Handout
Gabriel Dumont Institute

Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Metis and Study of Canadian History

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent paper to share with students to teach them to think critically about everything they read. It discusses how history has traditionally been written from a Euro-Canadian viewpoint, neglecting the aboriginal one and...
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: A Global History of Architecture Writing Seminar

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of six videos on global architecture by Mark Jarzombek, presented as a writing seminar with the final project a 1-hour lecture given by the student.
Website
University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Writing: Before Islam

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module considers the writing systems and literature of ancient Mesopotamia before the arrival of Christianity or Islam.
Handout
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Ancient History Sourcebook: Religion in Ancient Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, from the Internet Ancient History Sourcebook, provides a series of primary source documents on Rome's religious history. It includes prayers and hymns as well as writings from Cato, Cicero, Livy, and Plutarch.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Becoming History Detectives Using Shakespeare's Secret

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Is the case closed on the authorship of Shakespeare's plays? Student history detectives explore the evidence for and against one of the possible alternatives, Edward deVere, using the novel Shakespeare's Secret plus a variety of online...
Activity
PBS

Pbs Nova: The Vikings Write Your Name in Runes

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website gives the history of the Viking runic alphabet, or Futhark, and you can see how your name is spelled using the Futhark.
Article
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Ralph Waldo Emerson: History

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The complete text of Emerson's essay, "History." The text can be read online or downloaded in MP3 or PDF format, or viewed as a webpage. In addition, the essay has downloadable support material which focuses on various reading and math...
Unit Plan
Other

Virtual Museum of Labrador: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Become acquainted with the "rich and diverse history" of the people of Labrador. Over the years there has been a variety of cultures that have inhabited the land including the Inuit, Metis, Europeans, and more. Information is also given...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Unsung History Makers: Maria Moreno

For Teachers 5th - 9th
In this interactive lesson, use primary and secondary sources such as video and audio to unravel the mystery of Maria Moreno, a woman who fought for farm labor rights before Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta formed the United Farm Workers....
Unit Plan
Virginia Tech

Digital History Reader: Should Women Vote? The Politics of Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the prominent people engaged in fighting for woman's right to vote throughout Europe around the turn of the century. This unit provides circumstances leading to this fight, documents supporting the right, suggested writing...
Activity
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Karl Marx: A Failed Vision of History

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity-based resource in which students research, write about, and participate in a panel discussion on Marxism, comparing his vision and historical reality to that of other critical thinkers in world history.
Unit Plan
Virginia Tech

Digital History Reader: Who Won? Student Protest and Politics of Campus Dissent

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore American college students' political views, convictions, and concerns in the midst of the war in Vietnam through several articles, images, further reading, and writing assignments. Student protests on campuses across the nation...
Unit Plan
Virginia Tech

Digital History Reader: Can Humans Control the Natural World?

For Students 9th - 10th
The course of industrialization and migration of society forced a shift within the natural world. Through context, writing assignments, reports, articles, visual materials, and bibliographical resources this unit dives into the question,...
Interactive
University of Manchester

Children's University of Manchester: Ancient Egypt: Writing in Hieroglyphs

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read about the system of hieroglyphs used by the Ancient Egyptians, then write your name using their symbols, and try to decode some words written in hieroplyphics.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring and Sharing Family Stories

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Writing gets personal when students interview family members in order to write a personal narrative about that person.
Handout
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Ancient History Sourcebook: Thucydides

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Fordham University provides an extensive biography of Thucydides and his writing of history. It details his life as a statesman, traveller and writer. He was schooled in rhetoric and philosophy. His intention in...
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Scripting the Past: Exploring Women's History Through Film

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider Scripting the Past: Exploring Women's History Through Film. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
Unit Plan
The British Museum

Ancient China

For Students 9th - 10th
The British Museum explores Ancient China by looking at different arts and crafts, geography, ancient tombs, and ancient writings. Students will be able to learn about these different topics and take challenges to see what they learned....
Website
Other

Greenville History Site: Germany 1919 33 Revision

For Students 9th - 10th
An outline sheet that covers the history of the Weimar Republic in Germany from 1919 to 1933. The problems facing the republic are discussed along with reasons why the Weimar Republic eventually failed and was replaced by Hitler's...
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Local History: Mapping My Spot in History

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through interpreting and investigating historical maps, students gain new perspective not only of their local communities but also of their own homes. Student activities include collecting data about their homes, reporting on the...
Lesson Plan
Other

Classics Technology Center: Ancient Mesopotamia

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site from the Classics Technology Center provides materials concerning ancient Mesopotamia collected through teacher collaboration. Focuses on geography, religion, economics, clothing, and achievements. Also includes classroom...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Technology and Copyright Law a 'Futurespective'

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for five lessons that ask students to write newspaper articles predicting how copyright law will adapt to new technologies in the future. They will do this after reviewing instances of this in the past. In addition to...
Interactive
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: City Dionysia: The Ancient Roots of Modern Theater

For Students 9th - 10th
Media-rich site explains the development of theater practice in ancient Greece and compares Greek dramatic forms and purposes with contemporary theater practices. Learners can then write and stage their own original plays to demonstrate...
Primary
Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: The Philosophy of John Locke

For Students 9th - 10th
Writings of philosopher John Locke on religious toleration, government and society from which students will gain an understanding of the underpinnings of American government.

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