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October 12, 2011
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Three New Modern History Songs!

The French Revolution, The Industrial Revolution & Imperialism -- All Free this week! This October, we're releasing new Modern World History songs and lessons each week! Last week, we brought you The Age of Exploration and Conquistadors & Slavery. But now we travel forward in time. Check out our three latest songs--they're free to the world until next week! And check in later this week for specific lesson plans for each song. The French Revolution: First, we set the stage with an introduction to Louis XVI’s exquisite digs: his palace at Versailles. But life isn’t all caviar dinners in the…

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October 7, 2011
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Students Rap the Townshend Acts

When did the Townshend Acts happen? Why are the Townshend Acts important to us today? Well, Jeff G. and Donnie L. -a.k.a. Woot-Wooters Productions- from Mr. Canton's 8th Grade U.S. History Class have your back. Watch their excellent rap video that teaches you everything you need to know about the Townshend Acts. We love seeing creative students and teachers at work. Send your best projects our way and you just might see them here on our blog.

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October 5, 2011
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Allusion Examples and Lesson Plan

Teach Figurative Language With Flocabulary [jwplayer file=https://s3.amazonaws.com/flocabulary/media-jrev/figurative-language-media.mp4 image=http://flocabulary.s3.amazonaws.com/images-jrev/figurative-language-image.jpg] Check out the lyrics and more.Listen to Flocabulary’s Figurative Language song. You’ll learn all about allusions, as well as metaphors, simile and more. Our alliteration lesson got your consonants clanging. Hyperbole was the best literary term ever. And last week, you made your words jump with personification. But today, we bring you the literary term that knows about all the cool places in town. It's read all the great books, seen all the best movies, and it's not afraid to tell you about them. Ladies and gentleman, meet allusion. Allusion Definition: A direct…

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October 4, 2011
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Two New Modern History Songs
For Columbus Day

Brand-New Age of Exploration and Conquistador Songs Are Free This Week! Hip-Hop History of the World, Part One got you walking like an Egyptian. And now we're proud to debut Part Two! We take you from the Age of Exploration to the Age of Globalization--and it's only available at flocabulary.com. This October, we'll release 2 - 4 new World History songs each week for our digital subscribers. Just in time for Columbus Day, we're starting you off with The Age of Exploration and Conquistadors & Slavery. And they're free through Columbus Day! Start off with The Age of Exploration Circumnavigate the globe with Magellan or take a…

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September 28, 2011
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Teach Personification With Mickey Mouse and Hip-Hop

Teach Figurative Language With Flocabulary [jwplayer file=https://s3.amazonaws.com/flocabulary/media-jrev/figurative-language-media.mp4 image=http://flocabulary.s3.amazonaws.com/images-jrev/figurative-language-image.jpg] Check out the lyrics and more.Listen to Flocabulary’s new, free Figurative Language song. You’ll learn all about persongification, as well as metaphors, simile and more. The Sorcerer didn't just cast a spell on the brooms...he personified them! You and your students have already mastered hyperbole and alliteration. But are you ready to make your words jump off the page? It's time for the liveliest figurative language of them all. Whether you are looking for general personification examples or a hip-hop song lyric with personification, we've got you covered. PERSONIFICATION Definition: When an…

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