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The Great Wall of China

Walls and Barriers to the World

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
… different countries throughout the world. Students will be comparing the Great Wall of China and the Berlin Wall to the … by various countries. Throughout the lesson, students will complete a paired text activity in which they will compare … wall’s group. The lesson concludes with students discussing reasons as to why countries decide to build physical …
General MacArthur Memorial

The Philippines “A Sea of Troubles”

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… Obama and Nguyen Phu Trong, the leader of the Vietnamese Communist Party, at the White House. Using the Origins article, A Sea of Troubles: The Philippines … but also get the opportunity to explore the long and complicated relationship between the Philippines and the …
US citizens in unemployment line

America and Unemployment

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
… unemployment. Our lesson plan follows this current event in comparison to the economy’s downfall during the Great … and present—that have been created to try and overcome the issue of unemployment. In addition to working with … US History since 1877 …
Cartoon - Bosses of the Senate by Joseph Keppler

Voting Restrictions in a “Democratic” United States

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
US History to 1877
US History since 1877
African American History
American Government
… This lesson is for 8 th grade student who have completed their units on the Civil War and Reconstruction. … US History since 1877 …
Dome of the Rock

Religions of the Middle East

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… 4.      “Syria’s Islamic Movement and the 2011-2012 Uprising” By Fred Lawson In this lesson, student will analyze … these conflicts through secondary source text analysis. Using Origins articles provides the distinct advantage of … World History since 1500 …
Japanese people in line at induction station during WWII

Japanese Internment, Nativism, and Today

How did nativism affect US citizens during WWII? How is nativism still prevalent today?
Grade Level
10
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
… US History since 1877 …

The Question of Immigration

Grade Level
10
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… In this lesson students will begin to understand the deep complexities that go along with immigration such as … to politicians to help them make educated decisions in complex issues around the globe. To study the issue of the … Civil War and the population displaced by it students will compare and contrast the role of the United States in …