Economics and Civics

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity two

In this lesson, students will read and evaluate primary source letters from the Great Depression about the effects of the Fair Labor Standards Act on North Carolina's tobacco bag stringers.

Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity six

In this activity for grades 7–12, students will read and evaluate primary source stories from the Federal Writer’s Project.

Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity seven

In this activity for grades 7–12, students take on the role of legislators who must make a decision concerning the passage of an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Students will evaluate the impact of emotional appeal in persuasion. This activity builds on information learned in activities one through six.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

By Pauline S. Johnson.

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity one

This activity for grades 7–12 will help students understand what tobacco bag stringing was and why it was important to communities in North Carolina and Virginia. Students will read and analyze an introductory article about tobacco bag stringing.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 Social Studies)

By Pauline S. Johnson.

Is China to blame?

In this lesson, students participate in a Paideia seminar about North Carolina's dwindling furniture industry.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 Social Studies)

By Susan Taylor.

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Comparative economic systems

Students will compare several aspects of the economies of the United States, North Korea, and Chad. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 and 10–12 Social Studies)

Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

The collapse of corporate giants

Students role-play the part of a Board of Inquiry, convened to examine the actions of a number of corporate executives in companies that have failed financially. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies)

Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

A case study: United States international trade in goods and services

This lesson contains a case study of the United States international trade in goods and services. Data with textual analysis provides material to answer supplied questions. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies)

Provided by: National Council on Economic Education