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Beware the Ides of March!
Grades
3 - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Historical Figure & Event
Beware the Ides of March!
Students discuss and categorize superstitions, define a superstition, and compare the similarities and difference between proverbs and superstitions.
<em>Star Wars</em> creator George Lucas was born in 1944.
Grades
7 - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Historical Figure & Event
Star Wars creator George Lucas was born in 1944.
Students use the Hero's Journey interactive to describe how Luke Skywalker meets each stage of his journey, and then brainstorm other works that use the formula.

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