Cold War, Civil Rights
October 1957 Memorandum Related to Sputnik (Teaching with Documents)
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 9:11amBy Missy McNatt and David Traill
This month marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Soviet launch of Sputnik, which fueled American panic that the Soviet Union could fire intercontinental ballistic missiles. The featured document highlights President Eisenhower’s reaction and the government’s response.
The Presidential Timeline of the 20th Century (Teaching with Documents)
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:38amPaul Resta, Betty S. Flowers, and Ken Tothero
This interactive website with digitized resources from 12 presidential libraries offers students a close-up look at key moments of a president’s term.
Ford: Not a Lincoln but a Hayes? A Lesson in History and Political Science
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:34amBy John A. Donnangelo
What makes a president successful? This article evaluates the presidency of Gerald Ford in the light of four theories by political scientists on presidential performance, highlighting one of them.
Ford: Not a Lincoln but a Hayes? A Lesson in History and Political Science
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 8:30amBy John A. Donnangelo
What makes a president successful? This article evaluates the presidency of Gerald Ford in the light of four theories by political scientists on presidential performance, highlighting one of them.
Letters from George Washington and Samuel Cabble, and Speeches by Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 1:35pmBy Lee Ann Potter
Students will grapple with what it means to “embrace the future” when they study primary documents related to four noteworthy individuals who embraced the future in distinct ways.
Question: Who Can Vote?
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 12:56pmBy Misty D. Rodeheaver and Mary E. Haas
Key historical events changed voting practices in America and extended the right to vote. This article spotlights a few of those events, as well as contemporary voting issues, and outlines a teacher-tested lesson on voting.
Integrating Government and Literature: Mock Civil and Criminal Trials Based on [em]To Kill A Mockingbird[/em]
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 12:52pmBy Lori Kumler and Rina Palchick
In a project that connected social studies classes with literature classes, students honed academic skills as they constructed mock trials from the events of a famous novel.
Across the Color Line: Diversity, Public Education, and the Supreme Court (Looking at the Law)
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 12:33pmBy Michelle Parrini
This review of key Supreme Court cases dealing with school integration can foster class discussion on racial progress and the role of the courts in determining educational policy.
Child’s Letter to President John F. Kennedy about Physical Fitness (Teaching with Documents)
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 12:13pmBy Missy McNatt
The featured letter from a nine-year-old boy to JFK will highlight the need to promote physical fitness in our schools, and can ignite class discussions of issues such as federalism, Title IX, and the overall health of Americans.
