This map helps students visualize the time, significance, and location of hundreds of events in American history.
This site provides a historical overview of the Jim Crow years and video and audio clips of personal narratives, including ones from World War II soldiers discussing experiences with the military and discrimination. There are also opportunities to participate in discussion forums, post commentary on images and engage in activities that tap into the African American experience of the time.
Enormous collections of digitized historic maps, photos, documents, audio, and video in hundreds of subject areas. Invaluable primary sources for teachers and students.
An incredible archive of newspaper headlines, magazine covers, and images collected from American and international media outlets following the 9/11 attack on the WTC and US Pentagon.
Great archive of images that span US history...a must bookmark for any US history teacher!
A highly engaging novel by Richard Wright. Set in Chicago in the 1930s. Explores race, class, and gender relations, and the "red scare" in this setting.
This Disney movie can be used in the classroom to show "dumbed-down history." It is a great way to introduce students to critical thinking about different media, especially media that concern historical events or people.
Created by a New York high school history teacher, this website is a tremendous resource for U.S. history, European history, or economics classes. This website includes actual prior AP exams organized by category; links to numerous resouces; and ideas for assignments such as a mock trial to impeach Andrew Jackson, among others. It's a helpful resource for both teachers and students.
TONS of lesson plans on a wide number of subject areas. Specifically there is a good
amount for US/World/Ancient history. The lessons have clear objectives and give
concrete methods for guiding students through them. We have used 1 of the lessons
this year (which was on the "Road to the American Revolution") and it was highly
successful.
This lesson will help students:
* Learn about the history of wage policy in the U.S., including the role of Henry Ford and the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act
* Understand the difference between "minimum wage" and "living wage"
* Calculate what amounts to a living wage in their community
* Understand the kinds of things they can do to increase their ability to...
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This map helps students visualize the time, significance, and location of hundreds of events in American history.
This site provides a historical overview of the Jim Crow years and video and audio clips of personal narratives, including ones from World War II soldiers discussing experiences with the military and discrimination. There are also opportunities to participate in discussion forums, post commentary on images and engage in activities that tap into the African American experience of the time.
Enormous collections of digitized historic maps, photos, documents, audio, and video in hundreds of subject areas. Invaluable primary sources for teachers and students.
An incredible archive of newspaper headlines, magazine covers, and images collected from American and international media outlets following the 9/11 attack on the WTC and US Pentagon.
This lesson will help students: * Learn about the history of wage policy in the U.S., including the role of Henry Ford and the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act * Understand the difference between "minimum wage" and "living wage" * Calculate what amounts to a living wage in their community * Understand the kinds of things they can do to increase their ability to...
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