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War is...: Upon consideration of the perspectives on war from their classmates, the poet Stephen Crane in "War is Kind," and various characters from All Quiet on the Western Front, students will write an editorial for the school newspaper in which they share opinions about war.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Rhonda Dillingham.

Reading newspapers: Editorial and opinion pieces: A learner's guide to identifying, reading, and understanding editorial and opinion pieces in historical newspapers.; Format: article/learner's guide; By Kathryn Walbert.

Reading primary sources: Newspaper editorials: This interactive guide to reading a 19th-century newspaper editorial steps through layers of questions, guiding the reader through the process of historical inquiry. This edition is one in a series of guides on reading historical primary sources.; Format: newspaper (multiple pages)

The Wilmington Race Riot: In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.3; In November 1898, on the heels of the state Democratic Party's white supremacy campaign, violence broke out in Wilmington. A white mob burned the offices of a black newspaper and killed at least twenty-five African Americans.; Format: article

North Carolina's first newspaper: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.11; Without the large port cities of other colonies, North Carolina did not get its first newspaper until 1751. In the second half of the eighteenth century, newspapers were founded in several cities across the coastal plain and Piedmont.; Format: article

Literature-based newspaper: Their Eyes Were Watching God: Students will create an Eatonville newspaper depicting the characters and events in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts); By Jennifer Swartz.

Uncovering assumptions through critical writing: Students will learn to identify assumptions and propaganda techniques in advertisements. They will then use these techniques to create their own advertisement for a product and write a business letter persuading a company to produce their product.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 English Language Arts); By Rennie Lee.

Opposition to the Knights of Labor: In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.11; Editorial in a Durham newspaper, 1887, expressing concern about the Knights of Labor. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper

Populists, fusionists, and white supremacists: North Carolina politics from Reconstruction to the Election of 1898: In North Carolina in the New South, page 7.2; After Reconstruction, Conservatives (later Democrats) reversed many of the gains Republicans had made while in power. In the 1890s, the new People's (or Populist) Party joined with Republicans in a "fusion" campaign that briefly won control of the state government.; Format: article; By Nicholas Graham.

A “defining moment” in editorial writing: Students will be introduced to the definition mode of writing. Students will learn to define a particular subject by responding in an editorial format. Students will first compose an editorial graphic organizer, which will aid in composing a completed editorial using the writing process. This lesson includes modifications for a Novice Low Limited English student.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Susan Brooks and Carrie Mabry.

The scarlet “A”: Role-play in writing: This lesson was created to follow a close reading and examination of Nathanial Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. The plan uses a small group format and rotation schedule. The activities created strengthen students' understanding of an author's use of characterization, while reinforcing reading and creative writing skills.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Tonya White.

Scannability: organizing for the web: In Writing for the Web, page 5; How you organize and format your writing can go a long way toward making it readable.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Jonathan Edwards and the art of persuasion: In this lesson, students will study the elements of persuasive writing in Jonathan Edward's “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” according to the following criteria: speaker, audience, occasion, and means of persuasion, and then analyze a contemporary piece of writing, such as an advertisement, for similar elements.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts); By Dave Guiley.

Teaching with primary sources: This collection of resources includes best practice articles, primary source process guides, lesson plans that model historical inquiry, and book-length materials that incorporate primary sources.; Format: bibliography/help

Bicycles: Scourge of the streets?: In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.4; Newspaper editorials about a collision between a bicylclist and a pedestrian in Wilmington, North Carolina, 1897. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper

Persuasive speaking: A classroom model: In Arts of persuasion, page 3; A plan for teaching persuasive speaking in the middle school classroom, with tips for speakers and on how to recognize bias.; By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.

"For What Is a Mother Responsible?": In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.5; 1845 newspaper editorial about a mother's responsibilities for her children's education and character. Includes historical commentary.; Format: article; Commentary and sidebar notes by Kathryn Walbert.

Martin Luther's Reformation in Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame: The setting of Victor Hugo's novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the fifteenth century, the transitional period between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance/Reformation era. This era ushers in the period known as the modern age and historical events are chronicled through Hugo's novel. Hugo sets The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the decline of feudalism and the infancy of absolutism through Louis XI (Spider King), the rise of a urban middle class and the beginnings of commerce as it is known today. Primarily this novel satirizes the Catholic Church's absolute power -- its abuses, and its excesses. Students will discover how Hugo's satire operates to show the Catholic Church's abuse of power during the late Middle Ages and the early Reformation in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Nancy Webber.

The Democrats appeal to voters: In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.2; Address from the North Carolina state Democratic Party chairman in the Raleigh News and Observer before the 1898 election, appealing to white voters to "redeem the state." Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper

"For What Is a Mother Responsible?" -- Idealized motherhood vs. the realities of motherhood in antebellum North Carolina: In this lesson for grade 8, students analyze a newspaper article about motherhood from a North Carolina newspaper in 1845 and compare it to descriptions of motherhood from other contemporary sources. Students will also compare these antebellum descriptions to the modern debates over mothers' roles in American society.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Kathryn Walbert.

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