Decades of the 20th Century Project

Students work in cooperative groups to research life in a decade of the 20th century. Each group member writes a 7-10 page paper highlighting the social, political and cultural events and the group presents a Powerpoint presentation to...

Looking for an engaging and informative end-of-the-year project? This resource will provide your pupils with guidelines for three solid independent research project options: family research, reviewing and illustrating a decade from the...

Study the origins of investigative journalism with a lesson on inquiry, audience, and evidence. Class members examine passages from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, the Reynolds report on the conditions in Chicago stockyards in Chicago, and...

In this 20th century history instructional activity, students read 12 statements and determine whether each of them describes 1920s America or the Great Depression.

Literature and social studies are definitely linked, and this lesson plan pulls them together to construct a great learning activity. The class will read several selections written at the turn of the 20th Century. They analyze ads from...

Students research a decade of the twentieth century and create a mural to depict the events and trends of that time period.  In this decades mural instructional activity, students use primary sources to discover the major events...

Students examine pieces of art by African-American artists in the 20th Century. For each piece, they are shown slides of the artwork and others by the artist to identify the techniques used. In groups, they discuss and research the...

Students consider the plight of immigrants. In this 19th and 20th century history lesson plan, students create digital stories using photographs and audio files from the Library of Congress that feature the experiences of immigrants to...

Young social historians examine immigration debates of the early 20th century through primary sources, such as political cartoons. They analyze the material, discuss their findings, and complete a critical thinking worksheet. All...

Students explore relationship of United States federal government with Native American tribes in 20th Century Wisconsin, and complete document analysis worksheet.