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- 9th - 12th
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Students are exposed to the writings of John Wilkes Booth. They discover that fanaticism is not just a modern phenomenon. They examine four periods in American history when treason was at issue. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students describe the causes for dissention prior to US involvement in WWII. They explain the causes for US entry into the war and synthesize the change in the attitudes in some dissenters during the war. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students identify consequences to the resistance of the draft in Arkansas during World War II. They role-play scripts of local board members who were Southern businessmen, farmers; and conscientious objectors, their friends, families, or co-workers. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore and discuss Woodrow Wilson's concepts for peace and the League of Nations, and efforts to foster American support for it, and discuss the opposition to the League in the Senate. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the culture of African American art. Using the internet, they research the events surrounding the Harlem Renaissance and discover how it produced a wide variety of art and literature. To end the lesson, by analyzing different pieces of artwork by various artists to identify the political statement in the art. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students read examples of writings by women authors showing their dissent. After completion of their reading, they brainstorm on why they believe female authors have criticized society. In groups, they use the internet to research the historical events occuring in the writings. To end the lesson, they write about a strong woman in their own lives and perform in a skit using one of the readings. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students analyze and evaluate the majority and dissenting opinions of the following landmark decisions of the United States Supreme Court: Civil Rights Cases (1833), Plessy v. Ferguson (1886), and United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898). Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the protest by Gallaudet University students concerning the hiring of a new school president. They investigate laws related to protests and present their findings to the class in a multimedia show, oral report, or debate. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify both the common and dissenting agricultural, population and economic issues between their country and others in the forum. They write resolutions to present at the forum. Students develop a display showing pertinent data about their country. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students explored the meaning of racism through the lens of segregation, the significance of the Brown v. Board of Education case, and the life of Thurgood Marshall. They create a timeline of a famous hero and of Thurgood marshall. Afterwards, they write a short essay comparing and contrasting the lives of Thurgood Marshall and their hero. Full Review »
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