Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Press Perception of Jack Johnson

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students role-play the role of journalists during the 19th and 20th centuries. They create their own sports newspapers. They report on Jack Johnson's life and career.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners investigate the community in which Lincoln and his family lived and explore how the citizens felt about him. The national issues that inspired Lincoln to act decisively in politics and that propelled him to the White House are...
Primary
University of Virginia

E Text Center: American Civil War Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of primary documents--letters, diaries, photographs, and newspaper articles of both the Union and Confederate.
Graphic
Boston College

Becker Collections: Drawings of the American Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
The Becker Collection showcases the drawings and observations of artist-reporters who worked for "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly Newspaper," a newspaper of the time. Find a visual record of the war along with other drawings that...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Assassination of the President:attempted Murder of Secretary Seward

For Students 7th - 8th
This excerpt from an 1865 newspaper, Evening Star, contains multiple accounts of the night President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward were attacked. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E....
Website
Other

Index of Collection of Old Newspaper Anecdotes

For Students 9th - 10th
Jim Lyons's collection of historical newspaper anecdotes, articles, quotes, and bits and pieces from old newspapers are listed in this index. With a click of the mouse you can read and see many examples.
Website
Other

The Ambrose Bierce Project: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is devoted the work of writer Ambrose Bierce. Visitors can view pages from the printed editon of the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and read an annotated version of the text. Links within the site provide...