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Revisiting 'Separate but Equal': Examining School Segregation 45 Years After Brown v. Board of Education
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, United States History, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceIn this two-day lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the struggle for desegregation during the Civ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Huddled Masses Still Yearning to Breathe Free: Examining the Modern "Immigrant Experience"
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, United States HistoryIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning network, students examine the experience of modern-day immigrants. A "New York ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0"I" Witness to History: Writing First-person Accounts of Historical Events
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: World History, Reading Comprehension, United States History, History-Social Science, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students read a first-hand account of the Japanese attack on Pearl Har...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Race to Learn: Exploring the Historical Role of Race in Education
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, American Democracy, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about the history of education and race in the United S...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0When Worlds Collide: Exploring the Impact of Immigrant Minorities on American Society
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, World History, History-Social Science, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Visual ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the intersection between immigration and America's vi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Stop Signs: Exploring How Different Parties Might Promote an End to the Violence in the Middle East
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, World History, Geography, American Democracy and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students research the positions of different interested parties regard...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Is All Well in Welfare? Exploring Solutions for Welfare Reform
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore current welfare reform issues. They then create plans...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Reign of Terror? Learning About Acts of Terrorism Around the World in Modern History
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, World History, Reading Comprehension, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students research acts of terrorism around the world over the past thi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Strike Up the Band: Exploring the Role of Organized Labor in the Entertainment Industry
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students first examine the value of live music by writing about person...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0When Human Rights Are Wronged: Designing a "Bill of Human Rights" in the Social Studies Classroom
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, World History, Reading Comprehension, American Democracy and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the concept of human rights by examining the arre...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Speak Out!: Examining the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on the United States Through Editorial Writing
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Career & Technical Ed, American Democracy, Arts, Media, & Entertainment and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider their opinions on various topics and issues related ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Weighing the War: Debating For and Against the War in Iraq
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: World History, Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, English-Language Arts and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students examine President Bush's September 2004 address at the Un...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0History of the Vote
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsThis resource, from EdGate, is a timeline of the Constitution from its adoption in 1787 through the ratification of the 26th Ame...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0American Experience: Monkey Trial
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Film & Video, Theatre, Life Sciences, Science and 5 additional..This ReadWriteThink-reviewed Web site, developed by PBS, features detailed information about the Scopes Trial, or Monkey Trial...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Meet the New Americans
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: World History, Geography, American Democracy, Electives and 2 additional..This page, from the EDSITEment-reviewed PBS Web site, provides access to features on five new types of immigrants to the United ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Mexican Laborer
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: World History, Geography, American Democracy, United States History, History-Social ScienceThis page, from the EDSITEment-reviewed PBS Web site, features a Mexican laborer whose family lives in Mexico while he works as ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Learn More About the New Americans
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: World History, Geography, American Democracy, United States History, History-Social ScienceThis page, from the EDSITEment-reviewed PBS Web site, provides links to resources on American immigration, with particular focus...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Stop the Flow!: Creative Solutions for Stemming the Tide of Illegal Immigration from Mexico to the U.S.
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, Reading Comprehension, Economics, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students brainstorm creative and imaginative solutions to economic and...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Duking It Out: Exploring Duke Ellington and Jazz Along with Other Composers and Musical Styles
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, World History, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students read and discuss "Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra: Mixing Treas...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Tactics in the Persian Gulf: From Diplomacy to Force -- Interpreting Past and Current Events in Iraq
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, World History, Reading Comprehension, Career & Technical Ed and 4 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students trace the United States' involvement in Iraq from 1991 th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0