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Civil War Tennessee Diaries
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Track #47311
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Students will learn about the Civil War in Tennessee through the study of a diary written by a sixteen-year-old girl, Alice Williamson. Students will experience everyday life in Tennessee as the Civil War raged through the state. Students will research to find out about people and places mentioned in the diary. Additionally, students will research to learn about women's fashions of the Civil War era as well as to learn about women who fought in the Union and Confederate armies. This unit will help students achieve the 6-8 grade Social Studies Cluster standard 4 which states that students will exhibit an understanding of the dynamic interaction between human events and the state, region, or country in which they occur. Also, as stated in Goal 3 of this Standard, this unit will help students to explain the impact of the Civil War on Tennessee, its citizens, economy, and institutions.
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Holocaust
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Track #20639
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This unit teaches students about WWII and the horrors of the Holocaust. The unit is divided into five lessons for interdisciplinary or independent teaching.The unit can be taught in the classroom, computer lab, or media center. This unit allows students to learn something and combine it with previous knowledge to create new ideas. In addition, this unit requires students to use the Internet to answer questions and practice skills.
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Exploring Eponyms: Names Into Words
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Track #20636
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Many English words are derived from the names of real or imaginary people. In this unit, students will research these words known as "eponyms" in order to learn both their meaning and origin. This unit addresses the Reading 6-8 content standard that states the student will develop the reading skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of written text.
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Finding the Titanic
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Track #20637
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This is a unit about finding The Titanic involving Literature, Language Arts, and Social Studies. The project will help students gain a better understanding of the Titanic and its people. The culminating activity of a Titanic book will incorporate writing and research.
The students will learn new vocabulary using context clues and a variety of resources including glossaries, dictionaries, and thesauruses.
Students will interpret information and ideas such as cause/effect, classification, inference, drawing conclusions, fact/opinion, comparison/contrast.
Students will use research skills to collect information.
Students will produce writing that demonstrates a clear understanding and interpretation of ideas and information.
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