Grade(s): 8
Subject(s): English Language Arts
Year: 2015
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Grades: 8, 12
In recognition of April's Honoree for the 2024 South Carolina African American History Calendar, John L. Scott, students will explore the Legislative Process.
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Grades: 8
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Grades: 8
In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, Miss V. gives Cricket a dowser to help her find the hidden treasure box. Using the book as a starting point, introduce students to the use of dowsing and the...
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Grades: 8
The Revolutionary War in the South laid the groundwork for the eventual Patriot victory at Yorktown. There were many battles with both successes and defeats. Students will be asked to explore each...
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Grades: 5, 7, 8, 10, 12
Using a news photo, students use close reading skills and assume the role of journalists who must write about events represented by the image.
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Grades: 8
Use the links/resources, your textbook, and the information in the Sandlapper article “Historic Charleston Plays Host to Those Who Save History” to answer the questions and complete the activities.
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Grades: 8
During Reconstruction and the years following the end of Reconstruction, segregation and redemptive southern policies greatly affected the lives of African Americans. Use the background information...
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Grades: 8
Every day we are all bombarded with events, that together, form our daily lives. These events affect our lives in small and large ways. Often, simultaneous events overlap, which compound the effect of...
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Grades: 8
Students have studied the Fifteenth Amendment, which was supposed to have granted African-American male citizens the right to vote, as well as the Nineteenth Amendment which expanded voting rights to...
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Grades: 8
Students will research and describe the events and historical figures that were integral to the Solid South’s shift from supporting the Democratic Party to supporting the Republican Party. Students...
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Grades: 8
As a result of the explorations of the Spanish, French, and English, there was much competition to settle permanent colonies in the New World. There were many hardships (such as disease, climate...
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Grades: 8
In this lesson students will explore FDR’s New Deal program. They will then put themselves in the position of being strategists for a presidential campaign today. In doing so they will need to...