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- 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.
- 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 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Glenda Bullard.
- Arts of persuasion
- Strategies for teaching middle school students to think critically, analyze persuasive arguments, and use speaking and writing to persuade others.
- Format: series (multiple pages)
- CareerStart lessons: Grade eight
- This collection of lessons aligns the eighth grade curriculum in math, science, English language arts, and social studies with potential career opportunities.
- Format: (multiple pages)
- Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity three
- In this activity for grades 3–6, students will read and evaluate primary source letters from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection. This should be done after Activity one, which is the introductory activity about tobacco bag stringing.
- Format: article (grade 3–5 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Media Literacy
- How do you know if something is true? How can you figure out if someone is trying to influence or sell to you? Put yourself in their shoes and consider the source! Check out this selection of websites from our Best of the Web.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Alternative discussion formats: Monuments and memorials
- In Alternative discussion formats, page 5
- Creating monuments or memorials for historical and literary figures encourages students to think creatively and provides a lively structure for an in-class discussion.
- By Kathryn Walbert.
- A visit to colonial North Carolina
- This lesson plan extends student learning about the colonial period in North Carolina history by incorporating primary sources from the Documenting the American South collection. After reading first-hand accounts of travelers to colonial America, students will create their own travel brochure advertising North Carolina.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Meghan Mcglinn.
- The “three Rs” of school leadership
- A quick check of effectiveness for school administrators.
- By Chris Hitch.
- 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.
- Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity seven
- In this activity for grades 7–12, students take on the role of legislators who must make a decision concerning the passage of an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Students will evaluate the impact of emotional appeal in persuasion. This activity builds on information learned in activities one through six.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Clarification writing: What could I add to the NC Zoo?
- Students will apply their knowledge of clarification writing and address "What Animal or Plant Would You Add to the NC Zoo." Students must research their plant or animal to determine if the zoo ecosystem could support the species. In addition, the student must provide reasons and explanations to support their choice. This is a follow-up activity to a unit of study on ecosystems/biomes.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts)
- By Connie Johnson.
- Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity four
- In this activity for grades 3–6, students will read and evaluate a primary source letter from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection. This should be done after Activity one, which is the introductory activity about tobacco bag stringing. Students will investigate the influence of technology, and its lack, on the tobacco bag stringers. They will do a role play/debate in which they will assume the roles of owners of companies and other people that were involved in the issue.
- Format: article (grade 3–5 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Justice for all?: To Kill a Mockingbird and A Time to Kill
- Following a study of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, students will view the courtroom scenes in To Kill a Mockingbird and A Time to Kill and determine factors which influenced the verdicts in each trial.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Becky Ackert and Deborah Belknap.
- Would you really buy that? Persuasive techniques in advertising
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.9
- In this lesson plan, students learn about the persuasive techniques used in advertising and try to identify the techniques in a variety of ads.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts)
- By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.
- Asian, African, or Australian inventors & inventions
- The lesson integrates both Social Studies and Language Arts in a research and a creative writing component. The student will further understand inventors or inventions from Asia, Africa, and Australia, the focused continents in the 7th grade Social Studies curriculum, as well as have the opportunity to develop his/her writing, reading, and oral communication skills. The project also incorporates mathematics with an emphasis on percentages and graphing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts, Information Skills, Mathematics, and Social Studies)
- By Jeff Rachlin and Melissa Reid.
- The Committees of Safety
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.9
- Excerpts from the minutes of the Committees of Safety set up in North Carolina towns and counties, 1775, for the purpose of enforcing the trade boycott against Britain. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: document
- Student life at UNC
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.7
- Excerpts from minutes of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina, 1802, setting costs for attending the university and establishing rules for student behavior. Includes historical commentary.
- 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.
- Andrew Jackson calls for Indian removal
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 10.3
- Excerpt from President Andrew Jackson's first inaugural address, 1829, in which he argued that American Indians should be removed west of the Mississippi. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: speech
- Commentary and sidebar notes by Kathryn Walbert and L. Maren Wood.
