Lesson Plan
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Mexican American Labor in the U.S.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the history of immigration, particularly from the perspective of Mexicans and Mexican Americans. In this Mexican American labor lesson, students research questions from the perspective of an assigned group. Students...
Lesson Plan
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Childhood Lost: Child Labor in the United States, 1830-1930

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Working in groups, middle and high schoolers describe and discuss photographs depicting working conditions experienced by child laborers in the 19th century. They then write a persuasive paragraph supporting an amendment to regulate the...
Lesson Plan
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The Social Effects of the Great Depression

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore U.S. history by listening to an economics lecture. In this Great Depression instructional activity, students read a letter written to the President during the worst economical disaster in U.S. history. Students answer...
Worksheet
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Airborne and Special Operations Museum Scavenger Hunt

For Students 5th - 6th
For this museum worksheet, students answer 20 questions pertaining to a field trip to this specific museum. This would not be usable unless students were in the museum.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Awakening by Kate Chopin

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby.