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Download full textRinetti, Carolyn – 1999
This two day lesson plan for middle school students examines Marco Polo's travels and trade during the Middle Ages. The unit consists of four activities: (1) journal entry/brainstorming; (2) lecture on trade items of the Middle Ages and Marco Polo; (3) simulation of Marco Polo's Journey; and (4) a writing assignment. It provides step-by-step…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Cultural Exchange, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Peer reviewedRiet, Fred H. van – New England Journal of History, 1990
A Dutch teacher presents reading, film viewing, and writing activities for "Empire of the Sun," J. G. Ballard's autobiographical account of life as a boy in Shanghai and in a Japanese internment camp during World War II (the subject of Steven Spielberg's film of the same name). Includes objectives, procedures, and several literature,…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Films, Geography Instruction, High School Students
