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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Omaha Race Riot of 1919

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars analyze primary documents and images. Students organize and evaluate the causes and results of the Omaha race riot of 1919. Young scholars study and recognize key personalities involved. Students relate history to certain...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Does It Cost? Wages and Expenses in Historical Context

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars research the relative value of a historical dollar. They use old newspapers to find costs for food, housing, clothing, and transportation and then calculate the number of hours a worker would need to be employed to live...
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Activity
Other

1919: Chronik

For Students 9th - 10th
In German. Chronicle of events in the year 1919.
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Website
The History Place

The History Place: Hitler Joins German Workers' Party

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides information about Hitler and the German Workers' (Nazi) Party. The information is medium in length and is worth checking out for more info on the subject.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Modernist Portraits: John Dos Passos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
John Dos Passos is the focal point of this biography highlighting his politically charged contributions to American modernist literature. See "John Dos Passos Activities" for related artifacts and activities.