The newly re-elected Abraham Lincoln sought to unite the American people by interpreting the waning conflict as a divine judgment upon both sides of the war. This lesson will examine Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address to determine how he sought to reunite a divided country through a providential interpretation of the Civil War.

What arguments were put forth in objection to the Sedition Act? Supporters of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison believed the Sedition Act was designed to repress political opposition to President John Adams and the Federalists.

The U.S. victory over the Japanese Navy at Midway succeeded in stopping the Axis advance in the Pacific, and by early 1943 the Marines had driven the Japanese from Guadalcanal. This lesson will guide students through the military campaigns of the Pacific theater, tracing the path of the Allied offensives.

In this lesson, students will learn what wetlands are, where they are found, and their value to humans, animals, and the environment. As industrialization spreads and climate change intensifies, China's wetland resources continue to shrink and students will analyze the effects of industrialization on China's environment.

In this lesson, students will continue to explore the relationship between individual and society by examining how we so often believe “single stories” and stereotypes about groups of people. The activities that follow ask students to reflect on the basic human behavior of applying categories to the people and things we meet and to think about the circumstances in which “single stories” about others can be harmful or even dangerous.

This resource is a nonfiction, Common Core aligned reading passage with textual analysis questions about main idea, characterization, and supporting details.

This lesson will help teachers and students to investigate Edo Period Japan through the window provided by these images of the landscape, life, and interests of the rising townspeople. Students will use the famous woodblock prints of artists such as Hiroshige (1797-1858) and Hokusai (1760-1849) as primary documents to help them gain insight on Japanese history.

After students have read a book about the Holocaust, such as The Diary of Anne Frank or Night by Elie Wiesel, students will view Life is Beautiful and complete discussion questions that challenge their ability to analyze literature using film. When the film is complete, students will write a letter to the director conveying their opinion of the film.

This resource provides graphic organizers, questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy, anticipation guides, the Frayer model, and more--all adaptable for a variety of texts, vocabulary, and classrooms.

This lesson revisits the original nine African-American children who broke the color barrier at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1954. Lessons include close reading and analysis of news reports, television news accounts and writing assignments.

From the Standford University Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, this lesson, Love and Faith, introduces students to the music and poetry of the modern African American Freedom Struggle and challenges them to create their own creative works.

In this Random House for High School Teachers reader's guide, indepth discussion questions guide students through exploration of Neely Tucker's Love in the Driest Season, a memoir that tells a story of love flourishing in even a hostile environment.

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.

In this lesson and resource, students use charts and graphs to determine the main idea in a visual literacy exercise.

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 plan, students will read several different informational texts,work on using the Sugar mapping tool to further explore the text, and begin preparation for the Image Analysis Tool.

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.

This lesson allows students to use an out-of-the-box informational text - coverage of college basketball statistics and games - and use it to practice reading for information. Students look at information about local teams, interpret graphs and charts, and answer questions with similar stems to those seen on standardized tests.