Economics and Civics

1869: A report on schools in North Carolina

In this lesson, students use a guided reading to look at a report on the status of education in North Carolina in 1869, and discuss the reasons given then for why the Governor and Legislature should support educating North Carolina's children. They are provided an opportunity to compare and contrast the 1869 document against their own ideas about the civic duty to attend school through age sixteen, and its relative value to the state and the country.

Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)

By Victoria Schaefer.

Concept Chairs / A Format for Classroom Discussion

This is a culminating activity that provides a format so that all participants are drawn into a discussion.

The discussion for the "Concept Chairs" will be based on a unit of study that assesses the effectiveness of the Judicial System while examining various types of justice within society (social, personal and constitutional). Primary texts, fictional literature and non-print sources will provide the basis for this discussion.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills)

By Marion O'Quinn.

Lesson plans on the web

Yours, mine, and ours: Determining boundaries

Students assume the roles of decision makers in a boundary dispute. They are asked to consider existing boundaries and other characteristics of an area to reach a consensus on whether an area should be divided or remain a single political entity. (Learn more)

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

Provider: National Geographic