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American Stories: Teens and ImmigrationIn this lesson designed to enhance literary skills, students explore the experience of four teen immigrants to the United States. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Baseball and Social Change: The Story of Roberto ClementeIn this lesson designed to enhance literary skills, students explore how a culture changes as new groups of people enter it, focusing on the experiences of baseball player Roberto Clemente and the influence of Latino culture in the United States. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Building the Erie CanalIn this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students look at how the construction of the Erie Canal brought about major changes within United States, particularly in New York City, upstate New York, and the Midwest. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Building the Pyramids of Ancient EgyptIn this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students learn about the pyramids of ancient Egypt, the pyramids' role in Egyptian society, and historians' theories about how the Egyptians were able to build these massive structures. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
BullyingIn this lesson designed to enhance literary skills, students think about the impact of bullying on individuals' rights in a democratic society. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
The Columbian ExchangeIn this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students explore the movement of plants, animals, and diseases that characterized the Columbian Exchange and learn how it changed the world. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Conflict Over Western LandsIn this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students explore how the differing worldviews of white settlers and Native Americans led to conflicts over land when Americans surged westward in the 1860s. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
From Slavery to Freedom in Colonial TimesIn this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students examine the life of Venture Smith, an African man enslaved in America, to learn about the experiences of enslaved and free African Americans in the New England colonies. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
The Powers of GovernmentIn this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students learn how power is divided and shared among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the U.S. government. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Slavery and the U.S. ConstitutionIn this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students explore how delegates to the U.S. Constitutional Convention in 1787 addressed slavery in the Constitution as they debated the idea of fair representation in the government. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
The Story of PocahontasIn this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students explore what may have happened when Pocahontas and John Smith met by comparing popular and historical versions of the famous story. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Trail of Tears: The Cherokee Fight Against RemovalIn this lesson designed to enhance literary skills, students examine the struggles of the Cherokees to remain on their land in the early 1800s. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Who Owns a Sound?In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students examine the debate over electronic sampling in music and gather information to form their own opinion about the issue. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Who Was Alexander Hamilton?In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students explore the key role that Alexander Hamilton played in shaping the U.S. government and how his early experiences helped him achieve this success. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Writings of the Ancient MayaIn this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students explore what we can learn about the ancient Maya civilization from their writings. |
5-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |