Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Willa Cather Lesson Plans
Check out this informative resource to learn more about this famous author. This site features links to several other sites dedicated to Willa Cather's life and work.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Connecticut: A Case Study in Anti Imperialism
Lesson plan for 7th and 8th grade. Gives notes on imperialism, mercantilism and how Great Britain used the colonies as a source for raw materials.
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: Te Kete Ipurangi: Guilty or Not?
This is an excellent lesson unit that can be used with gifted students. Students can choose from three case files and each case file has six lesson plans. After studying a case, students must compose a persuasive argument, present it,...
iCivics
I Civics: Lau v. Nichols (1974)
This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that required public schools to provide language supports to English and multilingual learners. Students learn how Lau's arguments relate to the landmark case, Brown v....