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Students will compare and contrast Winslow Homer's painting The Veteran in a New Field with Timothy O'…
In this lesson students will learn about Abraham Lincoln the individual and the president. By examining Alexander Gardner's February 5, 1865 photograph and reading a short biography of Lincoln,…
In this lesson, students explore the historical origins and organization of the Spanish missions in the New World and discover the varied purposes these communities of faith served.
This lesson encourages close study of Wood's painting, American Revolution primary sources, and Longfellow's poem to understand the significance of this historical ride in America's struggle for…
In this lesson, students will learn how to describe painter Thomas Hart Benton’s artistic techniques; identify the roots of country music as well as some of the early performers; and discuss how…
By examining King's famous essay in defense of nonviolent protest, along with two significant criticisms of his direct action campaign, this lesson will help students assess various alternatives…
Late in 1917, the War Department created two all-black infantry divisions. The 93rd Infantry Division received unanimous praise for its performance in combat, fighting as part of France’s 4th Army…
In this lesson, students view archival photographs, combine their efforts to comb through a database of more than 2,000 archival newspaper accounts about race relations in the United States, and…
About one-third of Patriot soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill were African Americans. Census data also reveal that there were slaves and free Blacks living in the North in 1790 and later years…
This lesson plan is designed to help students tap oral history by conducting interviews with family members.
Students will be introduced to this dramatic era in our nation's history through photographs, songs and interviews with people who lived through the Dust Bowl.
In this lesson, students put Barack Obama’s election as the first African American President of the United States in historical context by studying two of his speeches and reviewing some of the…
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Spanish Language Websites: Beginning through Early Intermediate.
¡Azúcar! The Life and Music of Celia Cruz
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, showcases the life and art of Cuban-born Pop singer, Celia Cruz,…
BBC Mundo: BBCMundo.com
The site contains news of the world in Spanish. Advanced students. AP recommended.
Explore classroom lesson plans related to Ken Burns's and Lynn Novick’s ten-part, 18-hour documentary series, THE VIETNAM WAR, which tells the story of one of the most consequential, divisive…
Lessons will explore the different political, military and other motivations that influenced the decisions of five U.S. presidents and take a close-up look at American leadership and politics.
The Vietnam War offers a powerful lens for examining issues of class, race, and ethnicity during an especially volatile time in American history.
The “images” of the Vietnam War and the messages sent by the news media and how they influenced the public perceptions about the war.
Lessons will explore how the war affected domestic politics, the civil rights movement, the elections, popular culture.
Lessons will explore the degree of understanding and the many misunderstandings Americans have about Vietnam, it’s people and it’s struggles.
Why Vietnam? What were the root causes of the war from a geopolitical perspective? From a bi-polar perspective? Through a Cold War lens?
Initially, the US strategy was to fight a conventional war, but this war had no conventional front line.
Slavery and African Americans in Antebellum America. Was the American Revolution inevitable?