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100 Documents.pdf
100 Documents.pdf
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Students were randomly assigned a document from the list of 100 Milestone Documents compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration. They researched the document and completed several projects based on it including an essay, an oral presentation and a reading project. Based on the document, Executive Order 9066: Resulting in the Relocation of Japanese (1942). students chose a book to read and then share with a project of their own choosing. This student read Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata and then created a scrapbook about the book and its connection to the document. Students were given a checklist/rubric of the required elements for the project.

Subject:
Information, Media and Technological Literacy
Reading for Literacy in History/Social Studies
American History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Date Added:
01/31/2019
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
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This collection uses primary sources to explore The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Literature
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Digital Public Library of America
Provider Set:
Primary Source Sets
Author:
Susan Ketcham
Date Added:
04/11/2016
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
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This collection uses primary sources to explore The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Literature
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Digital Public Library of America
Provider Set:
Primary Source Sets
Author:
Susan Ketcham
Date Added:
04/11/2016
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African-American Explorers and Innovators: An Interdisciplinary Unit
African-American Explorers and Innovators: An Interdisciplinary Unit
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African-American History Month, also called Black History Month, is celebrated every February in the U.S. and Canada to recognize the achievements of African Americans.

In this three-day interdisciplinary unit, "African-American Explorers and Innovators," students will expand their knowledge of lesser-known African Americans in history by examining their engineering contributions. Activities include...

researching historical figures and technologies
creating an engineering prototype
writing a short story or one-act play

The unit incorporates EBSCO's Biography Reference Center, History Reference Center, Literary Reference Center Plus and Science Reference Center.
https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/African-American-Explorers-and-Innovators-An-Interdisciplinary-Unit?language=en_US

In this three-day unit plan, students will expand their knowledge of lesser-known African Americans in history by examining their scientific contributions. Activities include researching technologies, creating an engineering prototype, and writing a short story or one-act play. Learner outcomes align with Common Core standards in literacy as well as science and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards. The unit is designed for students in grades 6-8 and can be modified as needed.
Objectives
By the end of the unit, students will be able to:
• Identify a challenge faced by a historical figure and the technology that provided the solution
• Use facts from informational texts to support claims
• Build/Draw a prototype of a piece of technology from history
• Write a short story or play that includes historical characters, facts and settings, but incorporates what would have been considered a “futuristic technology” at the time

You will use the following INFOhio resources:
https://www.infohio.org/resources/item/biography-reference-bank
https://www.infohio.org/resources/item/literary-reference-center
https://www.infohio.org/resources/item/science-reference-center

Subject:
English Language Arts
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
EBSCO
Date Added:
01/30/2019
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Beloved by Toni Morrison
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No Strings Attached
Beloved by Toni Morrison
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This collection uses primary sources to explore Toni Morrison's Beloved. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Literature
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Digital Public Library of America
Provider Set:
Primary Source Sets
Author:
Melissa Strong
Date Added:
01/20/2016
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Civil War Photojournalism: A Record of War
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Civil War Photojournalism: A Record of War
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This activity explores how and why war has been photographed and affords students an opportunity to see bias within war reporting. In addition to analyzing war photographs, students learn about Mathematics and Statisticsew Brady's process for photographing the Civil War and how photographic equipment has improved over time.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Journalism
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Library of Congress
Provider Set:
LOC Teachers
Date Added:
07/07/2000
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Create a Book Cover
Create a Book Cover
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As part of Junior English class, students participated in an online book club. They selected a book group to join, read books, participated in online discussion posts, created digital posters, and other book related projects. One option was to create a new book cover. This student selected The Alchemyst by Michael Scott and created a new cover for the book.

Subject:
Reading Literature
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Reading
Date Added:
01/31/2019
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller
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No Strings Attached
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
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This collection uses primary sources to explore Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Literature
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Digital Public Library of America
Provider Set:
Primary Source Sets
Author:
Susan Ketcham
Date Added:
01/20/2016
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Dear Depression
Dear Depression
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This is a creative writing personal narrative student project. It is a powerful personal story about one student's journey through depression. After writing it I encouraged her to put images to it. She created it a Google slideshow and then uploaded it to WeVideo and recorded a voice over.

Subject:
Speaking and Listening
Writing
Health
Guidance and Counseling
Social Emotional Learning
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Jade Pevley
Lori Lee
Date Added:
03/08/2019
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Demonstrate Close Reading
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Remix and Share
Demonstrate Close Reading
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Students first explore what close reading is and some of the strategies of close reading. They then put them into practice when reading an article of their choosing and share how they put them into practice. 

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Tyler Schultz
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Doggone Dogs
Doggone Dogs
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Third and fourth grade students used modeling clay and scrap items to create their version of "Doggone Dogs" based on the illustrations of David Catrow.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Date Added:
01/30/2019
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ELA Resources Easy and 1,2.,3 - StarkCountyESC_March1.2019
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Remix and Share
ELA Resources Easy and 1,2.,3 - StarkCountyESC_March1.2019
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Presentation with notes on INFOhio tools and resources to use with ELA. This is similar to the presentation provided at the Stark County ESC on March 1, 2019. Teachers are welcome to use, reuse, remix this to assist colleagues and students with understanding how they can use INFOhio tools and resources to benefit themselves.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lecture
Author:
Connie Sickels
Jennifer Schwelik
Date Added:
02/27/2019
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The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
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No Strings Attached
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
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This collection uses primary sources to explore The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Literature
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Digital Public Library of America
Provider Set:
Primary Source Sets
Author:
Samantha Gibson
Date Added:
04/11/2016
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
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This collection uses primary sources to explore John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Literature
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Digital Public Library of America
Provider Set:
Primary Source Sets
Author:
Franky Abbott
Date Added:
10/20/2015
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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No Strings Attached
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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This collection uses primary sources to explore F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Literature
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Digital Public Library of America
Provider Set:
Primary Source Sets
Author:
Susan Ketcham
Date Added:
10/20/2015
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