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Studies of the Eastern Worlds: Historical Summaries
Seventh graders interpret their own meaning of the painting, "Christ's Descent into Hell" by Hieronymus Bosch and the song "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel. They focus on the chaos created in both the art and music and discuss...
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Raising Voices: World War II in a Song
Twelfth graders discover the different ways Canada and Quebec participated in World War II. They then analyze the repercussions of the war on Quebec. Students complete three knowledge outcomes: Knowledge of facts, ( Canada's...
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Jeopardy Game
Students create and play a game of world history Jeopardy. In this world history lesson, students follow the provided instructions to write questions for a game of Jeopardy and then play it.
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World Wide Web Historical Timeline
Students use newspapers and magazines to identify six recent political and social events from around the world. In groups, they use a timeline template to place the events on the timeline in chronological order. They share with the...
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Europe – Religion and Reformation
Ninth graders examine the Reformation. In this European history lesson, 9th graders explore the 95 theses of Martin Luther and discuss the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to his ideas. Students then take a quiz based on the lesson.
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Ancient Mediterranean Lands: Rome
Seventh graders research ancient Roman civilizations, trade routes, aqueducts, and agriculture. In this Ancient Rome lesson, 7th graders view a picture of the Roman Aqueduct Pont du Gard and discuss its use in ancient Rome. Students read...
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Woodrow Wilson and American Involvement in the Great War
Students examine American involvement in World War I. In this World War I lesson, students investigate Wilson's policy of neutrality as they read excerpts from his messages to Congress. Students respond to questions regarding the...
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Ancient History Cyber-Journalists
High schoolers describe and assess circumstances surrounding a major historical event from the ancient world by using Internet (and other) resources to research its location, people, and repercussions, & write a newsletter that...
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Holocaust Unit
Learners read a book about World War II and the Holocaust while in small literature circles. They write journal entries and news articles based on the reading.
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Literature and the "Age of Anxiety" (1920s and 1930s).
Students examine historical events of the 1920s, World War II and the Cold War. They discover how literature reflects the economic, political, social, religious and historical concerns of a culture. Students compare literature writings...
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Social Effects of WWII on SC (Pt. 3)
Fifth graders examine the impact of World War II on South Carolina. In this American history lesson, 5th graders analyze primary documents that include political cartoons and advertisements that were published in South Carolina during...
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Social Effects of WWII on South Carolina
Students study the history of South Carolina and the impact World War II had on the state. In this WWII history activity, students research the social effects incurred from WWII on the people of South Carolina. Students develop an...
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Rock n' Rollin in the '50s
Students explore the culture of the United States in the 1950's. In this history instructional activity, students research culture in the 1950's, with a focus on fashion, music, television, automobiles, etc., then work in groups to...
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Focused Learning Lesson
Eleventh graders read and analyze primary source documents from World War II. They are to create a timeline of the important events by using the sources.
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Myth-Conceptions
Students examine the myths and misconceptions surrounding early European colonists in the New World. They analyze images, artwork, and media relating to the early colonists and discuss their accuracy.
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Interning Japanese Canadians
Students create a time line of the Japanese Canadian internment of World War II to the apology of the government in 1997. For this World War II lesson plan, students identify historical events in sequence.
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The Internment of Ukrainians in Canada
Students examine the condition of Ukrainian internment in Canada during World War I. In this World War I lesson, students research selected Internet sources to compare and contrast the internment of Ukrainians in Canada during World War...
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Current Events Lesson Plan 10
Students take a closer look at world events. In this current events instructional activity, students discuss the role of the newspaper throughout history. Students also discern which sources for news are credible and look at...
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Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself
Students investigate the years during World War II in which Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were held in internment camps.
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The Enemy that Never Was
Students conduct research and explain in a speech why Japanese Canadians were not a threat to Canada during the Second World War.
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They Also Flew
Students research the Tuskegee Airmen and the Flygirls of World War II. They write an account of one of the flyers of what they think happened.
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War Stories
Students watch the film "The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color". Using the film, they work together to develop proper interview questions to use while talking to World War II veterns. After the interview, they research...
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Introducing the Victims of the Holocaust
Young scholars consider the plight of Holocaust victims. In this World War II lesson, students discuss the number of Jews who were persecuted during the war and read biographies by Holocaust survivors. Young scholars compose essays on...
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Oral History and Multiculturalism
Students observe the human or personal side of history by assessing the background to the people in the community who are basically "living" historians. They compare the histories of different ethnic groups to identify areas of patterns...
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