Reunification of Vietnam Lesson Plans

Students research Muhammad Ali's act of civil disobedience. In this civil disobedience lesson, students research Ali's defiance of the Vietnam War draft and compare his reasoning to Martin Luther King's thoughts on the war. Students debate nonviolent action and write a response to Ali's violent/nonviolent nature in his life and draft resistance.

U.S. immigration is the focus of a unit on social justice. Integrated into the content of a school year, young historians read a variety of texts to learn about four waves of immigration that have occurred over time in the U.S. An emphasis on perspective, cultural values, and character education weaves throughout. 

Students explore their impressions of several countries and the sources of information that informed those impressions. They examine the changing attitudes of South Koreans toward North Korean by reading and discussing "New Craze in South Korea: The N

Students explore the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In this world history lesson, students research how the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, "Iron Curtain" speech, and Berlin aircraft set the stage for NATO to form and act as an alliance to prevent the spread of communism. Students investigate how NATO functions today.

Eighth graders discover how Europe came together to form the European Union. In this European history lesson plan, 8th graders read print materials and research selected websites to examine the history of the continent following World War II. Students use the provided worksheets to organize data and look at the structure of Europe through the years.

Students examine the contributions of 10 noteworthy Koreans to their country. In this Korean history lesson, students investigate the lives of 10 famous Koreans as their instructor presents lecture notes. Students may dramatize the lives of each person and discuss the contributions of each person.

Students study the human rights of refugee populations around the world. In this human rights lesson, students research the problems of refugees around the world. They investigate the basic human need for dignity and read about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Young scholars explore oral history and documentary theater. In this genres of theater lesson plan, students connect stories of personal history to the creation of documentary theater. Young scholars learn what characteristics embody documentary theater and explore the use of theater as a medium to express controversial perspectives.

Students explore relations among Taiwan, China and the United States in the 20th century.

Fourth graders examine the experiences of four immigrant groups. In groups, they brainstorm a list of misconceptions of those groups and discuss if they are still present today. Using maps, they locate the countries of Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Cuba and research why they left their home country. To end the instructional activity, they compare and contrast the music of the four countries.