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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Rod Powell
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History / Social Studies
World History
9
High (9-12)

World History is replete with examples of "Bad Boys" - groups that are remembered for cruelties and excesses that forever cast a dark shadow on their legacy. The reputations of many of these group are well deserved. But are some of these groups unfairly remembered? Are contributions and positive...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Laura Billings
Terry Roberts
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History / Social Studies
9, 10
High (9-12)

This module asks 9th and 10th grade students to read two famous speeches regarding the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy. Students are challenged to closely analyze these speeches in terms of language structure and democratic ideals.

The instructional sequence in this...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Sara Ballet
Tim Lent
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History / Social Studies
World History
10
High (9-12)

This module sits inside a unit in which students study the Age of Revolution and the focus of the module is on the British Industrial Revolution. Students will draw on content studied during the unit and their readings of primary and secondary sources about the module topic to write an...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Cosby Hunt
Jenna Fournel
3
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History / Social Studies
Geography
World History
6
Middle (6-8)

In this module students will learn the basics of three major world religions - Islam, Judaism, and Christianity - and connect them to geography by seeing how each religion places significance on one particular geographic location.

While this has the potential for being a sensitive subject...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Linda Muller
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History / Social Studies
U.S. History
6, 7, 8
Middle (6-8)

The Johnstown Flood of 1889 was one of Pennsylvania's greatest disasters. This module features using "The Johnstown Flood", a historical non-fiction text written by author David McCullough, as a book backdrop. Students will evaluate evidence from McCullough's book and other primary and secondary...