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Essays of definition: Lively writing through professional models: This lesson examines a professional model of a definition paper and asks students to analyze and imitate the structures of using anecdotes and cause and effect to elaborate an essay of definition.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); By Margaret Ryan.

Respecting differences: This guidance and drama unit offers students the opportunity to identify prejudices and understand how certain character traits such as tolerance, respect, and kindness affect their choice of behavior. Since this lesson addresses sensitive issues, teachers should avoid situations that could be hurtful to individuals or groups. This unit can be adapted to almost any age group or ability level.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Development, Guidance, and Theater Arts Education); By Daryl Walker and Judy Peele.

Jackie Robinson taught us more than baseball: After determining student knowledge about Jackie Robinson, the teacher/counselor reads "Teammates" by Peter Golenbock to fifth graders. The teacher/counselor then divides students into four groups to work cooperatively on questions. Groups select leaders and recorders and each group leader presents answers to the whole class. The teacher/counselor ends the activity with a question that individual students will respond to in writing.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts, Guidance, and Social Studies); By Jan Huggins.

African American soldiers: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.10; After Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, some 180,000 African American soldiers fought for the Union cause in the Civil War.; Format: article

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.

"The school houses are crowded, and the people are clamorous for more": In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.4; American Freedmen's Union Commission pamphlet explaining the Commission's work in educating formerly enslaved African Americans after the Civil War. Includes historical commentary. Note: This source contains explicit language or content that requires mature discussion.; Format: pamphlet

20th century warfare: Unique contributions of the American Indian: In this lesson, high school students will assess the importance and contributions of the American Indian in the United States' twentieth century wars. They focus in particular on the Navajo Code Talkers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By John B. Jones.

Jigsaw: Jigsaw is a cooperative learning technique that was created with the goals of reducing conflict and enhancing positive educational outcomes. The jigsaw technique helps students realize they are essential components of a whole and encourages cooperation in...; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Slave narratives: A genre study: In this lesson, students will read selected excerpts from slave narratives, determining common characteristics of the genre. Students will then write their own slave narratives as a slave from their region of North Carolina, researching for historical accuracy and incorporating elements of the slave narrative genre to demonstrate understanding.; Format: lesson plan; By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

Teaching about Thanksgiving: Resources and activities to help you bring historical accuracy, cultural sensitivity, and a broader context to discussions about the quintessentially American holiday.; Format: article; By Kathryn Walbert.

Differences across the curriculum: Part 2: This set of lessons can be used with "Differences across the curriculum: Part 1" as an integrated approach to exploring diversity with eighth graders. The unit will revolve around the use of the drama version of "The Diary of Anne Frank." Students will learn how diversity creates bias, which leads to conflict, where students confront their bias and practice tolerance. These parts reflect the four core curricula in an interwoven approach to teaching students to confront their biases, learn tolerance, and infer the impact of these on today's society. This activity, Part 2, is meant to augment the pre-reading activities completed in Part 1 in a Social Studies class.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Lynn Carter.

The Thomas Legion: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.12; The "Thomas Legion" of North Carolina Cherokees fought with the Confederate army from 1862 to 1865.; Format: article

From Caledonia to Carolina: The Highland Scots: In Colonial North Carolina, page 5.5; Many Scots immigrated to North Carolina due to growing population, changing methods of farming, and the defeat of the Highland Scots by English and Scottish forces in 1746. The first organized settlement of Highland Scots was in Cumberland County, where 350 people moved to in 1739.; Format: article; By Kathryn Beach.

The George Moses Horton Project: Celebrating a triumph of literacy: The only American poet to publish books of poems while living in slavery, George Moses Horton is an inspiration for the power of literacy in our lives.; By Marjorie Hudson.

Henry Grady and the "New South": In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.2; Excerpt from a speech by Atlanta journalist and editor Henry Grady, praising the South's recovery from the Civil War, advocating industrial development, and inviting cooperation between North and South. Includes historical commentary.; Format: speech; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood and David Walbert.

American Indians: A guide to some of the best resources for teaching about American Indians, including lesson plans, articles, websites, and field trip opportunities.; Format: bibliography/help

Making reading passages comprehensible for English language learners: English language learners can read the same content-area material as their peers, but may need special help. Teachers can make difficult reading comprehensible by building vocabulary, decoding difficult syntax, and teaching background knowledge.; By Ellen Douglas.

Children's literature promotes understanding: Bibliotherapy and critical literacy are two ways to use books to help children better understand themselves, others, and the world around them. This article explains both strategies and provides resources for selecting appropriate books.; Format: article; By Melissa Thibault.

"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.

The North Carolina Constitution and Declaration of Rights: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.14; Full text of the 1776 state constitution of North Carolina, with historical commentary.; Format: constitution

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