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**Unit 1 Research**
Use the to guide your research. To create your pamphlet, you can use Microsoft Word and go to File and Page Setup and select landscape which turns the page sideways. Dividing the page into three columns will allow you to fold it like a pamphlet. Create two pages and either print double sided or glue the two pages back to back.
 * [[image:http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4624259861_1ce4a0be4a_z.jpg width="200" height="248"]] || Throughout the unit, you will be gathering information about injustices that have made people speak up or take action. Research a cause that a person or group has chosen to take a stand. Focus your research on and create a pamphlet about it.

Nelson Mandela became a world leader after spending 27 years in prison. @http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9050484 This site helps students to learn about the Boxer Rebellion in China. @http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/fists.html CNN timeline of the American Civil Rights movement. @http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1997/mlk/links.html Sweet Search Biographies will allow you to search for other famous people who have taken a stand. @http://www.sweetsearch.com/biographies
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Teacher Note: Unit 1 Opener gives more information about how to guide students' research, pg xvi. ||