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Penguin Books

Core Curriculum Lesson Plans for The Lions of Little Rock

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Schools in the 1950s and 60s looked very different from the schools we know today. An educator's guide explores the civil rights movement and, specifically, the process of integrating schools. Questions cover key themes in the novel and...
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Curated OER

Human Rights

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and then research countries which have had human right violations.
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Curated OER

Introduction to the Holocaust

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the events surrounding the Holocaust in World War II. After viewing a clip from "The War", they work together in groups to research the various responses from governments on the tradegy. To end the lesson, they write a...
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Curated OER

Marching For Freedom

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students appreciate the sacrifices that people from across the country made to ensure that all citizens could exercise their constitutional right to vote. They access excellent websites and documents imbedded in this plan to guide their...
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Curated OER

Decision Making, Take a Seat or Get off the Bus

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the positive and negative consequences of choosing to fight against discrimination. They read the story of Rosa Parks. Students discuss the movement against segregation. Students read other books about...
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Curated OER

Communication In U.S. Society; Radio In America

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students see how radio began the modern consumer society, shaped societal views on peoples and cultures and changed family home life forever. Radio shrank the world by bringing far-away places, events, and individuals into peoples living...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Us History: Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine actions and interactions during the Regan administration and their impact on the Civil Rights Movement.