Standard Course of Study :: United States History

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And justice for all: the Trail of Tears, Mexican deportation, and Japanese internment: Many textbooks mention the Trail of Tears, but fail to mention that this early displacement of an ethnic minority is only the one of many legally-sanctioned forced relocations. This lesson will address the displacement of American Indians through the Trail of Tears, the forced deportation of Mexican Americans during the Great Depression, and the internment of Japanese American citizens during WWII.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies); By Patricia Camp.

A Comprehensive Study of North Carolina Indian Tribes: Students will apply their research skills of gathering and validating information to study the eight state recognized American Indian tribes of North Carolina in order to create an Honors U.S. History Project. Students then will create a comprehensive study of those tribes to be compiled into a notebook to be copied and shared with the eighth grade teachers of North Carolina History in our county.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By Wanda Taylor.

Dynamic dialect: Horace Kephart and our Southern Highlanders: Students will read an excerpt from Horace Kephart's Our Southern Highlanders and explore how language and dialect have changed over the years.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Billie Clemens.

Grooming in 1930s North Carolina: Using primary source materials, this lesson plan provides a glimpse into the lives of girls and women from the 1930s and will give students the opportunity to study what was considered attractive for the time, how the Depression affected grooming practices, and the universal concept of healthful living.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.