This is a great simple civics lesson with three distinctive case studies: marchers with disabilities who took over federal buildings in a historic sit-in in 1977 (the 504 protests), young American volunteers in the Spanish Civil war in 1936, and a 12-year-old mill worker who was inspired to lead a walk-out in 1898. The lesson addresses new content in the 2018 US History II Framework for Massach…
Date: Jun 27 2018
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 5, Issue 26 for June 27, 2018
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 5, Issue 25 for June 20, 2018
NEWSWestern Massachusetts Writing Project - Civics Literacy Leadership Institute - 2018-2019 school year - Info
Teaching Social Studies in Elementary Grades:
Date: Jun 16 2018
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Who gets accepted as a citizen or as an immigrant? Who is considered a desirable immigrant? This lesson plan examines the arrival of newcomers and the history of the entry process. Students use primary source images and texts to investigate the answer to this question for Ellis Island in the 1900s and then present evidence with supported claims. The lesson is made vivid by the task of deciding…
Date: Jun 13 2018
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 5, Issue 24 for June 13, 2018
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 5, Issue 23 for June 6, 2018
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 5, Issue 20 for May 16, 2018
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EMERGING AMERICA HISTORY eNEWS Vol. 5, Issue 19 for May 9, 2018