In this lesson, students consider how ordinary citizens contributed to and experienced the fall of the Berlin Wall. They then develop scrapbooks depicting how people experienced the wall and use the books as symbolic bricks in building a classroom Berlin Wall.

The objective of this lesson is to understand the constellation of events - both macro and local - that enabled the sudden and peaceful reunification of the two post-World War II German states in 1989-90, to examine the symbolic significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification for Germans as well as for Europeans, to focus on the immediate hopes and also fears felt by the diverse populations during 1989-90, and to explore the short- and long-term implications of the division of German and the reunification of two states with diverse political and economic systems.

This lesson discusses the attempted attack on England by Spain and its failure as a result of wind changes at sea.

In this Teaching with the News lesson, students will assess the role of graffiti in political protest, use a short video to analyze the relevance of graffiti during the Egyptian revolution and articulate opinions on graffiti and censorship.

This lesson examines the worst outbreak of plague in England since the Black Death in 1348 and how Londoners reacted to it during and after.

This lesson discusses the plot to blow up the Palace of Westminster in November of 1605.

This resource examines the life and rule of King Henry VIII 500 years later.

This lesson discusses the maintenance of the nearly 1000 people who attended Henry VIII at different locations.

The focus of this lesson is on the use of hieroglyphs as a form of communication, record keeping, and as a means for preserving and passing down history. Students will learn basic information about the alphabet, common Egyptian words, and how to read hieroglyphic messages. Students will also practice using hieroglyphs to create messages of their own.

The decision to partition India into two countries as part of its independence from Britain in August 1947 had dramatic consequences. The creation of Pakistan as a Muslim state and newly independent India as a Hindu state set off waves of displacement, migration, and violence. In this lesson, students attempt to enter the mindset of leaders in 1947 and use primary sources to evaluate the Partition Plan.

In this lesson, students will link what they already know about Aboriginal Australians to the new topic, identify basic and clear differences between modern society and Aboriginal living, and identify what they would like to learn more about Aboriginal Australians.

This lesson examines the propaganda produced by the Jacobites in their efforts to push the resoration of the Stuarts to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

This page contains extensive documents and resources related to the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, including the propaganda, the resistance, the treatment of prisoners, and the Battle of Sheriffmuir.

This page contains extensive documents and resources on the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, including accounts of the battle of Culloden and Prestonpans, the lives of Jacobite soldiers, the treatment of Jacobite prisoners, the defense of London, and examples of museum objects.

This lesson begins with a lecture/presentation about the Kurds and their history/geography. Students are then asked to divide into pairs, randomly choose a place and time in modern Kurdish history in which their character will live, conduct research on the historical situation, fill out the research question guide and the options pros and cons guide, and write a detailed letter explaining what actions their fictional character plans to take and why.

This resource contains several documents on Magna Carta and its legacy throughout the Middle Ages, as well as ideas for uses in the classroom.

In this activity, students will analyze a picture from 1233, during the reign of King Henry III, and discuss how it relates to the centuries-long persecution of Jewish people.

This lesson engages students in investigative work using primary sources related to the murder of Lord Darnley, the husband of Mary Queen of Scots.

This lesson discusses England's settling in North America and their interactions with the Native Americans.