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- 3rd - 12th
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Students read charts, graphs, and maps to explore the growth of the African-American population throughout history. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research the relationship between the United States and Cuba by identifying key players and events in Cuban/U.S. history. They also focus on a battle waged between Cuban-Americans in Miami and a father in Cuba over the custody of a small boy. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research narratives from the Federal Writers' Project and describe the lives of former African slaves in the U.S. -- both before and after emancipation. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explore the life and the contributions of five people from U.S. history in the five lessons of this unit. james Madison, Dolly Madison, Sequoyah, Harriet Tubman, and Clara Barton are presented to students for exploration and appreciation. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students access oral histories that contain slave narratives from the Library of Congress. They describe the lives of former slaves, sample varied individual experiences and make generalizations about their research in journal entries. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students analyze primary sources to identify costs and benefits of closing the frontier in America in this great Library of Congress lesson plan. Assessment rubric and state standards are addressed. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine photographs of children working in the early 1900s to discover why Progressive reformers would have lobbied for passage of legislation regulating child labor. This is a primary source lesson from the Library of Congress. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students describe historic purposes and uses of quilts. They explain what a freedom quilt is and its impact on U.S. history. They identify elements in quilts, such as colors, shapes, patterns, and symbols. They discuss customs represented by the design and creation of quilts. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore the meaning of the words hero and heroic. They study about heroes from U.S. history by observing details in pictures and listening to brief biographies of each figure and express why they are considered heroes. Students explore how everyday people can be heroes and create goals to show how they as individuals can become heroes. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify major eras and events that were covered in the first part of U.S. history. They are asked how much of U.S. history do they recall from their 8th grade class? Students create a timeline of U.S. History to 1877. Full Review »
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