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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.

The American Dream: In conjunction with a unit on Puritanism, students will define and illustrate their personal definition of the American Dream or their concept of the dream in general.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Becky Ackert and Deborah Belknap.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

"I Declare, I believe this document May Flower!": The learner will apply ideas of self-government as expressed in America's founding documents. To be used with/for SLD and other exceptional students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 English Language Arts); By Gary Peterson.

Letters home: Students will write letters home, taking on the role of one of the sons of the "Gold Star Mothers" from Union County, NC.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 7–8 Social Studies); By Meg Millard and Pamela Webb.

Moravian migration: Before a visit to Bethabara: Students investigate NCECHO site to learn about the 1753 Moravian settlement of Bethabara. Student teams present information to classmates in some visual product in one of five categories. Students also will visit the photos on NCECHO and answer analytical questions to increase understanding of the past as compared to today.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

North Carolina Cherokee Indians: The Trail of Tears: In this two week unit, students will study the Cherokee by participating in literature circles, learning about Native American story telling, writing a letter to Andrew Jackson to protest against the Creek War, and more.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Gina Golden.

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.

Spinning spider stories: This interdisciplinary lesson is designed to introduce students to the purpose and process of comparative literature. The literary selections may be altered according to audience and purpose, from grades 5 through 8.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

"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.

Women of the South in a changing society: In this lesson, students examine the lives of women in the south during the Civil War and focus particular attention on analyzing the historical stereotypes of women of the 19th-century.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Cindy Mcpeters and Aletha Aldridge.

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American prehistory: 8000 years of forest management: In this lesson from the Forest History Society in Durham, North Carolina, students study the evidence of 8000 years of Native American prehistoric land use practices. By analyzing images of Native American material culture, students will understand how... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 and 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: Forest History Society

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

Children's BBC Newsround: A United Kingdom news website with articles about events, arts and science that will be useful to anyone interested in what's happening in the world. Browse thematic picturecollections, play a game, participate in an online opinion poll, or just catch up... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: BBC News

Cultural change: Political developments leave a clear trace in the life of a nation, usually marked by legislative mileposts like the Fourteenth Amendment, which dictates equal protection for all, and the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. But such... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: EDSITEment

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

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