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- Classroom Resources | Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity | March 9
The Barbie doll was unveiled in 1959.
Students explore body image and advertising through an activity where they bring in pictures from magazines that they read and discuss gender representations in the media. - Classroom Resources | Grades 7 – 10 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
The Blog of Anne Frank?: Taking on Social Roles through Online Writing
Anne Frank shared her experiences through a private diary that became public as a book. In this lesson, students will consider how writing creates social identities as they blog about a political issue. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
The Great Service-Learning Debate & Research Project
Students debate about incorporating service-learning into their school's curriculum. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
The Peace Journey: Using Process Drama in the Classroom
What does peace mean to you? In this lesson, students attempt to answer this question as they write and perform a short skit that reflects their ideas of peace.
- Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
The Post 9/11 Landscape
Hear how graphic novels place the events of 9/11 in historical context, how war stories put a human face on the costs of military conflict, and how YA novels imagine roles that teens can play in working for a better world.
- Classroom Resources | Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity | October 2
Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1967.
After discussing a statement made by Thurgood Marshall, students consider each piece of the comment and create a K-W-L chart to begin an investigation with other resources. - Classroom Resources | Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Using Technology to Analyze and Illustrate Symbolism in Night
Images have power—they can trigger memories or symbolize abstract ideas. Students put the power of images to the test as they analyze symbolism in Night and create symbolic photomontages. - Classroom Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Vote for Me! Making Presidential Commercials Using Avatars
After researching political platforms of past presidents through primary sources and other resources, students create commercials for these presidents using Voki, an online web tool that produces speaking avatars.
