Interactive
Curated OER

Nixon & the Imperial Presidency (5)

For Students 10th - 12th
In this online interactive American history worksheet, students answer 18 fill in the blank questions regarding the Richard Nixon presidency. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Lesson Plan
VH1

Lessons for Hight School Music Classes: Lesson 2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Art and music have been vehicles for statements of civil unrest for hundreds of years. Upper graders critically analyze several pop songs or music movements from the 1980s that exemplify politically charged motives. They...
Lesson Plan
VH1

Lessons for Hight School Music Classes: Lesson 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The phrase, "You sold out" has been thrown around among musicians that have lent their talents to the corporate world. Here, the class engages in an interesting discussion on how musicians make a living and the influence of commercialism...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sentence Completion 17

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
These words are tough! Very advanced English language learners or native speakers will still be befuddled by some of these vocabulary words. For each of the six sentences provided, learners must choose the correct word to complete the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Iraq War Protests in Washington DC

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Iraq War Protests in Washington DC," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
National First Ladies' Library

Science: The Purloined Letter

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine Edgar Allan Poe's "the Purloined Letter" from the perspective of a profiler. To sharpen search procedures, they examine the text and make lists of items and places in the house that were searched. Then students discuss...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

VH1 Presents the 1980s - Lesson 4

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils discuss development of music videos. They identify elements that make a successful music video. Groups are assigned to do a research project on the development of music videos.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the concept of symbolic speech. In this case study lesson, students read excerpts of Tinker v. Des Moines. Students then complete the provided worksheet activities and determine whether they agree with the outcome of the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Modern Counterculture Movements

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students prepare a presentation examining anti-establishment activity by groups in society today. They prepare a presentation, on poster board or presentation software, about one contemporary protest group.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

An American Ballad - Lesson 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers listen to and analyze the ballad "American Pie." They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan. They circle the appropriate descriptive words of the song's medium form, melody, tempo and dynamics, and style.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Public Interventions

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the work of two artists who made interventions in public spaces. In this art analysis activity, students investigate ephemeral and site specific art. Students complete image based discussion and related projects....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Helen Clark

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, students read about the life of Helen Clark and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to matching, sequencing, writing and spelling activities. An answer key is included.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Individual Rights -- Freedom of Speech at School

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine their individual rights at a public school. In groups, they identify the most common ways of expressing themselves and why they should limit their speech in public. They compare and contrast two cases in which they...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Songs of Unrest - Lesson 4

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils identify popular songs from 1968 and make connections with the year's current events. They pretend that they are producing a new CD. The CD includes four songs that comment on today's social issues. They write the liner notes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Songwriter Not Silenced - Lesson 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss how a musician's message can influence society and government. They debate if political viewpoints should be publicized in music.
Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Maps: Causes of the Vietnam War

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay from The Oxford Companion to American Military History goes into the causes of the Vietnam War and shows how the United States became embroiled incrementally from the 1950s up to 1965. An interesting section explains how the...
Website
Other

Vietnam War Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource for print resources on the Vietnam War. The Table of Contents provide a good organizational tool of bibliographic information for anyone trying to understand the conflict.
Handout
History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Vietnam War Protests

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline highlighting the protests between 1964 and 1972 against the Vietnam War, many involving students at universities.
Article
University of Pennsylvania

Draft Resistance in the Vietnam Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Analysis of number of men who resisted the draft during the Vietnam War, the types of evasion, and the reasons they gave for resisting.
PPT
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Vietnam War [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A presentation covering the history of the Vietnam War beginning with the war for independence from France when it was a French colony. Covers the Geneva Accord and the war between the North and the South and how America became involved....
Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Patriotism

For Teachers 8th
A comprehensive learning module on the nature of patriotism that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include why people...
Lesson Plan
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 21: Empathy and the Vietnam War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
One of the most important aspects of the war in Vietnam was the draft. Every male upon reaching the age of eighteen was required to register with the selective service. Men found themselves willingly enlisting, trying for deferments as...
Primary
Other

Culture of Peace: The American Peace Movements

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. David Adams, retired UNESCO director and professor, examines the anti-Vietnam War movement, in this full-text online publication.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Tet Offensive [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War and the resulting escalation of American troops committed to the war. This led to increased American protest against the war, and President Johnson's decision not to run for re-election....