Students will review and examine colonial North America's economic, social, and political life by participating in a 13 colonies competition. Students will be able to explain the positive and negative impact human activity had on the physical environment of the United States. This lesson will culminate with students focusing on one colony of their choice for which they create an advertisement for settling that colony.

This resource explains why North Carolina was referred to as the Rip Van Wrinkle state during the 1800s.

This lesson plan focuses on the changes in technology used in agriculture between 1950 and 1980 on North Carolina farms and a look at what technological advances affect agriculture today. It asks students to use primary source photographs and videos from farm operations during these time periods to examine how farming techniques changed due to mechanization.

Students will learn about Lunsord Lane and the accomplishments he had a a slave and a freed black man.

Students are asked the question, "What do we need to do to prevent or control an outbreak of yellow fever at our school if it occurred today?" Students will work in small collaborative groups to examine the problem of epidemics in past and modern times. Students will develop their own public health policy that reflects the challenges of a modern day outbreak of yellow fever at school. Students will present their findings in the form of a written letter/report and multimedia presentation to the class and to the Principal. This lesson utilizes documents from the North Carolina State Government Publications Collection.

Students will understand the problem of sanitation in North Carolina communities and will be able to make comparisons with current issues and problems facing our state and local communities. This lesson utilizes documents from the North Carolina State Government Publications Collection.

Students will work in groups to determine whether air quality is better today than it was in 1970. Students will complete a KWL chart and make suggestions to improve air quality today. This lesson utilizes documents from the North Carolina State Government Publications Collection.

Tips and tools to help students write for the appropriate audience when writing an essay.

Tips and tools to help students start writing a paper and continue writing through the challenges of the revising process. Brainstorming can help students choose a topic, develop an approach to a topic, or deepen understanding of the topic’s potential.

A handout/tutorial on correct citations. Included in this resource are guidlines for APA, MLA, and Chicago style plus a citation building resource.

A handout/tutorial on comma usage including the mnemonic device FANBOYS, common sentence inturrupters, and comma splice confusions.

This handout will discuss strategies to evaluate secondary printed sources—books, journal articles, magazines, etc.—based on three criteria: objectivity, authority, and applicability to a particular assignment.

A handout/tutorial on how paragraphs are formed, how to develop stronger paragraphs, and how to completely and clearly express your ideas.