In this lesson, students will explore runaway ads from the 1700s, gain an understanding of the individual lives affected by slavery during the 1700s as well as the skills and characteristics possessed by such individuals. The PowerPoint can be found at http://civics.sites.unc.edu/files/2012/05/SlaveRunawaysPPT.pdf .

In this selection of activities, students will continue to have questions about terrorism as our world is ever-changing. Of course, combatting terrorism is hard and uncertain, and this issue has become extremely politicized. We need to focus on terrorism rather than Muslims in general, and remember that terrorism is not a clash of civilizations between "the East" and "the West," but between the vast majority of humanity and the extremist few.

Students will explore how various black entrepreneurs thrived in Durham's downtown, so much so that Durham's Parrish Street was soon known as Black Wall Street. Students will gain a sense of the challenges overcome and successes experienced by the various black entrepreneurs and businesses on Black Wall Street.

Students gain an understanding of how the focus of supply and demand influence prices in a market economy.

In this lesson, students examine how various government policies, such as rationing and limited wage increases,impacted Americans’ daily lives during World War II. By examining various government agencies and their war time policies, students will gain insight into how and why the government encroached upon people’s daily lives during the War. Students will apply what they have learned throughout the lesson by creating their own World War II advertising campaign informing Americans how they can contribute to the war effort.

Students learn about the Supreme Court of North Carolina and its relevance to every North Carolinian. Students examine the historical decision made by Supreme Court of North Carolina justices in State v. Mann. Then, students will take on the roles of justices on the Supreme Court of North Carolina to make a decision regarding the facts in the important Supreme Court of North Carolina case: State v. Will.

Students learn about the impact of World War II on the Netherlands and Jews. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of the realities experienced by individual lives throughout this tumultuous period and create an award and speech to honor Holocaust survivors living in North Carolina.

In this lesson, students will examine America's Indian removal policies, including the events leading up to the passage of Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act and the effect this had on Native Americans. Through class discussion, an interactive Power Point presentation, and the examination of primary source documents from the 1830s, students will gain an understanding of the political strategies, perspectives, culture clashes, and historical consequences of this time period. Additionally, students will explore the impact of forced removal during the Trail of Tears through art examination, art creation, and creative writing.

This presentation is intended to be used with the lesson " Tales and Trails of Betrayal: America's Indian Removal Policies." In this lesson, students will examine America's Indian removal policies, including the events leading up to the passage of Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act and the effect this had on Native Americans. Through class discussion, an interactive Power Point presentation, and the examination of primary source documents from the 1830s, students will gain an understanding of the political strategies, perspectives, culture clashes, and historical consequences of this time period. Additionally, students will explore the impact of forced removal during the Trail of Tears through art examination, art creation, and creative writing.

In this lesson, students will examine the linguistic aspect of North Carolina history and culture—its languages and dialects—which is often overlooked. In class discussions based on excerpts from the book Talkin’ Tar Heel: How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina, and video and audio clips, students will consider how we speak may be a reflection of our past and present, as well as how languages and dialects provide a fascinating way to understand North Carolina’s rich and diverse cultural heritage. This lesson will culminate with students applying what they have learned to create their own personal dictionary, with an emphasis on regional and personal dialect and language.

Study guide for the "Remarkable Journey: Founding the Asian Indian Community in North Carolina," a documentary that illustrates the history, culture, lives, and contributions of Indian-Americans in North Carolina.

Students will examine women's roles in the making of North Carolina. Students will be assigned a woman who has lived and or worked in North Carolina at some point throughout history and made a contribution to our state and or the nation. Students will research their assigned person, explore her life experiences, challenges, and successes, then represent this woman while attending a "Timeless Tea in Celebration of North Carolina Women."

In this lesson, students will explore themes of First Amendment rights and the freedom to read, while also gaining an actiTo Ban or Not to Ban the Invisible Man: A School Board Simulationve understanding of the roles of School Board members and the responsibilities of active community members, by participating in a School Board simulation where they grapple with the same choice: whether or not to ban Invisible Man.

Much of the fighting during World War I was done from the trenches, a grueling and horrific experience for soldiers. In this lesson, students will participate in an experiential activity based ontrench warfare and have their interest peaked regarding this period of history with the macabre yet realistic details of war life. Students will further learn about World War I though examination of the poem “The Rear‐Guard” by Siegfried Sassoon.

Students will simulate the experiences of an immigrant's passage to and arrival in America during the turn of the century, relating these experiences to Emma Lazarus's poem The New Colossus. Students will also explore the process to become a naturalized citizen and learn about the
different ethnic groups immigrating to America.

Many students feel that adults don’t listen and that as teens, they have little power to affect change.  In this lesson, students will explore the successful youth movement during the Vietnam era to change the voting age from 21 to 18‐years‐old. Students will understand that largely due to the valid protests from young people (“Old enough to fight!  Old enough to vote!”) the Twenty‐Sixth Amendment was ratified.

Students explore and compare how the Constitution has granted and/or limited Presidential actions during times of crisis. Beginning with background information regarding the parts of the Constitution related to Executive Power/Privilege, students gain context regarding how American democracy defines, grants, and limits presidential powers. In groups, students then examine a scenario describing an incident in American history during which a President had to respond during a time of crisis. After analyzing the crisis and determining whether the President's response was appropriate and Constitutional, students present their scenario to classmates.

On March 23, 1849, Henry Brown began one of the most dramatic escapes from slavery in Americanhistory. In this lesson plan, students will learn about the institution of slavery by examining the life and experiences of Henry “Box” Brown, focusing on his innovative escape when mailing himself from a slave state to a free state. Through participation in activities such as class discussion, reading excerpts of The Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself, and the creation of their own art and dramatic presentation based on Henry’s life and experiences, students will learn about the complexities of slavery and freedom in the 1800s.

In this lesson students will gain an understanding of the history of the African slave trade, the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, and the development of slavery in America through discussing historical facts, art work, and excerpts from the book, Copper Sun.

This presentation is used with a lesson that allows students to gain an understanding of the history of the African slave trade, the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, and the development of slavery in America through discussing historical facts, art work, and excerpts from the book, Copper Sun.