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1869: A report on schools in North Carolina: In this lesson, students 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 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Victoria Schaefer.

Anticipation guide: A royal colony: This activity presents students with a series of true/false statements about the early Carolina colony. Students respond to the statements before and after reading an article about the changes in the Carolina colony in its first fifty years, as it was divided into North and South Carolina and changed from a proprietary colony to a royal colony.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Change in a democratic society (Lesson 1 of 3): This lesson will demonstrate how art can imitate society. Students will learn about democracy in America through an examination of and a Paideia seminar on "The Sword of Damocles," an oil painting by British painter Richard Westall. This lesson should be used after a study of colonial times in America and through the American Revolution.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies); By Sharyn West.

Changes in a democratic society (Lesson 2 of 3): This lesson is the post-seminar activity to follow Changes in a Democratic Society, Lesson 1. Students will participate in tiered assignments reflecting on the Westall painting, "The Sword of Damocles," and the prior day's Paideia seminar on that painting.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies); By Sharyn West.

Changes in a democratic society (Lesson 3 of 3): This lesson is a follow-up to Changes in a Democratic Society, Lessons 1 and 2. Students will reflect upon and respond to a sculpture by Auguste Rodin, "Monument for the Defense of Paris." Permission has been granted by Ackland Art Museum to use the following sculptures: "Monument for the Defense of Paris" (Auguste Rodin) and "Wisdom Supporting Liberty" (Aime-Jules Dalou).; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies); By Karen Wagoner.

Laws and government: Hammurabi's Code: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.2; In this lesson, students analyze the Code of Hammurabi and make inferences about Babylonian society based on the code. The lesson plan concludes with a discussion of contemporary careers that involve knowledge of laws.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies); By Mary B. Taylor.

Teaching suggestions: Governing the Piedmont: This set of teaching suggestions was designed to help students understand an article about the colonial government of the Piedmont.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Understanding Cary's Rebellion: This lesson plan will aid students' comprehension as they read an article about Cary's Rebellion in the North Carolina digital history textbook.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Understanding Culpeper's Rebellion: In this lesson plan, students read an article about Culpeper's Rebellion and participate in a role-playing activity designed to help them understand the causes for and implications of this historical event.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

"We the People": Students will gain a better understanding of the U.S. Constitution by exploring the language of the Constitution.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Karen Creech, Terri Hodges, Megan Lawson, and Mary Ostwalt.

Resources on the web

Balancing three branches at once: Our system of checks and balances: This page contains four EDSITEment lessons in which students use primary source documents to investigate how the three branches of the American government can check each other. By the end of these lessons, not only will students be able to name the three... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies); Provided by: EDSITEment

C-SPAN Classroom Resources: Lesson plans include video clips, discussion questions, and booknotes for selected units. Some plans, such as the Checks and Balances lesson plan, contain a Fun Fact, Capitol Question (with link to the answer), Learn More, and Review Quiz, in addition to... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: C-SPAN

North Carolina Museum of History: The Museum offers visitors a divers assortment of exhibits and resources to include in classroom instruction or actual visists to the museum. Find lesson plans, information on history in a box kits, professional development workshops, and much more. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan