A fascinating look into recently declassified tapes and documents that traced President John Kennedy's thinking on whether the United States should support a military coup against South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem in the summer of...

This article focuses on how to support immigrants and international students in the current anti-immigration climate. Two authors discuss their work: "Abrazando El Espiritu: Bracero Families Confront the US-Mexico Border" by Ana Rosas...

This 1973 EPA press release endorsed the historic legislation that improved the quality of U.S. drinking water.

A lesson plan in which young scholars read a text and record the main ideas and supporting details on one of the graphic organizers provided. Materials are included. [PDF]

This entry explains sentence patterns and lists the 10 sentence patterns that cover most sentences including examples of each.

This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on general grammar concepts.

In this exercise/quiz, students will determine the parts of speech for each word in two separate sentences.

In this exercise/quiz, students will determine the parts of speech for each word in four separate sentences.

Information for teachers about how to use technology in the classroom in varied ways.

Philosophical Chairs discussions allow learners to make meaning of texts while developing, defending, and supporting their claims. This resource walks you through how to implement this type of discussion in your classroom. Included are...

A lesson outlining an informative meeting to provide students with different levels of academic support. Students are encouraged to ask questions and provide feedback. This lesson is intended to help more minority students take upper...

A description of the importance of using Unicode and how it can be used in different software applications and contexts.

A lesson plan in which students read a text and identify the topic and four facts presented within the text. Materials are included.

Read about the symptoms, medical tests, medications, and support organizations associated with the inherited metabolic disorder called maple syrup urine disease (MSUD).

This exhibition consists of original materials and oral histories drawn from the Veterans History Project collections at the Library of Congress. With an emphasis on World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945), the Korean War...

A comprehensive learning module on Puerto Rico that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include how Puerto Rico became a...

An article, "The Case Against the 'Reds'" written by A. Mitchell Palmer, supporting the Palmer Raids as a method to fight Bolshevism in the United States.

The National Humanities Center offers an article on religion and the Revolutionary War with suggestions for projects. It is full of information about how religion influenced people to support war.

Original founding documents supported by explanations and articles. Includes the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

Although specifically a case in which the plaintiff is seeking federal support under the ADA against Illinois, there is an excellent discussion of state v. federal powers in the section labeled "Summary of Argument." The connection to...

Non-Citizens living in the U.S. are afforded certain rights under the UN Declaration of Human Rights. The following synopsis lists these rights, includes a glossary of terms and timeline, and provides links to documents that support the...

A detailed analysis of how nonrenewable resources will not disappear but will become increasingly scarce in the years to come. Supported by research data, graphs, and tables on the scope of nonrenewable resources, and how much we have of...

Israel's plan to build new homes in the Palestinian territories was met by a negative reaction by the USA. Learn thebackground and details of the plan, and why the USA did not respond in a favorable light. Support resources are included....

Although focused primarily on environmental legislation in California in the 1970s, there is a good review of the environmental movement as it was supported nationally. (Published June 1995)