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Costa RicaSpanishGrade 9-12

Accounts of Monteverde: Cortometrajes

In this lesson, students will analyze a short film about the Monteverde Reserve, then present their findings in the target language. Students will then investigate answers to questions asked about their presentation.

Costa RicaEnglishGrade 9-12

Accounts of Monteverde: Cortometrajes

In this lesson, students will analyze a short film about the Monteverde Reserve, then teach the class about it. Students will then investigate answers to questions asked about their presentation, writing a response to each in an information…

SpainHistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Discovery: Spain: Columbus First Voyage of 1492

Through the investigation of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details of Columbus' First Voyage to the New World, why he undertook the challenge of sailing west to r…

PeruHistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Discovery: Spain: Pizarro and the Conquest of the Incas 1531-32

How were the Spanish able to conquer the Incas so easily? What advantages did the Spanish have over the Incas in terms of technology? Why did Atahualpa discount the threat posed by Pizarro and the Spanish? Through the investigation of prima…

AustriaEuropean HistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Enlightenment: Austria: Reforms under Joseph II

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain Enlightened Despotism in the Hapsburg Lands under the reign of Joseph II, in particular the deci…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Enlightenment: England: John Locke

Students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basics of Locke's ideas on society and government by reading and analyzing excerpts from his two major philosophical works, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Enlightenment: France: Rousseau

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, specifically by reading and analyzing excerpts from two of Jean Jacques Rousseau's major works, The Social Contract (1763) and Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality am…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Enlightenment: France: Voltaire (Candide)

Students in this lesson will analyze and understand the basic story behind Voltaire's satire by reading Candide (1759). In doing such analysis, students will also gain an appreciation and understanding of how Voltaire challenged the French …

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Ancient Britain: Stonehenge

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the different theories of how and when Stonehenge was built, what the site's purpose may have be…

GreeceEnglishGrade 11-12

Ancient Greece: Homer: The Iliad

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, including readings from the Iliad, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the story of the Trojan War as told in Homer's epic poem the Il…

GreeceEnglishGrade 11-12

Ancient Greece: Homer: The Odyssey

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, including readings from the Odyssey, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the story of Odysseus and his trip home from Troy as told in …

GreecehistoryGrade 11-12

Ancient Greece: Minoan Civilization on Crete

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain theories behind the Minoan civilization found on Crete and the legends linked to the Palace of Kno…

ItalyHistoryGrade 11-12

Ancient Rome: Identity: Rape of the Sabine Women

Through the investigation of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details behind the Rape of the Sabine Women and how the myth became part of the Roman identity and sens…

ItalyHistoryGrade 11-12

Ancient Rome: Identity: Romulus and Remus

Through the investigation of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details behind the story of Romulus and Remus. The mythical/historical narrative behind the founding of…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Anglo-Saxon Britain (410-1066): An Overview

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the Anglo-Saxon period in English history, including why the "invaders" or "settlers" (depending …

EnglandGrade 11-12

Anglo-Saxon Britain (410-1066): Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, including excerpts from Bede's "Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum" ("Ecclesiastical History of the English People"), students in this lesson will identify, understa…

EnglandEnglish / Language ArtsGrade 11-12

Anglo-Saxon Britain (410-1066): Heroic Literature: A Study of Beowulf

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, including excerpts from a modern English translation of the Anglo-Saxon heroic epic Beowulf, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the…

The NetherlandsHistoryGrade 11-12

Anne Frank: Lost Child of the Holocaust

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, including a thorough examination of the young girl's diary itself, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the story of Anne Frank and h…

PolandhistoryGrade 11-12

Auschwitz Concentration Camp

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, including radio broadcasts from the BBC and various video sources from the time, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the German invasion of Poland on…

SpainEnglish / Language ArtsGrade 9-12

Ballad of the Spanish Civil Guard: An Analysis

In this lesson, students will interpret an English version of Federico García Lorca's Ballad of the Spanish Civil Guard, critique the work using a list of guided questions, and analyze how it serves as a social commentary for both th…

MexicoEnglish / Language ArtsGrade 9-12

Borders: Countries and Cultures (A Photo Essay)

In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the format, components and purpose of the photo essays "On the Border" by Alan Taylor and "Marisol: The American Dream" by Janet Jarman, defining what a photo essay is based on their observ…

MexicoSpanishGrade 11-12

Borders: Countries and Cultures (A Photo Essay)

In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the format, components and purpose of the photo essays "On the Border" by Alan Taylor and "Marisol: The American Dream" by Janet Jarman, defining what a photo essay is based on their observ…

EnglandhistoryGrade 11-12

British Imperialism - Rudyard Kipling: the White Man's Burden

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, including a reading of Rudyard Kipling's famous poem The White Man's Burden (1899), students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain why the poem was written, wha…

TurkeyhistoryGrade 11-12

Byzantine Istanbul (330-1453 CE): Constantinople

Through the investigation of selected primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain why Constantine the Great chose to relocate the Roman capital to Byzantium, how the city preserved…