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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTribal Truths: Exploring the American-Indian Perspectives Toward the Bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students research and analyze the interactions of American Indian trib...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink"I Cannot Tell a Lie": Examining Myths in American History
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine and debunk historical myths, using the American Revol...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHeld Accountable: Connecting Accounts from Slave Narratives to Historical Research
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students read excerpts from two recently discovered slave narrativ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPBS's The Border Interactive Timeline
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: United States History, World History, History-Social Science, GeographyPBS presents this interactive timeline charting the history of the U.S.-Mexican border. Dating from pre-1500 to 2000, the timeli...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Federalist Papers
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, American DemocracyThis resource, from Yale Law School s Avalon Project, includes links to all 85 documents in The Federalist Papers, groundbreak...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVital Voters: Educating Youth on Voting and the Electoral Process
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, American DemocracyIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students create voter education campaigns to raise awareness of and in...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Safe Place for Hate? Exploring the Conflict between Free Speech and Social Responsibility on the Internet
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, American DemocracyIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the conflict over the admission of hate-related infor...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStar Politics: Examining the Advantages of Celebrity Status in the Political Arena
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider their opinions about celebrities in politics. They t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkRemember the Alamo
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Economics, History-Social Science, Geography, American DemocracyThis PBS Teacher s Guide accompanies their Remember the Alamo film and Web site. The film and Web site offer insights into Ame...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Economics, History-Social ScienceThis PBS Teacher s Guide accompanies their Andrew Carnegie film. This teacher s guide contains ideas for using the film in the...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Rockefellers
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Economics, History-Social Science, Geography, American DemocracyThis PBS Teacher s Guide accompanies their The Rockefellers film and Web site. The film and Web site offer insights into Ameri...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUlysses S. Grant
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Economics, History-Social Science, Geography, American DemocracyThis PBS Teacher s Guide accompanies their Ulysses S. Grant film and Web site. The film and Web site offer insights into Ameri...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStriking a Deal: Learning the History of American Labor Strikes
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, EconomicsIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the economic repercussions of a potential Major L...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Economics of Jim Crow
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: United States History, Economics, History-Social ScienceIn this PBS lesson, students explore the economy of the southern states during the Jim Crow era. They look at the economics of J...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkImages of the Civil War
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: United States History, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceThis resource is part of PBS The Civil War Web site, from the Ken Burns film of the same name. This page provides a collectio...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJohn Spencer Bassett: "Slavery in the State of North Carolina"
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Literary Analysis, United States History, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceThis resource, from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is part of their Documenting the American South (DocSouth) ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFrederick Douglass: "Life and Times of Frederick Douglass"
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Literary Analysis, United States History, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceThis resource, from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is part of their Documenting the American South (DocSouth) ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSojourner Truth: "Narrative of Sojourner Truth"
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Literary Analysis, United States History, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceThis resource, from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is part of their Documenting the American South (DocSouth) ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNat Turner: "The Confessions of Nat Turner"
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Literary Analysis, United States History, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceThis resource, from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is part of their Documenting the American South (DocSouth) ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDocumenting the American South: American Slave Writings
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Literary Analysis, United States History, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceThis resource, from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is part of their Documenting the American South (DocSouth) ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0