Lesson Plan The Soldier's Experience: Letters from Four American Wars 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click to download this four-lesson unit.
Lesson Plan America's Role in the World: World War I to World War II World History 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click here to download this two-lesson unit. This unit was created in partnership with World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations .
Lesson Plan Beyond Rosie the Riveter: Women's Contributions During World War II Art, Economics, Government and Civics, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math 9, 10, 11, 12 Overview Although often understated, the social, economic, and political contributions of American women have all had profound effects on the course of this nation. For evidence of this, one needs to look no further than the many...
Lesson Plan Japanese Internment Camps of WWII 9, 10, 11, 12 Overview Since Japanese people began migrating to America in the mid-nineteenth century, there has been resentment and tension between Americans and Asian immigrants. In California at the turn of the century laws were passed making it...
Lesson Plan Children on the Home Front World History 2, 3, 4, 5 Overview While American soldiers were fighting abroad, those left at home, including children, contributed to the war effort in many ways. Background Although World War II wasn’t fought on US soil, its effects were deeply felt by all...
Lesson Plan Farewell to Manzanar: Japanese Internment Camps During World War II Government and Civics, Literature, World History 6, 7, 8 Background In 1886, after the arrival of Commodore Perry, the Japanese government lifted its ban on emigration and allowed its citizens to move to other countries. In the years after that, however, the United States made it more...
Lesson Plan Women in the Great Depression: Investigating Assumptions 9, 10, 11, 12 Introduction The greatest economic calamity in the history of the United States occurred in the third decade of the twentieth century. When the stock market crashed in 1929 and the economy plummeted over the next few years, the nation...
Lesson Plan How to Analyze Primary Source Documents / F.D.R. & The Great Depression Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Essential Question How effective was President Franklin Roosevelt in communicating with the American public during this time of crisis? Objectives Understand the importance of thinking critically about historical events. Be able to...
Lesson Plan American Music Goes to War Science, Technology, Engineering and Math 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Entertainment is always a national asset. Invaluable in time of peace, it is indispensable in wartime. —Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1943 Background Music during World War II had an unprecedented impact on America, both on the home front...