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- Religion and slavery in the American South: Comparing perspectives
- In this lesson plan, students consult a variety of primary sources from the Documenting the American South Collection to uncover the varied impacts of religion in the lives of slaves in the American South. They are encouraged to seek out multiple, and sometimes contradictory, perspectives of this history.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Meghan Mcglinn.
- Slavery and Childhood
- This lesson is designed to extend student understanding of the experiences of slaves living in the American, antebellum south. The chosen samples and excerpts from the Documenting the American South collection reflect the childhood of two enslaved people born in America, Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglas, and two people born in Africa, Oloudah Equiano and Omar Bin Said. Two knew what it was like to be free before being captured and placed into servitude, and longed to be free again; two were born into slavery and like the two native born Africans had aspirations of freedom. Students are invited to compare their childhood memories with the lives of these children in an effort to make history more human.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Meghan Mcglinn.
- Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity three
- In this activity for grades 7–12, students will evaluate primary source photographs from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Wills and inventories: A process guide
- Guiding questions for students investigating daily life in the past through wills, inventories, and probate records.
- Format: article/learner's guide
- By David Walbert.
- Reading primary sources: An introduction for students
- A step-by-step guide for students examining primary sources, with specific questions divided into five layers of questioning.
- Format: article/learner's guide
- By Kathryn Walbert.
- Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity four
- In this activity for grades 7–12, students will examine primary source photographs and biographical information that were collected for the Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation to set up a data record.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity five
- In this activity for grades 7–12, students will evaluate primary source photographs from the tobacco bag stringing collection and some of Lewis Hine's photographs from the George Eastman House collection.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- 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.
- Exploring first person female narratives related to Sherman's march to the sea
- This lesson plan uses first person narratives from the Documenting the American South collection to demonstrate differences in perspective related to historical events, in this case, Sherman's march to the sea. It encourages students to compare the views of two southern ladies with that of a Union soldier.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Meghan Mcglinn.
- The Learning Page: Activities and features
- In American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide, page 6
- In this installment of the American Memory Guide, learn to easily locate activities and features specially designed for students and your classroom.
- Format: article
- By Melissa Thibault.
- About this "digital textbook"
- LEARN NC's "digital textbook" for North Carolina history provides a new model for teaching and learning. It makes primary sources central to the learning experience, using them to tell the stories of the past rather than merely illustrating it. Special web-based...
- Format: article
- Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity one
- This activity for grades 7–12 will help students understand what tobacco bag stringing was and why it was important to communities in North Carolina and Virginia. Students will read and analyze an introductory article about tobacco bag stringing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- What's in a "digital textbook"?
- An overview of the features of our digital textbook for North Carolina history.
- Format: article/help
- India
- Having had few opportunities to learn about Asia when they were in school, many teachers find themselves challenged when faced with teaching their own students about India. We've put together a variety of resources from our collections that will not only provide you with the background information you need to know about the history, culture, and religions of India, but will also furnish you with the professional materials you need to catch your students interest and teach effectively about this complex nation.
- Format: bibliography/help
- 4-H on the home front
- In this lesson plan, secondary students will analyze a variety of primary source textual materials to investigate how young rural people were encouraged to support the war effort during World War II.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Effects of civil action
- In this lesson, secondary students will analyze primary source materials to investigate how 4-H clubs made an impact on the home front in completing projects that supported the war effort during World War II. This lesson should be taught at the end of a World War II unit.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- The Lumbee: Who are they?
- In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 3.4
- Introduction This activity for middle school grades allows students to survey the various theories concerning the ancestry of the Lumbee. Students will read and analyze four threads that seek to chronicle the ancestry of North Carolina’s largest...
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Gazelia Carter.
- Teaching about slavery through newspaper advertisements
- In this lesson for grades 8 and 11, students will analyze a selection of advertisements related to slavery from an 1837 newspaper in order to enhance their understanding of antebellum North Carolina, U.S. history, and the history of American slavery.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 Social Studies)
- By Kathryn Walbert.
- Lactase enzyme lab
- This lab will examine the specificity of an enzyme (lactase) to a specific substrate (lactose). Students will observe the actions of the enzyme and how shape is important to enzyme reactions.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Bert Wartski.
- Changes in a democratic society (Lesson 3 of 3)
- This lesson is a follow-up lesson to the Changes in a Democratic Society, Lessons 1 and 2 of 3. 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 Social Studies)
- By Karen Wagoner.
