Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span Classroom: Social Media and Free Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete learning module with lesson plan, video, vocabulary and activities on free speech and social media. Students examine arguments through video and text and debate to what extent should social media be protected as free speech...
Article
Other

Toptenz.net: Top 10 Issues Facing Our Youth Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Now that we are well into the new Millennium, society has begun to recognize serious concerns with issues that kids have to deal with today. According to this source, here are the top ten issues.
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Social Security Administration

Social Security Online: The Townsend Plan Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site that includes information about Townsend and the Townsend Plan, links to the different sections of the text of the Social Security Plan, links to issues of the newsletter that was published by Townsend, editorial...
Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: The Public Sphere

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discover the relationships among the concepts of public sphere, public agenda, public opinion, public policy, and how they influence the issues we all discuss and care about.
Handout
Arizona State University

Social Class and Educational Level on the Reservation

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, written in 1970, thoroughly discusses the relationship between social class and education on an Indian reservation.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Making of Dead Man Walking (Classroom Content)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Go directly to two lesson plans developed by the producers of the PBS documentary "The Making of Dead Man Walking" about an opera based on the work of Helen Prejean. Use the lessons to help students examine how art and music can define...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: What Makes the Writer Write?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson engages young scholars in reading and research related to the Victorian Era. Students will analyze this time period's influence on the writings of Charles Dickens. Then young scholars will analyze how today's authors...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Harlem Renaissance Authors

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As part of a study of the Harlem Renaissance, students will do research on a Harlem Renaissance author. Individually, students will use websites to gain information about the author and the author's impact in literature and society....
Article
ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: Trust Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page discusses the importance of trust, how it can be difficult to trust others, rebuilding trust, and how to learn to...
Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Americans Think Illegal Immigrants Should Stay and Leave

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on the complicated feelings that Americans have regarding the social issue of illegal immigration.
Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Patterns and Change: Disparities in Wealth and Development

For Students 11th - 12th
This collection of four learning modules looks at issues related to the unequal distribution of wealth and economic development. Examines how this is measured and presents student video assignments on this topic, followed by a discussion...
Activity
Columbia University

Ling Long Women's Magazine, Shanghai 1931 to 1937

For Students 9th - 10th
Chinese social and cultural history will benefit greatly from the preservation of a nearly complete run (228 of 298 issues) of Ling Lung, a weekly Chinese women's magazine published in Shanghai from 1931 to 1937.
Handout
Other

Georgetown College: Introduction to American History: Progressivism (1900 1920)

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this page for a good overview of some general goals of Progressives. Material is presented in outline form and identifies major Progressive issues and attitudes.
Professional Doc
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Professional Development

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Annenberg Learner provides free online workshops for teachers in the areas of the arts, social studies, language arts, math, science, and educational theory. These are suitable for continuing education. These workshops can be used...
Unit Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Black Lives Matter: Continuing the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module with multi-media resources, including interactive timeline, video, photos and articles, from which students can explore the current Black Lives Matter movement and make connections to activism of the past and the role of...
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Understanding the School Counselor Parent Connection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
School counselors work with teachers, administrators, and parents to help students with schoolwork and their social/emotional development.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Comparative Government and Politics: Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
Advanced Placement learning module in Comparative Government and Politics explores Russia's political culture.
Website
BBC

Bbc: Country Profile: China

For Students 9th - 10th
Impressive compilation of news, media, audio, video, and more about China from the BBC.
Article
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Religion and Ethics Weekly: Dr. Ben Carson Extended Interview

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Ben Carson is a renown neurosurgeon who was involved with the attempted separation of the conjoined Bijani twins. He recounts dealing with that loss and how his faith has helped him cope with a life full of risk. Dr. Carson also...
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Lessons: Wall of Dreams

For Students 9th - 10th
Read personal dreams for America's future, and share one of your own. Hundreds of dreams from across the country and around the world, all in hope for a better tomorrow.
Article
Arizona State University

Jiae: Indian Juvenile Delinquency So Different?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Journal of American Indian Education shows the 1967 article calls for a focus on the commonality of Indian and non-Indian people, when dealing with mental health issues, rather than treating them like two different problems.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Macroeconomics: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an introduction to AP Macroeconomics; it includes an outline of what you will learn in Chapter 1. You will learn about the following: Economics and why it is important, microeconomics and macroeconomics, how economists use...
Website
Other

Click Z: Digital Marketing

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers current articles on issues related to online advertising.
Website
Other

Modern World History: Introduction to the Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
The Industrial Revolution was the most profound historical event with consequences that changed every aspect of our society. Urbanization, environmental issues, social issues, and migration are just a few areas that changed as a result...

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