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Civil Service Reform: Campaign Contributions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the campaign contribution scandal in Illinois during the 1990s. They listen to a teacher-led discussion, answer discussion questions, compare/contrast two reform acts, and write their own civil service law.
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South Carolina Responds

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine and explain the events that lead up to the Revolutionary War. In this Revolutionary War lesson, students summarize and evaluate several of the major battles that defined the Revolutionary War.and major battles involving...
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Women's Votes, Women's Voices

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate Women's Suffrage by analyzing images from the past.  In this equal rights instructional activity, students read biographical work about Emma Smith DeVoe, an activist who fought for women's rights.  Students...
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The First Ladies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare two First Ladies. In this American history lesson, students read speeches given by Barbara Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Students respond to questions about the speeches.
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The Fall of the Roman Empire and the Armenian Tragedy of 1915

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the fall of the Roman Empire and the Armenian tragedy. In this world history lesson, students read handouts about both world history events and create presentations that feature the events.
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Human Rights Violations

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore how human rights are different in each part of the world.  In this freedome lesson, students define human rights, research how human rights in one country ultimately affect other countries, and share their findings...
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Who To Believe?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret meaning from opposing views on the same topic, and discuss that there is often so much "spin" and "hidden agendas" in the media.
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Civil Service Reform: Senate Debates

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders outline civil service reform proposals made by Senators during debates on Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act. They interpret 1883 Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act to see if it incorporated Senators' proposals or...
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Civil Service Reform: Campaign Contributions

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders discuss the 19th-century spoils system. They discuss the 1990s licenses for bribes campaign contribution scandal that occurred under George Ryan's (Illinois's then-Secretary of State) tenure. .
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Philantrophy of the Founding Fathers -- Alive and Well Today

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discuss the role that individuals have in contributing to society. They develop alternative solutions to problems in their area. They write a paper about what they have discovered.
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The Ratification Debate

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the debate in order to understand the Ratification in context of the period of history being studied. They read text answer questions through identifying the differences between Federalists and Antifederalists.
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The Debate in the United States over the League of Nations: Disagreement Over the League

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the words and listen to the voices of some central participants in the debate over the League of Nations.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Lesson Plans: Political Cartoons: Finding Point of View

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan on analyzing a political cartoon that satirizes the Stamp Act.
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Political Cartoons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Offers teaching activities, four political cartoons, and a narrative about reforms proposed by three major presidential candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.
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US National Archives

National Archives: Constitution Scavenger Hunt With Political Cartoons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Studying political cartoons can give students insight into historical events. Using political cartoons, students will learn about the content and structure of our Constitution by searching for the ideal represented in the cartoon....
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US National Archives

National Archives: Congress Represented in Political Cartoons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will understand Congress through examining political cartoons from different eras. Included is an ebook by Clifford Berryman containing political cartoons [PDF], worksheets, materials, and reflection questions.
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Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: u.s. Policy in the Middle East: Analyzing Political Cartoons

For Students 9th - 10th
Multi-media resources including video, PowerPoint, articles and maps from which students explore current issues in the Middle East and their relation to U.S. policy and interpret political cartoons on Middle East politics.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Drawing Political Cartoons: How Do They Convey Messages About Current Events?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this 9-12 lesson, young scholars will analyze cartoon drawings to create an original political cartoon based on current events. Students will apply both factual knowledge and interpretive skills to determine the values, conflicts, and...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Political Cartoons and Debates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A rich Web resource from the Library of Congress for lesson plans that require researching historic political cartoons and utilizing primary source documents.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Political Cartoons: Finding Point of View

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
A careful analysis of political cartoons can provide a glimpse into key moments of U.S. political history. In this activity, students will closely examine political cartoons about the Stamp Act; make inferences about the political,...
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South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Analyzing Political Cartoons

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders will learn different strategies that will help them to analyze the overall meaning of a political cartoon. The cartoons are focused on the Reconstruction Era. They will then design their own political cartoon that a peer...
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Newseum: Pens and Needles: The Political Cartoons of Joel Pett

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a biography of Pulitzer Prize winner, Joel Pett, and see many of his editorial cartoons in either Shockwave or HTML.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Purpose and Meaning of Political Cartoons

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan explores the political and social influence of political cartoons. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Analyzing the Stylistic Choices of Political Cartoonists

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for four to five 50-minute lessons about analyzing political cartoons. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to PDF handouts and links to sites used in the lessons as...

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