In this lesson from Teaching with Primary Sources from the Library of Congress “American Memory” Collection, students will explore how the events of September 11 have impacted America. Using Library of Congress primary resources, students will analyze how the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have changed American domestic and international policies and the of attitudes of individual Americans. The lesson culminates in students creating a 10-15 minute retrospective radio news story weaving in a variety of interviews and viewpoints based around a theme of their choice. Handouts, rubric, and links included in the 18 page pdf.

Containing more than 50 articles from the award-winning Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine and over 40 lesson plans, this multidisciplinary Educator Notebook will enrich your exploration of North Carolina and American history with diverse perspectives. This resource's link takes you to a very short form that gives you free downloadable access to the complete PDF book.

In this primary source based resource, students will spend two, 50 minute class periods exploring the methods of persuasion that were used during the suffrage movement and evaluating their effectiveness.

Students will explore the methods of persuasion that were used during the suffrage movement and evaluating their effectiveness.

Students will analyze a two-page poster that the government used to recruit recently freed slaves to fight for the Union Army during the Civil War. They will learn how the U.S. Government tried to appeal to black soldiers and consider the importance of enlisting black soldiers to the Union's victory.

Students will view a brief video about a singular cultural event that occurred in a decade, in this case the 1990s, in the United States and annotate the event for the who, what, where, when of the event and the impact of the event in 2019.  Each day has a specific video that the students will view, and they will submit the completed packet on the last class of the week.

In this pdf lesson module, students will consider the question: Did the attack on Pearl Harbor unify America? When students have completed this lesson, they will have created, explained, and defended coherent and evidence-based arguments for the multi-layered ways in which Americans thought about US involvement in WWII in the immediate aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Lessons will focus on the following topics: 1--Summarize reactions that everyday Americans had to the attack on Pearl Harbor; 2--Use relevant evidence to describe how people justified American involvement in the war, despite their misgivings; and 3--Make a claim with relevant evidence that explains the different ways that African Americans thought about the war.

In this lesson resource from Frontline, students will explore how Trayvon Martin's death ignited passions across the nation and how President Obama responded. Video clip and teaching tips included.

In this lesson resource from Frontline, students will explore how the partisan debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) led to the extreme polarization of Democrats and Republicans and helped fuel the rise of the Tea Party movement. Background info, teaching tips, and video clips included.

This film was selected for the 2004 National Film Registry of "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" motion pictures. It is a famous Civil Defense film for children in which Bert the Turtle shows what to do in case of atomic attack from the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Students will examine sequential primary sources relating to the events made in the 1860s and 1870s that were foundational to the Civil Rights progress of the latter 20th century.

Students will learn about and evaluate the famous Gettysburg Address, the 272-word document spoken by President Abraham Lincoln.

In this classroom activity, students will learn about and evaluate the famous Gettysburg Address, the 272-word document spoken by President Abraham Lincoln.

In this activity students read letters from ordinary people to government leaders in the Roosevelt Administration. Then they interpret the range of attitudes about the changing role of the federal government during the New Deal. The letters for this activity all contain reading supports and teachers can differentiate this activity for different levels of learners by choosing which letters to use in the activity.

Learn about the effects that the Second World War had on jazz music as well as the contributions that jazz musicians made to the war effort. This lesson will help students explore the role of jazz in American society and the ways that jazz functioned as an export of American culture and a means of resistance to the Nazis.

This resource supports English language development for English language learners. This lesson plan guides English Language Learners through the process of analyzing primary sources. This lesson includes Civil War Photographs from the National Archives, however the activity can be used with any topic of study. The lesson includes links to PDF handouts.

In this lesson, students examine the development of new constitutions in the reconstructed South. They also consider the political and social realities created by a dramatically changed electorate. In gaining a firmer grasp of the causes for the shifting alliances of this time, students see how far-reaching the consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction era were and how much these events continue to shape our collective destiny today.

Students will analyze a letter from Secretary of War Henry Stimson requesting a meeting with President Truman. They will determine what a certain "highly secret matter" is: the development of the atomic bomb.

This Educator Notebook provides information on Women’s History in North Carolina for teachers to use as a resource, either as stand-alone units, or integrated into standard curriculum. Included is research from museum curators and educators, and articles published in the Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine which are written for students in grades 4-12. Lesson plans and suggested activities complement many of the topics. Adaptable to multiple ages, they meet curriculum goals set forth by the NC Department of Public Instruction and connect to classes in national and world history, geography, economics, and the arts, and can be part of any unit of social studies. This resource's link takes you to a very short form that gives you free downloadable access to the complete PDF book.

Students will analyze the strategies employed by the suffragettes and their opponents to make generalizations about the sacrifices many made to gain the franchise. Students will synthesize the information and apply it to their own campaigns to encourage the community to vote.