Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Internment of Japanese-Americans in Arkansas during WWII

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the location, purpose, and details of the 2 Internment Camps in Arkansas for Japanese-Americans during WWII.
Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
Scholastic gives a detailed look at immigration to the United States from the 17th century to the present. Includes motivation for immigration and immigration restrictions and laws.
Interactive
CNN

Cnn: Hurricane Katrina: Rebuilding

For Students 9th - 10th
Impressive interactive web page that has a great deal of information on Hurricane Katrina. Information on this site includes graph of population changes, updates on the status of housing, schools, utilities, and the status of New Orleans...
Website
United Nations

United Nations: The Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official page for The Middle East from the United Nations. You will find up-to-the-minute reports by the Secretary-General, Security Council, General Assembly as well as news on relief efforts and links to more UN information...
Website
Other

How Do I? A Practical Guide to Living in America

For Students 9th - 10th
Miami-based law firm, Immigration Law Offices, Inc., provides information for new immigrants about basic tasks, such as finding housing, making phone calls, mailing letters, opening bank accounts, learning English, finding a doctor, and...
Article
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Planners Consider Future of New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
Government officials discuss possible plans for the rebuilding of New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina. Article is from October, 2005.
Lesson Plan
Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Indian Removal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan looks at the process whereby a policy of assimilation gave way to one of overt removal under President Jackson.
Graphic
Curated OER

Joshua Dimina

For Students 9th - 10th
What does it feel like to be a refugee in a strange country during a holiday time? Read about a refugee from the Republic of Congo and other immigrants as they struggle with a new culture.
Graphic
Curated OER

Dimina in Surgery

For Students 9th - 10th
What does it feel like to be a refugee in a strange country during a holiday time? Read about a refugee from the Republic of Congo and other immigrants as they struggle with a new culture.