Examples of mini lessons for social studies

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"[The Ellis Island Project] was the most amazing speech I've ever taught!

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—Jamie Lynn, 6th-Grade Teacher, Lexington Middle School, Metropolis, Missouri

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—Lauren Glass, Music Professor, Mary Ellen Henderson Middle High school, Falls Church, Virginia