It’s Showtime! Fireside Chatting with FDR and Obama
Summary During this lesson, students will review communicat Nions from two famous Presidents. They will then work in pairs to develop their own speech. One …
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Road To Revolution
Summary The students are instructed that they are reporters and have to report on one of eight key events that led the country into and …
Creating a Digital Museum Exhibit
Summary In this lesson, each student puts himself/herself into the shoes of a museum curator. The teacher provides the students with a variety of primary …
Media and the Spanish American War
Summary In this lesson, students analyze internet memes in order to discuss the elements that combine to create persuasive media. After this lesson on persuasiveness, …
What Happened on March 5, 1770: An Exploration of Eyewitness Reports – 5377
Submitted by: Joy McDonald, ITRT School: Hungary Creek Middle Summary Using 7 primary sources, students will assume the role of a Boston news reporter to …
The Age of Exploration
Summary This lesson provided students with an opportunity to research about one of the exploring nations (Spain, Portugal, France, and England) during the Age of …
Reconstruction: Success or Failure
Summary Reconstruction was both a success and a failure depending upon one’s point of view. The basic goal of reconstruction, returning the South to the …
Amendments get Glogstered
Summary After studying the American Revolution and the Bill of Rights, students work together to research information about a specific amendment. They will use the …
Evaluating Effective Leadership
Submitted by: Carlos Seward Collaborators: William Berry (ITRT) School: Moody Middle School Summary In this lesson, the students use a GoogleDoc to decide on group …
Presidential Hats – Evaluating the Roles of the Executive Branch
Summary In this lesson, students familiarize themselves with the creation of rubrics, create a rubric to evaluate the President of the United States, and …