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Letters from the Frontier: Reading and Writing Primary Documents
Students examine historical documents about George Caitlin to derive meaning about his life and contributions. The lesson is multicultural and helps students to appreciate art and history.
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Off Times of Slaves on the Sea Islands
Sixth graders explore the aspect of slave life on the Sea Islands. They explore the Gullah language, folk tales, music and games during the "off" times of slaves. Students read and interpret Gullah folk tales. They recognize music in the...
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Social Studies: Indian Land Claims
Students examine the Maine Indian Land Claims Case and determine the equity of the settlement. In groups, they evaluate and defend various topics related to the case and complete worksheets clarifying their positions. After presenting...
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Industrial Revolution
Eighth graders examine the conditions of workers during the Industrial Revolution. Using the internet, they select three personal statements from workers and others to develop their own conclusions. They answer discussion questions about...
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THE HUMBLE Beginnings of the Hamburger
Students listen to numerous claims concerning the hamburger's origins and then compose an original tall tale on the subject. Students name some tall tales they have heard or read about. Students make books that feature tall tales...
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Pumpkin Holidays of Today
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read an informative passage pertaining to the use of pumpkins during the Thanksgiving and Halloween holidays. Students illustrate the story, showing what they have learned.
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The White House or Bust: How Americans Elect Their President
Students explain the presidential duties and who is eligible to run for president. In this The White House or Bust article, students complete a map of the electoral college. In addition students analyze historical campaign posters....
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Beautiful and Sublime Landscapes
High schoolers examine images created by painters, and create an artistic rendition of the landscape in the photograph following the chosen aesthetic.
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Myths of the Wild West
Students examine the Wild West as it was depicted in films and books. In groups, they compare this information to what it was really like as they find out in books. They also discover the role of the Native Americans in the Wild West...
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Changing New Brunswick Industries Through Changing Technologies
Explore and examine the changes in New Brunswick forestry, shipbuilding, and communication through technology. Your class will research the "Saint John: an Industrial City in Transition," virtual exhibit and then prepare a presentation...
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Life of a Soldier after the Civil War Lesson Plan: What's in a Name
Students explore the concept of institutional bias. In this Civil War lesson, students read case studies on the treatment of Irish and African-American veterans who did not receive their pensions from the war. Students discuss their...
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Artists' Journeys
Students analyze the influence of travel on modern artists and discuss unusual use of medium. In this modern artists lesson, students discover works of Gauguin, Matisse, and Kandinsky. Students look at ways these artists were...
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Landscapes: Real and Imagined
Young scholars examine three landscapes incorporating images from nature and the unconscious. In this art analysis lesson, students explore the artists' perception and impact on a subject. Young scholars complete image based discussion...
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Getting t Know Theodore Roosevelt, Jane Addams, Booker T. Washington, and Woodrow Wilson
Students study what reform means. In this social science lesson, students are put into small groups and create posters, oral reports, or role plays on the life and work of either Theodore Roosevelt, Jane Addams, Booker T....
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Diaries From the Holocaust
Sixth graders find similarities and differences in two different diary entries. In this Holocaust history meets literary skills lesson, 6th graders read the diary of a soldier or prisoner from the the Auschwitz concentration camp and...
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Ball Bearing
In this ball bearing learning exercise, students read the text on ball bearing, answer vocabulary questions, find the synonyms, answer short answer questions, and more. Students complete 7 activities.
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Political Parties Questions
In this political parties worksheet, students respond to 14 short answer questions about the history of party politics in the United States.
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Competing National Stories in Tibet
Learners research the Tibetan conflict from the point of view of both Tibet and China. They review resources produced by both factions and then apply these skills to consider other competing national stories.
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VH1 Road to Fame: Harry Connick Jr.
Students examine musicians of the past and examine their music.
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The Cry Of The Wolf
Students inverstigate the history of wolves and how they have changed throughout the ages. The movement to eradicate the wolves is studied and students are asked to explain their opinion of it. This is given after spending the time to...
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum: "Under the Open Sky": Landscape Sketches by Nineteenth Century
The 2007 long-term exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, ""Under the Open Sky": Landscape Sketches by Nineteenth-Century American Artists" is presented here with selected works from the exhibit.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: The American Jewish Experience Through the Nineteenth Century
Essay discussing immigration and acculturation of American Jews through the Nineteenth Century. Includes questions for guiding student discussion, historian debate and links to online resources.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Staking Claims: The Gold Rush in Nineteenth Century America
This exhibition explores the Gold Rush, a group of related gold rushes to Western territories in the second half of the nineteenth century, and its impact on American history and culture.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: David Walker vs John Day: Two Nineteenth Century Free Black Men
In this lesson plan, students will consider "David Walker vs. John Day: Two Nineteenth-Century Free Black Men." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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