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To Kill a Mockingbird Setting: A Portrait of a Southern Town in the 1930s Video

To Kill a Mockingbird Setting: A Portrait of a Southern Town in the 1930s

Lesson Planet
5 mins 7th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
New ReviewThe characters of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird are formed and informed, in part, by the distinctive historical backdrop of Alabama during the Great Depression. Watch a video that details Lee's experience growing up in Monroeville,...
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Extranjeros and Expansion Lesson Plan

Extranjeros and Expansion

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewA three-part instructional activity gives light to the Unites States expansion from the view of Texans, New Mexicans, and Californians. Through videos and written activities, scholars work collaboratively to research specific individuals...
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Latino Americans: Timeline of Important Dates Website

Latino Americans: Timeline of Important Dates

Lesson Planet
4th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewFrom 1500-2000, an interactive timeline details important events related to Latino Americans. Next, to each date are small, yet informative blurbs—some of which include videos. 
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Jewish Resistance Unit

Jewish Resistance

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Resistance to the Holocaust took on many forms. Learners explore the passive and active resistance of Jewish people who continued their practices and observances, as well as organized resistance against the evils of the Nazis. An...
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The "Final Solution" Unit

The "Final Solution"

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Nazi policies shifted from deportation and imprisonment to extermination of the Jewish people in death camps in the "Final Solution." Learners examine photos of artifacts, read poetry written by survivors, analyze testimony from...
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Contemporary Antisemitism Unit

Contemporary Antisemitism

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Despite the recognized atrocities of the Holocaust, anti-semitism continues. The 11th and final installment of the Teaching the Holocaust series explores the long-term effects of the Holocaust on modern anti-semitism, asking pupils to...
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Perpetrators, Collaborators, and Bystanders Unit

Perpetrators, Collaborators, and Bystanders

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
After the Holocaust, the world grappled with how to bring justice to the Nazis. But what to do with the thousands—if not millions—who allowed it to happen? Young historians consider the issues of guilt, collaboration, and responsibility...
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Survivors and Liberators Unit

Survivors and Liberators

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
The end was just the beginning. The period immediately after the end of World War II and the Holocaust is often called "The Return to Life" as survivors looked to reunite and recreate broken families and shattered lives. A two-lesson...
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Nazi Germany Unit

Nazi Germany

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
The Holocaust was an evolution of anti-Semitism, scapegoating, and targeted violence against Jews with Nazi policies. A resource unpacks the escalation in violence, along with the erosion of democratic institutions, during the 1930s....
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Antisemitism Unit

Antisemitism

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Propaganda and anti-semitism were linked to evil ends during the Holocaust. Using video testimony of Holocaust survivors, examples of Nazi propaganda, and discussion questions, learners explore the roots of anti-semitism in Europe and...
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The Children and Legacies Beyond the Holocaust Unit

The Children and Legacies Beyond the Holocaust

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Using video testimony, primary source documents that detail international agreements, and structured discussions, learners consider the precarious position of children during the Holocaust and other international conflicts, and how to...
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Rescuers and Non-Jewish Resistance Unit

Rescuers and Non-Jewish Resistance

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
What does it mean to be a rescuer during the time of the Holocaust? Learners consider the role of those who resisted the Nazi invasions, including hiding Jewish people, throughout Europe. Activities include listening to the testimony of...
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The Ghettos Unit

The Ghettos

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Young historians examine primary sources, including diaries, poems, and photographs, to consider the conditions in the ghettos and how they fit into the escalation of the Third Reich's plot against the Jewish people. 
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Studying The Holocaust Unit

Studying The Holocaust

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
While many young scholars are familiar with the Holocaust, they may not understand the specific history that led to the unprecedented atrocity. The first lesson in the unit helps teachers gauge their pupils' background knowledge. A...
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Grade 10 ELA Module 2: Unit 2, Lesson 2 Lesson Plan

Grade 10 ELA Module 2: Unit 2, Lesson 2

EngageNY
10th
CCSS: Designed
What is a megalomaniac? Scholars discover the word's meaning as they read and analyze paragraphs seven and eight from Julia Alvarez's essay "A Genetics of Justice." They also read Mark Memmott's article "Remembering to Never Forget" and...
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Eastern Europe 1939-45 — Stalingrad Interactive

Eastern Europe 1939-45 — Stalingrad

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Acts of civilian courage in Great Britain—and in one case, the island of Malta—often receive the George Cross, instituted by King George VI at the beginning of World War II. After the valiant defense of Stalingrad by its inhabitants,...
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Eastern Europe 1939-45 — Ukraine Interactive

Eastern Europe 1939-45 — Ukraine

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Was Joseph Stalin desperate or exaggerating the USSR's need for assistance on the Eastern Front in 1942? History students examine two differing opinions on Stalin's position and the reality of the Eastern Front just three years before...
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Evaluating Sources in a ‘Post-Truth’ World: Ideas for Teaching and Learning about Fake News Lesson Plan

Evaluating Sources in a ‘Post-Truth’ World: Ideas for Teaching and Learning about Fake News

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
The framers of the United States Constitution felt a free press was so essential to a democracy that they granted the press the protection it needed to hold the powerful to account in the First Amendment. Today, digital natives need to...
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Literary Pilgrimages: Exploring the Role of Place in Writers’ Lives and Work Lesson Plan

Literary Pilgrimages: Exploring the Role of Place in Writers’ Lives and Work

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Do the places you have lived influence what you write? Class members research the lives of writers and look for how places these writers have lived might have influenced their writings. 
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Teaching about Cybersecurity: Taking Steps to Improve Online Safety and Prevent Data Breaches Lesson Plan

Teaching about Cybersecurity: Taking Steps to Improve Online Safety and Prevent Data Breaches

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Leaks! Data breaches! Identity Theft! What can be done to improve online safety? An article offers chilling examples of the importance of preventing data breaches—some very practical suggestions for increasing protection of online...
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Timeline of the Holocaust Interactive

Timeline of the Holocaust

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
An interactive timeline uses images, videos, primary source documents, and links to informational text to chronicle the history of the Holocaust from 1933-1945.
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A Day in the Life of a Mongolian Queen Lesson Plan

A Day in the Life of a Mongolian Queen

Lesson Planet
4 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
A four-part instructional activity features a video that details the life of a Mongolian queen. An eight-question quiz, related resources, and discussion questions follow the video to enhance the learning experience.
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Reading Informational Text: 11-12th ELA Common Core
32 Item

Reading Informational Text: 11-12th ELA Common Core

Lesson Planet
11th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Science, social studies, and language arts resources that address 11th and 12th grade standards for reading informational text can be found in this collection. Take a look at the attached notes for each resource to find the grade 11 and 12 aligned Common Core Standards for Reading Information Text.
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Decoding an Editorial Cartoon Lesson Plan

Decoding an Editorial Cartoon

Lesson Planet
6th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
What advantages do political cartoons have over written editorials? Scholars discuss the topic by exploring editorial cartoons. Working in small groups, pupils analyze an Uncle Sam cartoon and complete a worksheet. As a fun extension,...
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