Lesson Plan World War I, African American Soldiers, and America’s War for Democracy 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click to download this lesson plan.
Lesson Plan Alice Paul: Suffragist and Agitator 9, 10, 11, 12 Background The American women’s suffrage movement has always been identified with its two founders, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, whose strong, enthusiastic leadership defined the movement. When they retired from active...
Lesson Plan Examining Women’s Roles through Primary Sources and Literature Art, Literature 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Essential Question: How were the ever-changing roles of women in American society chronicled? Background Joseph Heller writes in his book The Feminization of Quest-Romance that "American Literature equates the very essence of what it...
Lesson Plan The Textile Industry and the Triangle Factory Fire Economics 9, 10, 11, 12 Overview Dramatic change characterized the rapid industrialization of nineteenth-century America. The economy, politics, society and specifically women were all affected. In the early stages of this economic revolution, manufacturing...
Lesson Plan The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine Government and Civics, Literature, World History 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Unit Objective This unit is part of Gilder Lehrman’s series of Common Core State Standards–based teaching resources. These units were written to enable students to understand, summarize, and analyze original texts of historical...