In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia and equal protection. Students then answer analysis questions about the case.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Commission and eminent domain. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key and an extension activity included in the lesson.

A series of worksheets with answer keys to help students of differing levels identify main ideas from selcted texts.

This lesson pairs a magazine article about the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck in 1975 with the Gordon Lightfoot song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." After comparing and contrasting the elements of each text, students will choose a historical event and, using the song as a model, create a narrative poem about their chosen event. In addition, more contemporary songs and current events will also work for this activity.

In this lesson, students explore the political environment in England during the years that Thatcher was Prime Minister. Discussion questions are provided. In an associated activity, students will analyze excerpts from two speeches, one from Thatcher and the other from Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock.

The writings of Martin Luther helped spur the Reformation and inspired the rise of Protestantism in the 16th century. Luther gave different reasons for his break from the Catholic Church at different times in his life. This lesson features two sources attributed to Luther - an excerpt from the letter he wrote that accompanied what came to be his 95 Theses and part of a talk he gave later in life. Students compare the documents and consider how to weigh contrasting accounts of history written by the same person.

This resource provides basic information to help students evaluate the quality of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.

In this lesson students will be able to: 1. define Marxism and its historical progress 2. understand how and why Marxism spread among intellectuals, workers, and peasants of Europe 3.compare and contrast Marxism with other political and economic systems (such as capitalism, socialism, Fascism, and Liberalism) and put it into its proper historical and philosophical context 4. understand the social and political impact of Marxism in the twentieth-century world. *Link to The Manifesto of the Communist Party included.

In this Penguin Classics guide to Mary Chesnut's Diary, students will learn the background of the book as well as the author, and deepen their understanding of the text through indepth discussion questions. Mary Chesnut’s Diary gives readers a first-hand glimpse into the life of one woman living during a time of a nation divided and a future uncertain for all involved.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the McCulloch v. Maryland Supreme Court case on the necessary and proper clause. Students then answer an advanced placement style document based question. There is a teacher answer key at the end of the lesson.

Brief excerpt from the Treaty of Troyes, 1420 from Fordham University's Sourcebook website. The Treaty of Troyes was an agreement that Henry V of England and his heirs would inherit the throne of France upon the death of the king of France. It was signed in the French city of Troyes as a result of the Battle of Agincourt. It helps provide background to the Hundred Years' War.

In this Mid-Unit Assessment, students will write a response identifying the development and interaction of central ideas in A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf.

This lesson encourages close study of Wood's painting, American Revolution primary sources, and Longfellow's poem to understand the significance of this historical ride in America's struggle for freedom. By reading primary sources, students learn how Paul Revere and his Midnight Ride became an American story of patriotism.

A teachers guide for Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War by Tony Horwitz, including a detailed timeline, supplemental images, questions for each chapter, prompts for class discussion, vocaulary words and phrases, suggested exercises, and ideas for further reading.

In this Random House, detailed teacher's guide to A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by Carlotta Walls LaNier, students will explore the account of nine brave high school students and their families in a quest for quality desegregated public education. This guide contains discussion questions, extended activities, and suggested supplemental readings.

Includes six text-dependent questions, one constructed response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers regarding alignment to the CCSS for Thomas Jefferson's 1801 Inaugural Address.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona and the fifth amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.

In this DBQ Project lesson plan, students will examine ten documents to explore the Mongols and determine how barbaric the barbarians actually were.

Monroe brought a vision of an expanded America to his presidency"”a vision that helped facilitate the formulation of what has become known as the Monroe Doctrine. In this unit, students will review the Monroe Doctrine against a background of United States foreign relations in the early years of the republic.

In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Morse v. Frederick and the 1st amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case. There is a teacher answer key included in the lesson.