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Dynamic dialect: Horace Kephart and Our Southern Highlanders: Students will read an excerpt from Horace Kephart's Our Southern Highlanders and explore how language and dialect have changed over the years.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 English Language Arts); By Billie Clemens.

Family story with research: Using the book, When The Legends Die and a Native American story-telling unit, students gather a family story of their own.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Eric Broer.

Hidden stories: A three-part lesson in African American history, research, and children’s literature: In this high school lesson plan, students will create a timeline of African American history, review a work of children's literature, and then create their own works of children's literature drawing on a primary source document pertaining to the life of an ordinary African American.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

Inside and outside: Paradox of the box: This lesson serves to introduce students to symbolism (the box), to the literary element paradox, and to the abstract notion of ambiguity (freedom vs. confinement). It is designed for 2nd and 3rd graders, but may be adapted for use with upper elementary or early middle school grades.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–6 English Language Arts); By Edie McDowell.

North Carolina Cherokee Indians: The Trail of Tears: In this two week unit, students will study the Cherokee by participating in literature circles, learning about Native American story telling, writing a letter to Andrew Jackson to protest against the Creek War, and more.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Gina Golden.

Picturing America at the turn of the twentieth century: Students link together the literature and the history of the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. Questions guide students as they study visual documents. Students also read the teacher's choice of two widely anthologized short stories and an excerpt from a best-selling novel of the period. Two exercises will raise student awareness of the impact that visual images have on their lives: one that is based on internet advertising and a second that results in a student-produced scrapbook.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Scott Culclasure.

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