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The Cotton Gin
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In this lesson, students demonstrate how the cotton gin, and expanding cotton production, fostered regional interdependence and Northern industrial growth during the antebellum period. Students will also be introduced to the processes of creating and protecting intellectual property.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
Date Added:
04/13/2017
"Demonstration of Protest and Mourning for Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of March 25, 1911"
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In this activity, students study an image 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
The Development of Atomic Theory
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In this lesson, students will work in small groups to read and analyze a primary source using a set of questions designed to help them understand the writers' viewpoints. Students will then explain their findings to their classmates. Finally, each student will produce a written essay that explains how and why scientific understanding of the atom has changed over time.

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
The History Teaching Institute
Date Added:
02/22/2017
Dr. Seuss and U.S. Isolationism WWII
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In this lesson, students will understand the definition of isolationism as it applies to the U.S. pre-WW II through analysis of political cartoons by Dr. Seuss dealing with isolationism. Students will be able to make their own decisions about whether the U.S. should have stayed out of the war based on his political cartoons.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
Date Added:
03/15/2017
Editorial Cartoons of WWII in Europe
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In this lesson, students will collaboratively analyze the content of editorial cartoons that focus on the rise on Hitler's dominance of Europe. Students will also demonstrate their knowledge of the chronology of WWII in Europe by placing the cartoons in an order that shows a progression of WWII in Europe.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
Date Added:
03/15/2017
The Election of 1896 - Gold or Silver?
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This lesson is designed to explore the Election of 1896 and how editorial cartoons were used to support the candidates. Students will analyze cartoons supporting McKinley's candidacy and create cartoons supporting the candidacy of Bryan. Students will determine the effectiveness in persuading the public's vote.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
Date Added:
03/13/2017
Ellis Island - How the First Quota Act Decided Who Came to America: Looking at the Numbers
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This lesson will look at how the First Quota Act worked to decide who could come to America, and decreased the number of immigrants passing through Ellis Island. The students will be interpreting and displaying the data, and looking for trends with possible explanations.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
The History Teaching Institute
Date Added:
02/23/2017
"Emancipation"
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In this activity, students examine a print from a wood engraving titled "Emancipation" 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:
02/27/2017
Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary Celebration Broadside
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In this activity, students examine the broadside 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:
02/27/2017
Energy Crisis
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In this lesson, students will be asked to analyze and evaluate editorial cartoons regarding the Energy Crisis of the 1970s and early 1980s. Students are expected to determine tools the cartoonists use to express his or her opinion. Students will compare and contrast the Energy Crisis with the energy problems of today (2007).

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
Date Added:
03/15/2017
The Equal Rights Amendment: Viewing Women's Issues Through Political Cartoons
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In this lesson, students use editorial cartoons dealing with women’s issues and the Equal Rights Amendment in order to determine some of the major aspects of this social movement. They will discuss political cartoons in groups to identify stereotypes, symbols and text, determine their effectiveness, and then 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
"The First Vote"
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In this activity, students examine an image 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:
02/27/2017
The First World War: The Soldier's Experience Through Primary Sources
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In this lesson, students understand the war from the point of view of soldiers in the trenches through analysis of photographs, war poetry, and memoirs. Students will explore the power of visual images, including propaganda posters, political cartoons and postcards, that emphasize how governments and civilians prepared for war.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
History Teaching Institute - Ohio State University
Date Added:
04/13/2017