US History
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.
The Updated Verdict of the Keys
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 1:27pmBy Allan J. Lichtman
Read this article to see what a historically accurate prediction system forecasts as the outcome of the popular vote this presidential election.
Rough Journal Page Documenting Ratification and Final Page of the Treaty of Paris, 1783 (Teaching with Documents)
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 1:25pmBy Lee Ann Potter
The featured documents highlight for students the significance of the Treaty of Paris, not only in ending the Revolutionary War, but also in transforming British North America.
Fear, Panic, and Injustice: Executive Order 9066 A Lesson for Grades 4-6 (Elementary Education)
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 1:11pmBy Theresa M. McCormick
In this lesson, students use primary sources to understand how a climate of fear influenced the president to sign the order that forced the incarceration of Japanese Americans.
Conducting Interviews to Learn about World War II (Elementary Education)
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 1:07pmBy Mary E. Haas
The featured lesson plan offers student interviewers the opportunity to evaluate multiple perspectives, interpret information, and draw historical conclusions.
Frederick Douglass Changed My Mind about the Constitution
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 1:04pmBy James Oakes
Like Frederick Douglass, this historian had originally viewed the Constitution as pro-slavery. Yet a close look at Douglass’s writings revealed a Constitution that empowered the federal government to abolish slavery.
Habeas Corpus and “Enemy Combatants”
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 1:00pmBy Carolyn Pereira and Nisan Chavkin
The writ of habeas corpus has been a critical tool for balancing the rights of individuals with the government’s responsibility to protect the nation’s welfare. The featured elementary, middle, and high school lessons explore the significance of this right.
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.
Dear Miss Breed: Using Primary Documents to Advance Student Understanding of Japanese Internment Camps
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 12:53pmBy Patrick Westcott and Martha Graham Viator
The authors highlight the Carter G. Woodson award winner Dear Miss Breed—which recounts the stories of 19 children of Japanese descent interned in U.S. camps during World War II—as an excellent resource for studying the Japanese American wartime experience.
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.
