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Book Title
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Independent Reading Level
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Topic
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MN
Standard(s)
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Notes on Included Lesson Materials
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| Oh, Freedom! |
4th - 5th grade |
Civil Rights Movement |
Grades 4 - 8 Strand I. Sub-Strand J., Benchmark 4 & 5 |
lessons on book, vocabulary, media & citizen action |
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The_Trail_Of_Tears
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Native American
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Grades 4 - 8 Strand I. Sub-Strand E., Benchmark 1.
Strand IV. Sub-Strand A., Benchmark 1.
Strand V. Sub-Strand D., Benchmark 1
Strand VII., Sub-Strand A., Benchmark 1
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Example of Bubbleshare slideshow.
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The Secret of Sarah Revere
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Revolutionary War
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Grades 4-8. US History: I.D Political Unrest and the American Revolution 1763- mid-1791; IV.A Concepts of Time; IV.B Historical Resources; IV.C2 Historical Inquiry |
Media: a one-hour History Channel film, Revolution. Primary and secondary source links with media analysis using the Center for Media Literacy's (CML's) five core questions. Cooperative learning. Dipity--a computer tool allowing users to create customized timelines. A link to and demonstration of Jing II--a computer tool for demonstration purposes, which teachers or students may want to utilize in the classroom.
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I Am An American
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Japanese Internment/Civil Rights
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| Martin's BIG Words |
4th grade |
Civil Rights Movement |
Grades 4-8 Strand I. U.S History; Sub-strand J. Post WWII Era, 1945-1980
Benchmarks 4 & 5
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Explores attempts to achieve equality through non-violence methods. |
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My Brother Sam is Dead
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5th -6th Grade
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American Revolution
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Grade 4-8 US History I D Political Unrest and the American Revolution 1763-mid 1791 |
Lesson plans, resources, documents, vocabulary activities, slide show.
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Number the Stars
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5th-6th grade
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WWII
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Grades 4-8 I.I. US History: A World at War, 1930s-1945 |
Leadership: This lesson requires students to recognize the charateristics of a good leader. Also students explore the leaders from the book.
Media Lesson: Students watch the movie, Miracle at Midnight and discuss the key concepts of media literacy and answer the key questions related to media literacy.
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Sharing Is Healing
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5th - 6th Grade
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WWII Holocaust
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D.2.i "Global connections and independence" |
Relating struggles of today with those of the struggles during the Holocaust: Lesson
Vocabulary reading assignment: Assignment
YouTube video of Holocaust pictures.
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Witnesses To Freedom
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5th Grade
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Civil Rights Movement
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Grades 4-8. I.J. U.S. History: Post World War II Era, 1945-1980 |
Reading Witnesses To Freedom; a cooperative lesson plan for making a timeline referencing this book; vocabulary; videos and primary sources to use in the classroom
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| Children-of-the-Indian-Boarding-Schools |
6th-8th grade
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Indian Boarding Schools/Forced Assimilation
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Standard D. 2. c,d,e |
Unit materials about the book, slide show powerpoint, lesson plan and ideas, vocabulary and more. Materials geared toward the idea of forced assimilation.
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Yellow Star
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8th grade
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The Holocaust
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Grades 4-8
Strand IV, Substrand B, Standard- The students will begin to use historical resources, Benchmark 1;
Strand IV, Substrand C, Standard- The students will analyze historical evidence and draw conclusions, Benchmark 4;
Strand IV, Substrand C, Standard- The student will present and explain the findings of a research project, Benchmark 2;
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Lesson Plans, Classroom Activities, Slideshows, Storybird, Vocabulary Connections and worksheets, Resources to aid the teaching of the content.
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| Yertle The Turtle |
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George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides
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