Library of Congress
Loc: The Civil War: The Nation Moves Toward War
Examine the causes of the Civil War using primary source documents. This lesson plan gives background on the Civil War, includes a timeline, and a bibliography for further reading. Primary source documents include music, newspapers,...
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Lesson Plan: The Civil War
The books about the Civil War period written for young audiences provide a rich context in which to learn about the war itself and to explore more basic issues about the nature of human life and society. This lesson plan for an upper...
University of Pittsburgh
Center for American Music Library: Civil War Homefront
A great lesson plan using Stephen Foster's music and lyrics to show what life was like on the homefront during the Civil War.
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Media Literacy Clearinghouse: Critically Viewing Photographs: Civil War
Was it possible to manipulate photographs during the Civil War? Teach your students about critical viewing through this innovative instructional activity and engage them in discussion, analysis and research to explain their findings.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Homer's Civil War Veteran: Battlefield to Wheat Field
In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider "Homer's Civil War Veteran: Battlefield to Wheat Field." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Industrial Revolution? Americans at Work Before the Civil War
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Was There an Industrial Revolution? Americans at Work Before the Civil War." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
University of California
History Project: Lincoln and the Outbreak of War, 1861
Using primary source documents, this middle school lesson plan focuses on Lincoln's role in the outbreak of the Civil War, specifically his actions as President during his first six weeks in office.
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: Gettysburg Address Lesson Plan
A great lesson plan that examines Abraham Lincoln's greatest speech, the Gettysburg Address. Help young scholars understand the speech in context and why it is relevant today. The lesson plan objectives, video, power points, and a...
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Sedition in World War I
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read primary source documents to solve a problem surrounding a historical question. This document-based inquiry lesson allows students to read anti-war literature from World War I critics to...
White House Historical Association
White House Historical Association: The Great Cause of Union
Information with lesson plan for grades 9-12 about Abraham Lincoln's presidency focuses on the decisions and political actions he had to make throughout the Civil War.
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Eng 223: American Literature Before 1865
Online syllabus for a college Pre-Civil War American Literature class with links to information about each class activity. These lessons contain some good teaching ideas and background information about a number of famous authors, much...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: What Happened to Railroads?
Between the Civil War and World War II, railroads were one of the nation's most important businesses and an integral part of people's lives. In this lesson, students assume the role of detectives investigating why the rail companies...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Was There an Industrial Revolution?
This lesson plan from EDSITEment discusses the actual factors leading to the Industrial Revolution in the post-civil war era. Contains many links to primary source materials.
PBS
Pbs Newshour Extra: Homegrown Terrorism, a Major Domestic Problem
Lesson plans will prompt students to review major acts of US terrorism and analyze their impact, examine three scenarios of possible homegrown terrorism, and write an essay expressing their views on how to manage terrorism in the context...
Library of Congress
Loc: Her Story
A rich Library of Congress resource page that is filled with links to historical and primary documents offering a female perspective throughout history. Lesson plan links are also given.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Birth of a Nation, the Naacp, and the Balancing of Rights
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Birth of a Nation, the NAACP, and the Balancing of Rights." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Crisis in Sudan: Responding to Medical Emergencies
Investigate the medical nature of the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. Describe the nature of cholera, malaria, hepatitis E, Ebola and malnutrition, which have been of major concern to humanitarian aid personnel in this...
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