Issue of Responsibility
Ninth graders investigate the issue of consumer responsibility. They discover whether consumers in the UK should be responsible for consumers from other countries.
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The fourth in a five-lesson unit examining human rights and personal responsibility asks class groups to investigate a current rights issue, and using the provided graphic organizer, summarize the issue, consider which rights are being...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History CCSS: Adaptable
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9th - 11th English Language Arts
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8th - 12th Social Studies & History CCSS: Adaptable
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9th Social Studies & History CCSS: Adaptable
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7th - 9th English Language Arts CCSS: Designed
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Synthesizing information from a PBS documentary Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey, its companion website, and several other resources (links to which are provided), high schoolers evaluate whether Bunche did all he could to advance the...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
New Review Interpreting the Past; Assessing Its Impact on the Present
Even though the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt ended over 100 years ago, we can still learn something from his stances and policies that is applicable today. Class members first look over a list of prevalent political issues from the...
5th - 12th Social Studies & History CCSS: Adaptable