'Tis a Gift to Be Simple: The Shaker People
'Tis a Gift to Be Simple: The Shaker People 
Description:
The idea of utopian communities is not an easy one to address in the classroom although almost everyone has an idea of what their ideal community would be like. The purpose of this lesson is to give students the opportunity to explore their own ideas of utopia and then to research one example of these types of communities that has had enormous impact on our own culture.
Education Levels:
4, 5, 6
Subject:
United States History, Writing (composition)
Resource Type:
Lesson plan
Fee Status:
Free
Online provider:
The National First Ladies' Library
Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes:
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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY
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12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).
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5. Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
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Strand A: Time, Continuity, and Change [History]
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