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Writing
DC Vote

One Kid, One Vote

For Students 7th - 11th Standards
Learn about why the citizens of Washington, D.C. feel unrepresented in Congress with an article about D.C voting rights. Individuals read about the movement toward congressional representation in Washington, D.C., before answering...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reforms of the Mid-1800's

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders complete a unit of lessons on the reform movements of the mid-1800's in the U.S. They participate in an Internet scavenger hunt, analyze primary source documents, and develop and perform a simulation of a mid-19th century...
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PPT
Curated OER

1912: The Election that Changed the Century

For Teachers 9th - 11th
The presidential election of 1912 was a turning point in American politics. Whoever won would reshape the political spectrum. Learn about the key issues, each party's politics, and the four men who wanted to become president: William...
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Documented Rights Educational Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How have groups struggled to have their unalienable rights recognized in the United States? Acting as a research team for the Human Rights Council of the United Nations, your young historians will break into groups to research how people...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Voting and the U.S. Constitution (Past, Present, and Future), Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze and discuss the 19th Amendment, and read the document, Why Women Want to Vote. Students illustrate statements from the handbill, then conduct a play about women's suffrage.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Confict, Consensus, and Conclusion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students debate the key issues dealing with women's rights and the rights of African Americans during and after the Civil War. They analyze the women's rights movement in relationship to the desire for suffrage. They utilize the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Suffragettes 1903-1913

For Students 5th - 6th
In this suffragettes worksheet, students read 4 passages about the suffragettes and women's fight to earn the right to vote. Students use a glossary to help them understand the passages.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Social Studies Activity Sheets

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this social studies learning exercise, students complete social studies activity sheets including changing the world, historical women, travel, and more. Students complete 52 sheets.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Women In The Labor Force Since 1920

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the historical perspective of how women were perceived in the labor force since 1920 forward. They conduct research that focuses on how the role of women has changed in different periods of time. They identify the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Women's Rights Ancient Egypt and the United States

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the rights of women in the United States and ancient Egypt. Comparisons between the two eras and countries are made as the wealth, business, marriages, court cases, divorces, and employment of women are probed.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Ballot Box Battle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice note taking skills, study the life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and write a persuasive letter. They listen to the picture book biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and use the information from the biography to write a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Represents You?

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students investigate Congress and how individuals are represented in this Country.  In this government lesson, students complete worksheets research government web sites to determine which senators and congressmen represent them....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Women in the West

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain how women in the West obtained the right to vote. They list at least three Colorado women, along with their major contributions, who helped shape the American West.
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Lesson Plan
Heritage Foundation

Voting and the Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How difficult was it for everyone to get voting rights? Understanding voting rights and the fight to get them for everyone in the United States can be tricky for some learners. However, they are clarified after engaging in the...
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Unit Plan
Northshore School District

American Voices and Their Audiences

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Those new to teaching an AP level language and composition prep course and seasoned veterans will find much to treasure in a unit that is designed to help young language scholars develop the skills they need to analyze the language...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Progressives

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this Progressive Era worksheet, students review a chapter as they read 10 descriptions identifying who or what is speaking, respond to 4 short answer questions, and explain a historical theme regarding this time period in United...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fight For Your Right - Leading A Revolution of Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine civil rights. In this civil rights lesson, students research human rights issues of United States history. Students then discuss their research findings and write Bill of Rights statements for the topics they researched.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Temperance Alphabet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research the Temperance Movement and create a persuasive project. For this Temperance/Prohibition Movement lesson, students research online and discuss the arguments for the movement. High schoolers read a pamphlet and...
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Lesson Plan
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US House of Representatives

Congresswomen in an Age of National Crises, 1935–1954

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Class members investigate congresswomen and the role these senators and representatives played in congress during the period from 1935–1954.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Susan Brownell Anthony

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students learn what it was like for women in the United States prior to the time they could vote. They identify important facts and the contributions that Susan B. Anthony made to America.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Early Suffragists

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars research early suffragists in an effort to find the most influential leader of the movement. They give presentations and the class chooses a winner. They write letters to the postmaster suggesting they be placed on a stamp.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Susan B. Anthony, Activist

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine Susan B. Anthony's life and causes she worked for. In this Susan B. Anthony lesson, students work in groups to research the activist roles of Susan B. Anthony and decide if she was a philanthropist. Students look into...
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Lesson Plan
NYC Department of Records

Citizenship and Elections: The Importance of a Ballot

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Approximately 58 prcent of those eligible voted in the 2016 US Presidential election. In an attempt to impress upon learners the importance of voting and voting rights, class members examine primary source documents related to the...
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Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Susan B. Anthony

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
An interactive reading practice focuses on Susan B. Anthony. Scholars read an informational text, then answer 10 questions.

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