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Mrs. O's House: History Facts and Fictions ActivityMrs. O's House: History Facts and Fictions Activity
Publisher
Cynthia J. O'Hora
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Lexile Measures
680L
Activity

Mrs. O's House: History Facts and Fictions

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There are many versions of historical events, people, and places. This PBL offers an opportunity to students to actively explore a disputed event or urban myth to decide which version they will argue in favor of with supporting evidence.

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Concepts

historical fiction

Additional Tags

historical event, historical evidence, historical fact, historical people, research skills, urban myth, research, project-based lessons, understanding history

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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Common Core

RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.8 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.9

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