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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.
- Analyzing children's letters to Mrs. Roosevelt
- Students will analyze letters that children wrote to Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Angie Panel Holthausen.
- The Bill of Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court
- In this lesson, students work in groups and individually to understand how the Constitution/Bill of Rights is a living document and how Supreme Court decisions protect the rights of all Americans.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 Social Studies)
- By Grace Wasserman.
- Canning for country and community
- In this lesson plan, students will use primary source documents to evaluate the technological challenges of food preservation in the 30s and 40s, compare food preservation in the first half of the twentieth century with today, and consider the political role of food in the community.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Civil rights protests and dilemmas
- In this lesson students explore well-known civil rights protests then listen to two oral histories of individuals who protested in their own way to promote equality for African Americans. Students specifically will consider personal risks involved in protest.
- Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
- Civil rights wax museum project
- In this lesson plan, students will choose African Americans prominent in the Civil Rights Movement and research aspects of their lives. They will create timelines of their subjects' lives and a speech about their subjects, emphasizing why they are remembered today.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Sabrina Lewandowski.
- 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.
- 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.
- Confederate currency: An inflation simulation
- Using primary sources from the Documenting the American South collection, students will engage in a brief simulation of inflation during the Civil War while learning about issues faced on the home front in North Carolina.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Lewis Nelson.
- The Declaration of Independence
- In Where English and history meet: A collaboration guide, page 5
- In this interdisciplinary lesson, students will examine the role of the Declaration of Independence in the development of the American Revolution and as part of the American identity. They will also analyze the argumentative structure and write their own declaration.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Karen Cobb Carroll, Ph.D., NBCT.
- Effects of civic action
- In this lesson, secondary students will analyze primary source materials to investigate how 4-H clubs made an impact on the home front in completing projects that supported the war effort during World War II. This lesson should be taught at the end of a World War II unit.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Eroded land, eroded lives: Agriculture and The Grapes of Wrath
- This lesson plan, designed to be taught before students read The Grapes of Wrath, focuses on helping students put this novel in historical context. Students will learn about the (unintentional) abuse of soil that allowed the Dust Bowl to be so devastating and extensive. They will also see photographs by Dorothea Lange and others depicting the wasted land and subsequent wasted dreams of thousands.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Annie Henry.
- Exploring first-person female narratives related to Sherman's march to the sea
- This lesson plan uses first-person narratives from the Documenting the American South collection to demonstrate differences in perspective related to historical events, in this case, Sherman's march to the sea. It encourages students to compare the views of two southern ladies with that of a Union soldier.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Meghan Mcglinn.
- Family story with research
- Using the book, When The Legends Die and a Native American story-telling unit, students gather a family story of their own.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Eric Broer.
- Farm animal immigrants
- Students will identify a rare or endangered farm animal and then locate its country of origin on a world map. Students will also research the animal and its uses to determine why it was imported.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies)
- By Meg Millard and Pamela Webb.
- Feed a fighter
- In this lesson students will examine “Additional Helps for the 4-H Mobilization for Victory Program,” a Cooperative Extension Work document from the Green 'N' Growing collection at Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University Libraries. The document will help students understand the efforts civilians underwent to support military efforts in World War II.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Lisa Stamey.
- First Americans of North Carolina and the United States
- This lesson will use shared reading, center time, hands-on projects, and journal writing to help learners discover facts about first Americans, particularly those in the region that is today North Carolina, while at the same time developing their English language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Adriane Moser.
- Formulating questions to meet information needs of ELL students
- This is a multi-activity lesson plan to teach the concept of asking engaging, researchable questions prior to reading. This leads to effective inquiries during project or research work in any content area. Using engaging questions creates a sense of connectedness by linking academic contents with students' personal concerns. The lesson is primarily designed for English language learners although it can be adapted for mainstream students. This lesson can also be modified for use with grades 4-8.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Development, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
- By Deborah Wilkes, Kristi Triplett, and Karen Waller.
- Freedom songs of the civil rights movement
- Students will listen to freedom songs recorded during the civil rights movement, 1960–1965. Students will write about personal reactions to the music and lyrics. Through reading and pictures, students will briefly explore historical events where these songs were sung. Listening again, students will analyze and describe — musically — particular song(s).
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Music Education and Social Studies)
- By Merritt Raum Flexman.
- Fugitive Slave Law simulation
- Students face the critical issue of the Fugitive Slave Law that gave Southerners the right to regain their runaway slaves and return them to bondage. It is also considered by many to have contributed to growing sectionalism in the U.S. and eventually the Civil War. In order to take on the roles of historical actors, students will examine primary source documents from the Documenting the American South collection and critique arguments in favor and opposed to the law.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Meghan Mcglinn.
