Young scholars write their own dream poems in the style of African American dream poetry.  In this African American poetry lesson, students discuss the dreams of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement  and read...

Learners cite evidence gathered from magazines about how much Blacks are accepted into the mainstream of American life. They support their conclusions by writing an answer to an essay question.

High schoolers conduct oral history interviews and research historical and contemporary media articles about multiculturalism and diversity.

Students explore the interactions between Kentucky Governor Bert Combs and President Kennedy. They examine JFK's interest in Kentucky politics and construct history through Governor Bert Comb's interview.

Students explore abolition and suffrage in the United States.

Students explore the Niagara Movement and the Declaration of Principles manifesto. After a class discussion on the societal norms during the 1900's, students role play a specific individual. During the simulation, students depict civil...

Students investigate boycott as a way to stand up and fight injustice. In this Teaching Tolerance lesson plan, students research consumer boycott movements and write about their impressions.

Students use events of the time to illustrate the significance of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March.

Students become immersed in a compelling anecdote of the civil rights movement through the experience of constructing dramatic scripts. An added goal is to equip students, through this "hands-on" experience, to critique dramatic...

Young scholars compare the social and cultural characteristics of the North, the South, and the West during the antebellum period, including the lives of African Americans and social reform movements such as abolition and women’s rights.

Pupils read and analyze Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. They answer discussion questions, and write and compose a speech that addresses an injustice in society.

Students discover details about the Reformation. In this French history lesson plan, students view a PowerPoint presentation about the religious wars that took place in the country and within Europe. Students take notes on the...

Students explore the use of derogatory language and labeling others. In this discrimination lesson students research word origins, how different terms came to be used in a negative sense and what it would be like to have a negative label...

Students take a closer look at the accomplishments of African-American women. In this African-American history lesson, students explore the work of Bessie Coleman, Gwendolyn Bennett, Lulu Madison White, and Zelma Watson George as they...

Young scholars analyze photographs that feature segregation. In this human rights lesson, students examine photographs of a segregated movie theater, a Ku Klux Klan gathering, a segregated business sign, and an illustration from...

Students are introduced to Yvonne Ranier's "Trio A" dance and investigate how to express concern over social issues through choreography. They research important issues from the 1960's, choreograph and perform original dances.

In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about the causes and effects of Reconstruction following the American Civil War.

Students explore the life of Susan B. Anthony and Victorian views on women's suffrage. After discussing the suffrage movement, groups of students observe lithographs and discuss reasons for Miss Anthony's arrest. They read a petition...

Students determine that history is a field of study that can help them understand themselves and the people around them. By reading sources by and about people with many of the same interests and concerns that they have and learning to...

Students use census data to analyze the racial and economic diversity of their community. They discuss the role of diversity within communities and the impact that land use decisions can have on the composition of a community.

Students are introduced to citizenship skills. They analyze the movement of our times--animal protection. Students access the theory of the informed citizen and research those who have influenced our world.

Students read the narrative "Return South Migration" and research online about the reasons many southerners returned to the south following the Civil Rights Movement. They write a letter to a friend about their decision whether or not to...

Learners analyze film clips in class. In this democracy lesson plan, students identify the differences between civil liberties, democracy and freedom. Learners view a video regarding Japanese internment and answer study questions as well...

Students explore development of jazz music in the 1930s by forming imaginary jazz bands which tour several cities in Depression-era America. Jazz band members create imaginary identities for themselves, develop publicity for their tour,...