A Historic Gamble: Exploring a Casino's Impact on Diverse Communities
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- Aug 2 2010 12:38 PM
Matching // Celeste Higby
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- Original Source:ReadWriteThink
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Description
In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students evaluate the impact of legalized gambling on American Indian communities, and learn about the process of gaining reservation status in the United States. They then synthesize their knowledge writing short speeches that take the perspectives of Schaghticoke elders.
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Topics and Grades
Grade: 6 to 12
Topics: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States History, Reading Comprehension, Electives, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies
Standards
Matched Standards
ELA.9-10.LS.2.1a Deliver narrative presentations that narrate a sequence of events and communicat...
ELA.9-10.R.CAGLAT.2.3 Generate relevant questions about readings on issues that can be researched.
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- Teacher Materials
Tool for: Parents, Administrators, Teachers
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Instructional Strategy
Grouping: Large Group Instruction; Heterogeneous
Teaching Method: Cooperative Learning; Discussions