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Richard Nixon: Man and President (2 parts)
Students watch the video "Richard Nixon: Man and President, complete vocabulary work and discuss the video using the question provided.
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Work And Resistance In America
Students investigate the history and events that surround the industrial revolution. They conduct research using secondary sources. They look reflectively at the history in order to build an idea of how the arts could have influenced the...
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Ybor City Historic District
Students analyze the role cigar making played in Ybor City. They examine how cigars are made and the different societies who helped immigrants keep their identify. They compare and contrast their own community to Ybor City.
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HIT THE TRAIL
Students draw three cattle trails that passed through Indian Territory, using a written description of the trails and will create a diary of trail life. Students research a historical trail as assigned. Students share their information...
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The U.S. Recognition of the State of Israel
Students research the political aspects of the U.S. position in the Middle East, considering, for example, Truman's position in view of the 1948 presidential election. They examine a telegram sent by the Secretary of State, George C....
PBS
Pbs Teachers: American Photography: A Century of Images (Teacher's Guide)
Access five lesson plans developed for this PBS documentary series on twentieth-century American photography. Lessons encompass research, discussion, a variety of hands-on activities, and extensions that will help students examine...
Other
Exploring Diversity: Rural Roads, City Streets: Italians in Pennsylvania [Pdf]
A great lesson plan that offers primary source materials to understand Italian immigration to Pennsylvania in the 19th and 20th centuries.