Animal Farm Although Animal Farm is an allegory of the 1917 Russian Revolution, the story is just as...		Bringing the Solar System Down to Earth Students create a scaled-down model of the solar system by calculating the planets' diameters...
1984 George Orwell's thought-provoking novel 1984 covers the themes of dehumanization,...		Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...
Jackie Robinson and Civil Rights Students think critically about the Civil Rights movement and its key players as they explore a...		Senufo Painting Students can make Senufo paintings, which are stylized representations of animals or people....
The Great Flu Epidemic of 1918 Learn more about the flu epidemic that killed more Americans than all wars of the twentieth...		Indentured Servants Use a lesson that helps students to compare and contrast European American indentured servitude...
Discovering the Magical Pi Students will use data on the circumference and diameter of various objects to calculate pi.		The Underground Railroad Students take a "cyber-journey" through the Underground Railroad: the path to freedom for...
Protest Art in Pre-Revolutionary Russia Students will read and analyze short stories by Anton Chekov and Leo Tolstoy that illustrate...		Rhythm and Melodic Phrase in Little Birch Tree Students will listen to and describe the variations of a theme in a classical selection, The...
Journal Writing Introduce students to autobiographical journal writing with this lesson plan.		Dynamics and Timbre of "Amani Utupe" Students will perform with appropriate musical dynamics and accompany the music using...
The Fountainhead Use a teaching guide that includes character analysis, an overview of the novel, and study...		Calypso, Calypso and Silver Moon Boat Students will sing folk songs from different ethnic origins, using stylistically appropriate...
Write a Letter to the President Students will write a letter to the president with details of their ideas for goals to be met...		Assessment Rubric -- WPA Photos Distribute a rubric that will guide the teacher in grading the activity from the New Deal...
The Price of Cigarettes By tallying the cost of buying cigarettes, students will be better able to decide whether to...		A New Deal for the Arts - WPA Photographs Students will learn about the 1930s, especially school life during that time, by studying...