Curated OER
Teaching With Documents: Powers of Persuasion - Poster Art of World War II
Students analyze 11 posters from wartime and complete a worksheet. They discuss the similarities and differences between the posters and where the posters might have been posted. Student volunteers from each group present the posters to...
Curated OER
Zones of Conflict
Students read maps and identify specific countries involved in conflict. They classify countries in cultural realms. They relate maps to what they know about world conflict.
Curated OER
War Time Propaganda: American Posters of the Great War
Young scholars identify propaganda related to World War and discuss its impact on society and research issues related to the American war effort between 1914 and 1918.
Curated OER
War, Peace and Judaism 1
Students describe the conflict discussed in class, identify the groups involved in the conflict and their various interests, and define the term ethics. They analyze a current news story from an ethical point of view.
Curated OER
At What Cost?
Students explore the civilian costs of war and the concept of 'moral equivalence.'
Other
Reformation Counter Reformation Beliefs
This site discusses how the Reformation and Counter-Reformation affected society. Even though it focuses mainly on religious belief, religion was the cornerstone of early modern European society.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets
This is a collection of 35 Grade-Leveled text sets (4-11). They are great for social studies teachers or for building background knowledge in reading class, CommonLit's text sets cover a range of historical, cultural, and political...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller
An air pilot named Yossarian and his squadron navigate life in the army during World War II. Despite their attempts to stay alive, the army's "Catch 22" rule continues to put them in danger. Selected (5) reading passages (grades 9-11) to...