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In this activity, students examine an advertisement from 1847 and answer a series of questions. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.

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Social Studies
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Activity/Lab
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The History Teaching Institute
Date Added:
02/27/2017
The Age of Reform
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In this lesson, students examine two reform movements - anti-slavery and women's rights. In addition to learning about the beliefs and motivations of each group, students will seek cultural connections among the various reform impulses.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
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04/13/2017
The Alien and Sedition Acts
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In this lesson, students understand the provisions of the Alien and Sedition Acts within their political and constitutional contexts. Students will explore the issues raised by the prosecutions under these acts and the larger constitutional issues they raised, including a comparison of antebellum political conflicts and current issues.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
Date Added:
04/13/2017
American Imperialism
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In this lesson, students will be divided into groups and asked to analyze and evaluate editorial cartoons pertaining to late 19th and early 20th century American imperialism. Students are expected to determine the perspective of the artists. After group evaluation, students will present their finding to the entire class.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
Date Added:
03/13/2017
The American Revolution and the Enlightenment
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In this activity, students will delve into some of the revolutionary documents and consider the ideas of "authority" and "power" from the perspectives of those who had such a great stake in America's revolutionary struggle.

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Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
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04/13/2017
Andrew Jackson: Hero or Villain?
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In this lesson, students will compare/contrast the information in their textbook about Andrew Jackson to political cartoons of the era. Students will identify symbols, allusions and stereotypes used in these cartoons and infer the intended message and tone of the Jackson era cartoons. Students will also identify any biases in the cartoons and check for historical accuracy, and then formulate their own opinion about the Jackson Administration. As a culminating activity, students will write an opinion essay that articulates their personal stance on Andrew Jackson’s character, using proper writing conventions.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
Date Added:
03/10/2017
Anti-Vietnam Conflict (War) Protest
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In this lesson, students will use use editorial cartoons dealing with the anti-Vietnam conflict movement in order to determine aspects of this protest movement. They will consider the causes, forms and effectiveness of protest as depicted in editorial cartoons.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
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03/15/2017
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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In this lesson, students are given the details of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's death and what an important role nationalism played in this cause of WWI. In the culminating activity, students will use the knowledge gained to create a newspaper article about the assassination.

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Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
Date Added:
04/13/2017
The Automobile
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This lesson will help students understand just how the car came to occupy such a central position in American life. First, students will learn about Henry Ford, whose innovations transformed manufacturing and made automobiles affordable for virtually all Americans. Second, students will be asked to think about the different ways in which the automobile changed American society.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
Date Added:
04/13/2017
"The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street"
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In this activity, students examine a print of the famous engraving by Paul Revere and answer a series of questions. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source materials and sharpen associated cognitive skills.

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Social Studies
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Activity/Lab
Provider:
The History Teaching Institute
Date Added:
02/27/2017
Business v. Labor and the Role of Government
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In this lesson, students will analyze editorial cartoons that will enable them to explain the abuses of big business and determine the effects of their abuses. Students will identify the role of labor unions in
American society and better understand the role of government in the free enterprise system.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
Date Added:
03/13/2017
The Civil Rights Movement
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In this lesson, students will analyze three different speeches from the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s. Students will be allowed to choose between three different speakers (JFK, MLK, and Malcolm X) in order to decipher different views on civil rights and liberties in America.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
The History Teaching Institute
Date Added:
02/23/2017
The Civil Rights Movement: Cartoons as a Mean of Protest
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In this lesson, students will use editorial cartons dealing with the American Civil Rights movement in order to determine some of the major aspects of this social movement. They will discuss a pair of cartoons in groups and present their findings to the class.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
Date Added:
03/15/2017
"Civilian Defense Index"
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In this activity, students study a civilian defense pamphlet and answer a series of questions. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
The History Teaching Institute
Date Added:
02/23/2017
Containment in the Cold War
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In this lesson, students will understand what containment is and how and why it became a doctrine for the U.S. Students will understand the link between the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan and its importance in the Cold War.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
The History Teaching Institute
Date Added:
02/23/2017