to find…

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    Culture and Diversity
    Reading
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  • Escape from Camp 14 Teacher's Guide

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    Escape from Camp 14 Teacher's Guide

    Open students' eyes to the secrets of the world's most repressive totalitarian state. In Escape from Camp 14, acclaimed…

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    North Korea
    Reading Instruction
    Nonfiction Literature
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  • Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash Reading Resource Guide

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    Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash Reading Resource Guide

    Use these reading resources with Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash to encourage discussion about contemporary…

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    Environmental Science
    Reading
    Archeology
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    What Is Peace?

    And how is it sometimes considered a negative thing? Learn the definitions of negative and positive peace and explore…

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    Social Studies and History
    Community and Ways of Life
    Peace
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    What People Say About Peace

    Handout for "Perspectives on Peace" Lesson.

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    Social Studies and History
    Government and Civics
    Peace
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    The Rise of Jim Crow

    Even after the abolition of slavery, Jim Crow laws restricted the freedom of African-Americans.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Equality Struggles
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    Slave Ships

    Learn about the horrendous conditions aboard the slave ships that carried Africans to America.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Slavery in United States
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    The Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s

    The civil rights movement was mobilized in the 1950s, attempting to close the racial divide.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Civil Rights
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    The Founding of the NAACP

    Discover how the NAACP was established.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Community and Ways of Life
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    The African-American Religious Experience

    Learn about the role religion plays in the African-American community.

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Religion
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    Death and the Grief Reaction Process

    Learn how to help students cope with death and the grieving process.

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    Social Studies and History
    Illness and Diseases
    Social and Emotional Development
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  • Native American Population Tragedy

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    Native American Population Tragedy

    Have your students read facts about why the Native Americans population dropped in the eighteenth century and have them…

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    Native-American History (American Indians)
    Population
    Native Americans
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    Of Plymouth Plantation

    Lessons, websites, recommended books concerning William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation to expand classroom…

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    Colonization
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  • Has the Past Been Just? Handouts

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    Has the Past Been Just? Handouts

    These handouts align with Has the Past Been Just? lesson in the Beyond Blame curriculum.

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    Social Studies and History
    World War II (1939-1945)
    American History/U.S. History
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    African-American Film Pioneers

    African-American filmmakers pushed the envelope by using their movies as a social and political commentary on American…

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Film and Video (Cinematography)
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  • A Guide to Teaching Challenged and Banned Books

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    A Guide to Teaching Challenged and Banned Books

    This teacher's guide to challenged and banned books features classroom activities and discussion questions about the…

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    Literature
    Banned Books and Censorship
    Reading and Literature
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  • Memorial Day Videos

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    Memorial Day Educational Videos

    Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May. Learn about the history and traditions of Memorial Day with these…

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    Social Studies and History
    World History
    Historic Wars and Military Action
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    Mock Election Ideas for the Classroom

    Help your students understand the process of electing officials and the power of the vote by holding a mock election. …

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    Government and Civics
    U.S. Elections
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  • Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 3: There and Back Again

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    Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 3: There and Back Again

    Enhance students' reading experience of Tolkien's The Hobbit with lesson planning resources that accompany chapters…

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    Literature
    Teaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning Resources
    Reading and Literature
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    Protest Art in Pre-Revolutionary Russia

    Students will read and analyze short stories by Anton Chekov and Leo Tolstoy that illustrate the class conflicts of…

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    Reading and Literature
    Social Studies and History
    Russia
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  • Understanding Symbols: Empowering or Offensive

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    Understanding Symbols: Empowering or Offensive

    The use of symbols, like the Confederate Flag, can either empower an individual or offend them. In this lesson students…

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    Social Studies and History
    Culture and Diversity
    Peace
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    Perspectives on Peace

    Students will read how writers, artists, political leaders, and citizens define and image peace.

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    Social Studies and History
    Historic Wars and Military Action
    Peace
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