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    (Choice Board)

    While there is no specific provision in the U.S. Constitution authorizing congressional oversight or inve…

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    34 minutes
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    Book That Shaped America - "The Federalist"

    Next, students will learn more about the times and "The Federalist" by engaging in a bingo board choice engagement activity.

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    31 minutes
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    White House Myths

    From there, students then engage in a choice board engagement activity, choosing to one of eight different White House myths, including those related to an alligator, the building's name and color, ghosts, tunnels, Christmas, the Lincoln bedroom, and a Magnolia tree. After the class shares their findings from the choice board engagement activity and each student records the answers to other students' sections, students then view a final video clip in which Costello provides a recap of the lesson.

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    1 hour, 12 minutes
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    China’s Cultural Revolution (1966-76)

    This lesson, which features "The Guardian" newspaper editorial writer and former China correspondent Tania Branigan, author of "Red Memory," guides students through a review of this era via a choice-board case study. ... From there, students then engage in a case study choice board activity, choosing to one of four individuals who experienced the Cultural Revolution in different ways: Red Guard member Yu Xiangzhen, musical composer Wang Xilin, educator Bian Zhongyun, or denouncer Zhang Hongbing.

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    44 minutes
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    A Bombing War: An Oral History

    After completing a vocabulary activity, students then engage in a choice board activity, choosing to study one of six topics relating to "Lucky's" time as a bomber pilot. ... After the class shares their findings from the choice board activity and records the answers to other students' sections in a jigsaw activity, students then view a final video clip in which Donald Miller provides concluding remarks for the lesson.

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    59 minutes
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    Story of the 1960s

    This lesson, which features National Book Award-winning author Kevin Boyle, guides students through a choice-board case study to try to answer that question. ... From there, students then engage in a case study choice board activity, choosing to one of four individuals who experienced the 1960s in different ways: Stella Cahill, Elizabeth Eckford, Estelle Griswold, or Allison Krause.

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    48 minutes
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    Choice Board: Virtual Field Trip to the CIA Museum

    From there, students then engage in a choice engagement activity, choosing to one of five specific topics featured in the museum, including: (1) the early CIA from 1941 to 1947, (2) the role of the CIA during the Cold War, (3) the CIA's efforts to engage in Soviet reconnaissance, (4) the Argo mission during the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis, and (5) the killing of Osama bin Laden. After the class shares their findings from the choice activity and records the answers to other students' sections, students then view a final video clip in which Byer highlights the museum's artifacts about traitors and discusses what people can learn from the museum's artifacts.

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    38 minutes
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    Escape from Enslavement - William and Ellen Craft

    Students then engage in a choice board activity, choosing to one of three topical options in detail, including: the Craft's backgrounds and motivations, the planning process and escape from slavery itself, or what happens to William and Ellen Craft after their escape. After the class shares their findings from the choice board activity and records the answers to other students' sections in a jigsaw activity, students then view a final video clip in which Woo discusses what the Craft's story can provide to us today.

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    56 minutes
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    Message-in-a-Bottle Notes

    Students then engage in a choice board activity, choosing to study four of twelve thematic and topical options in detail. ... After the class shares their findings from the choice board activity and records the answers to other students' sections in a jigsaw activity, students then view a final video clip in which Mixter discusses how the eventual invention of the radio stopped floating farewells as message-in-a-bottle notes.

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    2 hours, 30 minutes
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    Maryland - Union or Confederate?

    From there, students engage in a choice board activity, choosing to study one of five thematic options in detail. ... After the class shares their findings from the choice board activity and records the answers to other students' sections in a jigsaw activity, students then view a final video clip in which Mitchell discusses the legacy of the Civil War.

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    10 minutes
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    Christian Nightlife in the 1970s

    Next, students engage in a choice board activity where they study the Christian nightclubs in detail, choosing to focus on three of nine topics. After sharing their findings from the choice board activity, students then view and analyze three video clips that provide an overview of the concerns that some had regarding Christian nightlife in the 1970s before responding to two final video clips that provide closing thoughts for the lesson.

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    1 hour, 7 minutes
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    Merrill's Marauders

    Next, students then study the objective and goals, challenges, successes, and legacy of Merrill's Marauders by engaging in a choice board activity where they view four of nine perspectives.

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    48 minutes
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    So You Want To Be A Presidential Speechwriter?

    From there, students engage in a choice board Google Slides activity where they choose to watch one of three sets of videos that describe the role of Presidential speechwriters and the process of Presidential speechwriting.

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    1 hour, 7 minutes
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    Rural America after the Civil War

    Students additionally complete a choice board activity, selecting to study one of four ways that Monson, ME changed after the Civil War, including from its evolving industrial and tourist landscapes, the development of the local "Weekly Slate" newspaper, and increased rural immigration.

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    1 hour, 8 minutes
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    History of Crime in San Francisco

    Students then engage in a choice board exploration activity, where they study one of four eras of crime in San Francisco, including: 1.) ... After sharing their findings from the choice board with the class, students then respond to a summative writing prompt.

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    1 hour, 4 minutes
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    Presidential Leisure and Relaxation

    Students then engage in a choice board exploration activity, where they study two of six different forms of presidential leisure and relaxation. After sharing their findings from the choice board with the class, students then watch and respond to a reflective video clip that addresses how the public often frowns on the idea of presidential leisure and relaxation.

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    29 minutes
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    The Women Who Programmed The First Computer

    Students then engage in a choice board exploration activity, where they study two of six individuals or groups who helped develop and operate ENIAC.

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    53 minutes
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    African American Women in Arts and Literature

    After completing a vocabulary activity and viewing a background video about the causes that the five women engaged with, students complete a choice board exploration activity where they study two of the five featured women.

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    37 minutes
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    The White House Staff

    Students then engage in a choice board exploration activity, where they study one of six individuals or families who worked as White House staff members. ... After sharing their findings from the choice board with the class, students then conduct research and prepare a presentation comparing the roles and responsibilities of the White House Chief Usher with a Presidential Cabinet Secretary of choice.

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    34 minutes
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    World War I Plastic Surgery

    Students then engage in a choice board activity, choosing to study seven of sixteen topics that include anesthesia, prosthetics, medical competitiveness, and the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. Finally, students prepare a presentation to describe their findings from the choice board activity before viewing two reflective video clips about Harold Gillies' later life and legacy.

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    48 minutes
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