Five Guys – Lesson 7561
Summary As we were in the middle of one of our harder units, New Nation and Government, I decided to act on the idea that …
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The Things They Carried – 8173
Summary Student groups illustrate through sound, images, and quote snippets, complex universal themes and tensions from chapters of O’Brien’s The Things They Carried (TTTC). TTTC …
Public Service Announcements
Summary Students researched and created an original public service announcement. This could be made on the computer, using software of the students’ choice, or on …
Newton’s Laws: A Triumph for Humanity – 5316
Summary Students created presentations which displayed Newton’s Laws of Motion. Their task was to teach another group of students about the laws and how they …
Media Literacy and PSAs 2 – 5319
Summary The purpose of this lesson was to teach students how to deconstruct media messages, with the intention of learning how to be more aware …
Anti-Drug PSAs – 5312
Summary For this project, students were asked to utilize knowledge learned from previous Life Skills Training lessons on ‘Drug Abuse,’ ‘Making Decisions,’ and ‘Media Influences,’ …
Media Literacy and PSAs – 5308
Summary As part of the Media Literacy mini-unit, students had previously gathered data and learned about the different types of media (billboards, commercials, newspaper ads, …
WHAT’S UP WITH THE CABINET – 5307
Summary This lesson can be taught as an extension activity to the National Government Unit or with the Executive Branch Unit. After the class has …
Fund My Disease
Summary In this lesson, students conduct research on a chosen disease. They collaborate on a website in groups of two or three designed to convince …
You Best Be Jazzin’ – 5303
Summary Students will explore the lives of a variety of jazz musicians and become familiar with the social and historical events that were current during …