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Along the Trail of Tears: A part of history is often forgotten when teaching younger students. This is the relocation of the Cherokee Indians when the white settlers wanted their property. The US Government moved whole groups of Indians under harsh conditions. This trip became known as the Trail of Tears. Using this as a background students will explore and experiment with persuasive writing as they try to express the position of Cherokee leaders.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Glenda Bullard.

Civil War journals: This lesson integrates creative writing with Social Studies and enhances knowledge of the effects of the Civil War on people.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Gwen A. Jones.

Civil War Tribune: This lesson focuses on student creativity along with the writing process. Art is also incorporated in a unique way. Students will use their research skills to complete a creative writing project on the Civil War.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Aimee Adkins.

Hidden stories: A three-part lesson in African American history, research, and children’s literature: In this high school lesson plan, students will create a timeline of African American history, review a work of children's literature, and then create their own works of children's literature drawing on a primary source document pertaining to the life of an ordinary African American.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

Paired writing: Hoover and FDR: Taking on the persona of FDR and Hoover, students will write responses to citizens seeking help with real world problems.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies); By Angie Panel Holthausen.

Resources on the web

A biography study: Using role-play to explore authors' lives: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students select American authors to research. They create timelines and biopoems about their authors and then collaborate in teams to design and present a panel presentation where they role-play their authors. The final project... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Designing museum exhibits for “The Grapes of Wrath”: A multigenre project: This lesson asks students to focus on one issue from the Depression as it applies to the novel, The Grapes of Wrath. Working alone or with a partner, students create artifacts in a variety of genres for a museum exhibit that... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Giving voice to history: In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore a somber period in American history. During World War II the U.S. government ordered more than 120,000 Japanese Americans to detainment camps. Drawing upon research and analyzing a variety of sources, including... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: ArtsEdge

Learning about research and writing using the American Revolution: This lesson combines historical research and acrostic poetry. After listing all they know about the American Revolution, students work in groups to answer the questions they have about this historical period. Then, after reading If... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

More amazing Americans: A webquest: In this EDSITEment lesson plan, students use the “Meet Amazing Americans” website created by the Library of Congress to explore the lives of some celebrated Americans. Working in small groups, they complete a WebQuest, identifying facts and... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies); Provided by: EDSITEment

National Museum of the American Indian: This website uses Flash technology to present online multimedia exhibitions about the history and culture of American Indians. An excellent online educational resource about codetalkers during WWI and WWII is also available. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Smithsonian Institution

The New Deal Network: Sponsored by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (FERI), this website includes multiple resources on a variety of the United States Great Depression of the 1930s that includes articles, speeches, photographs, letters, lesson plans, and many other... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute

Scripting the past: Exploring women's history through film: In this lesson, students employ the screenwriter's craft to gain a fresh perspective on historical research, learning how filmmakers combine scholarship and imagination to bring historical figures to life and how the demands of cinematic storytelling can... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Theater Arts Education); Provided by: EDSITEment

Teachers' Domain: Teachers’ Domain is an online library of more than 1,000 free media resources from the best in public television. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: WGBH - Boston

US National Library of Medicine: Online Exhibitions and Digital Projects: Digital exhibits and projects posted for public viewing and use, some of which contain lesson plans or activities for students. Includes resources appropriate for science, fine arts, language arts, technology, and history. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: US National Library of Medicine