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Freedom songs of the civil rights movement: Students will listen to freedom songs recorded during the civil rights movement, 1960–1965. Students will write about personal reactions to the music and lyrics. Through reading and pictures, students will briefly explore historical events where these songs were sung. Listening again, students will analyze and describe — musically — particular song(s).; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Music Education and Social Studies); By Merritt Raum Flexman.

Freedom with Harriet: Life on the Underground Railroad: This lesson for grades 6–8 will help students understand the experiences of slaves in the South who sought freedom via the Underground Railroad. Students will analyze a painting and create a living tableau that reflects the issues and emotions the painting evokes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Dianne Harlow.

The French Revolution: "Those who have and those who have not": This lesson is part of the French Revolution unit that examines the reigns of the absolute monarchs and the monetary crisis of the French government.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Social Studies); By Kevin Huntley.

Fugitive Slave Law simulation: Students face the critical issue of the Fugitive Slave Law that gave Southerners the right to regain their runaway slaves and return them to bondage. It is also considered by many to have contributed to growing sectionalism in the U.S. and eventually the Civil War. In order to take on the roles of historical actors, students will examine primary source documents from the Documenting the American South collection and critique arguments in favor and opposed to the law.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

Galileo Galilei: In The Walking Classroom, page 9; In this lesson for fifth grade language arts, students learn about Galileo Galilei's life and work.; Format: lesson plan

George Washington and Frederick Douglass letters: Recognizing point of view and bias: In Where English and history meet: A collaboration guide, page 4; This lesson uses two letters written by famous individuals. Frederick Douglass, a well-known former slave who became a leader of the American abolition movement, escaped from slavery in Maryland to freedom in New York in 1838. George Washington was a large slaveholder in Virginia (as well as the first president of the United States).; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Karen Cobb Carroll, Ph.D., NBCT.

George Washington's obituary: The following lesson will introduce students to the research process -- formulating questions, choosing resources, fact finding, and note-taking. After completing their research, they will write a short obituary for George Washington. Activities will integrate Reading, Language, Social Studies, Writing, and Computer Skills.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies); By Kathy Blades.

Good medicine: Students will examine changes in technology, medicine, and health that took place in North Carolina between 1870 and 1930 and construct products and ideas which demonstrate understanding of how these changes impacted people living in North Carolina at that time. To achieve these goals, students will employ the eight intelligences of Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies); By Leslie Ramsey.

Governor Charles Aycock: A virtual exhibit: In this activity, students learn about North Carolina governor Charles Aycock by reading historical commentary and a transcript of Aycock's inaugural speech. Students create museum exhibits about Governor Aycock using PowerPoint software.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Jamie Lathan.

Graphic organizer: Marriage in colonial North Carolina: This graphic organizer will aid students' comprehension as they read an article about marriage in colonial North Carolina.; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Graphic organizer: Nathan Cole and the First Great Awakening: This graphic organizer will aid students' comprehension as they read a diary excerpt that describes a revival in the 1760s.; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Graphic organizer: From Caledonia to Carolina: Graphic organizer designed to aid students' comprehension as they read an article about the immigration of Highland Scots to North Carolina in the colonial era.; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Graphic organizer: Janet Schaw on American agriculture: This graphic organizer will aid students' comprehension as they read a diary excerpt about agricultural practices in the Carolinas on the eve of the American Revolution.; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Graphic organizer: John Lawson's assessment of the Tuscarora: This graphic organizer will aid students' comprehension as they read a primary source account detailing an English traveler's encounters with the Tuscarora Indians in 1700-1701.; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Graphic organizer: The well-ordered family: This activity provides a way for students to further their comprehension as they read an excerpt from a book by an eighteenth-century Puritan minister about children's duties toward their parents. Students will complete a graphic organizer and answer questions about the reading passage.; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Graphic organizer: Who owns the land?: This graphic organizer will aid students' comprehension as they read an article about conflicting ideas of land ownership between European settlers in America and American Indians.; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

The Great Depression: Impact over time: In this lesson students listen to oral history excerpts from Stan Hyatt from Madison County and evaluate how the Great Depression affected one North Carolina family over time.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Hidden stories: A three-part lesson in African American history, research, and children’s literature: In this high school lesson plan, students will create a timeline of African American history, review a work of children's literature, and then create their own works of children's literature drawing on a primary source document pertaining to the life of an ordinary African American.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

History of astronomy scavenger hunt: A unit on astronomy inevitably and rightfully begins with a look at the history of astronomy. This activity provides students with an opportunity to learn the basic facts of the history of astronomy by using the internet.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies); By Mark Clinkscales and Carrie Palmer.

History of atomic theory: This lesson is developed for a regular low level physical science class. In small groups, students will use media and written script to learn and teach each other about major contributions to the development of the atomic theory.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Development and Science); By Anya Childs and Rhonda Garrett.

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