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Curated OER

The AME Church in U.S. History

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the history of the African Methodist Church in the United States. In this African American history lesson, 9th graders discover why the church was founded and research its history and noteworthy members. Students...
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State Bar of Texas

Dred Scott v. Sandford

For Teachers 8th Standards
Who decides someone is not a real person? Scholars investigate the Dred Scott v. Sandford court case which deals directly with slavery and citizenship. After viewing a short video clip, classmates work in pairs to assess and discuss the...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Fact and Opinion: Post Test

For Students 5th - 8th
In this fact and opinion instructional activity, students identify sentences as being facts or opinions or choose the fact or opinion sentence. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Petition of Amelia Bloomer Regarding Suffrage in the West

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the role of Amelia Jenks Bloomer in the struggles for suffrage and political reform. They consider the factors involved in political socialization and compile webliographies of their research materials.
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Curated OER

Focused Learning Lesson: American History

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders review the Progressive Movement and the Women's suffrage movement. They also review the changes from the end of World War I to the Great Depression.
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Curated OER

Seeing the Other Side

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the concept of justice. In this fairness lesson, students explore just and unjust activities they have observed in the world. Students attempt to look at both sides of stories.
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Curated OER

Women's Suffrage

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the changes of attitudes about Women's suffrage over the passage of time. They read a background on the fight for women's suffrage and its eventual success in the United States and also around the world.
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Curated OER

In the Courts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore desegregation in the courts. In this civil rights lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on Supreme Court cases Brown v. Board of Education and Plessy v. Ferguson. Students examine the cases and...
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Curated OER

Defining moments from the past with lessons for a post-9/11 world...

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine extension ideas concerning 9/11, Defining Moments. They analyze a variety of Supreme Court cases, the U.S. Constitution, Mass Media Interpretations, Racism, Immigrant groups and U.S. geography. Many questions are asked...
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Curated OER

A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION: A SIMULATION

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils discuss two computerized options to change the current U.S. government. In this Constitutional Convention lesson plan, students write a statement advocating for one of the choices and participate in a mock modern Constitutional...
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Curated OER

The Republic and Its Images

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students study the meaning of The Republic and the symbols of the Republic. They learn definitions and look at images that are meant to be a lesson that comes before a museum visit. They look at images of artwork from this era of French...
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Curated OER

Before Rosa Parks: Upper Grades Activity: Frances Watkins Harper

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the rhetorical strategies Frances Watkins Harper used, such as tone, emotional appeal and descriptive language
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Curated OER

Hatchet Job

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore the difference between temperance and prohibition. After reading a story, students explore the difference between a vigilante action and a protest. They explore social and political factors that may cause social...
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Curated OER

Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: Photographs of Lewis Hine: Documentation of Child Labor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this child labor instructional activity, students examine photograhs by Lewis Hines and discuss the implications of child labor in America.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making More Places at the Table: The American Civil Rights Movement of the 50's and 60's

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the biography of Henry B. Gonzalez. They examine primary source documents from Congressman Gonzalez's personal papers related to his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement.
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Website
US National Archives

Our Documents: 19th Amendment to the u.s. Const.

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a good overview of the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It gives background information on women's suffrage, provides the transcript of the actual document, and allows you to view an image of the document.
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Primary
US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Ratification of the 19th Amendment, Tennessee

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Check out this National Archives and Records (NARA) site to see the original Tennessee document ratifying the 19th Amendment. Also includes a short explanation as to why Tennessee's vote was so crucial.
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Lesson Plan
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: 19th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women voting rights.
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Primary
US National Archives

Nara: Featured Documents: The Constitution the 19th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Records and Administration site provides a look at the original copy of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, which awarded women the right to vote in the United States.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Women's Suffrage: 19th Amendment Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection that uses primary sources to explore the campaign for women's suffrage through the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Primary documents related to women's suffrage in the 1800s are presented here accompanied by teaching ideas. There is a script called 'Failure is Impossible' that was commissioned by the National Archives, as well as petitions, proposed...
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Passage of the 19th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University comprises a series of articles from the New York Times detailing the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in Congress and the battle to get the...
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Primary
US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment/lessons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This National Archives and Records Administration site briefly discusses the background of the 19th Amendment and offers primary sources, activities, and links to related web sited for educators and students.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. It guarantees that a person cannot be denied the right to vote based on their gender. Includes discussion of Susan B. Anthony's and Elizabeth Cady Stanton's contributions...

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