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Vocabulary DominoesThe Ins and Outs of Communism Thanks to Animal Farm |
6th grade students prepare for an upcoming vocabulary quiz by playing Vocabulary Dominoes. On one side of the "domino" is a word, on the other a definition. Students had to match the correct word and definition together until all the dominoes were connected. It became a race to see which group could finish first! 7th grade students have simulated the life of farm hands in a socialist economy over the course of the week. In the images below, the students had the option of three employers: Helen, Charlie, and Mason. Each student had to interview for jobs with at least one of these employers/farm owners. The catch, though, was that some of the students were communist, and others were not, but each of them had to find a way to get a job and keep their communist tendencies hidden. Each student soon realized how difficult it was to find a hidden communist, much like it was during the Red Scare. Despite the difficulties, the students had fun bluffing their way into a job, or giving someone the boot!
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