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- George Washington's obituary
- The following lesson will introduce students to the research process -- formulating questions, choosing resources, fact finding, and note-taking. After completing their research, they will write a short obituary for George Washington. Activities will integrate Reading, Language, Social Studies, Writing, and Computer Skills.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
- By Kathy Blades.
- Underground Railroad quilts: Fact or folklore?
- In this lesson, students explore the controversy surrounding a book entitled Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad, which was published as a non-fiction account of fugitive slaves sending coded messages through quilt patterns. Students evaluate numerous sources and assess the validity of each in an attempt to determine if the quilt codes are fact or folklore.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
- By Abby Stotsenberg.
- What are the amendments?
- Before the reading of "I Want to Vote" in the Scott Foresman basal reader, I assigned each member of my class to look up a Constitutional Amendment. This was done in order to give the students a background in Amendments and the history of America. Following the assigning of the Amendments the students interviewed 10 adults to find out how many people are familiar with their Constitutional Amendments. One math extension is to graph the results of the students' interviews.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies)
- By Jeremy Luna.
Resources on the web
- American Memory Project Learning Page
- Use the American Memory web site to teach about United States history and culture with these tips and tricks, frameworks, activities, and lessons that provide context for their use. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: Library of Congress
- Map Collections: 1500-2004
- This site contains rich cartographic image information that is not easily located. This site is a component of the American Memory collection: Places in the News. The focus of Map Collections is Americana and Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress.... (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: Library of Congress
