National Endowment for the Humanities
Life Before the Civil War
American life before the Civil War was very different from American life today. To show this difference in a full spectrum, learners compare two communities that illustrate the differences between Northern and Southern life. Throughout...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Women's Lives Before the Civil War
Women's lifestyles before the Civil War made a huge impact as a point of causation. Give middle schoolers the opportunity to view firsthand the lives of women before the Civil War. They analyze primary source documents, view photographs,...
Curated OER
British Headmaster sends pupils home who fail to stand when he enters the classroom
Ninth graders examine an issue in a school in Britain. For this ELL lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer reading comprehension questions. Students write a short story using key words from the article.