Alcatraz opened as a federal men’s prison in August of 1934 holding the “baddest of the bad” criminals as it was seen to be “escape-proof.” Throughout the years 36 men …
Conspiracy Theories: Escape from Alcatraz Read More
At the age of six, Ruby Bridges became a Civil Rights activist, as she was the first African-American child to desegregate an all-white school in Louisiana. In order to get …
Ruby Bridges: Kids Are Heroes Too Read More
The right to vote has not always been a right for everyone in America. Voting rights have changed over the last 200 years for many. In the lesson, students will …
Voting in America Read More
After World War II countries began to change their political views due to victory or loss. As a result of this political change, maps also began to change. Today, maps …
Reshaped Countries Post World War II Read More
By organizing maps of Mississippi in chronological order beginning in 1817 to 1839, elementary students will develop an understanding of the growth of Mississippi shortly after its induction into statehood. …
Mapping Mississippi Read More
Students investigate newspaper reports of the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in the Havana Harbor searching for sensationalism and yellow journalism. The students will participate in higher order thinking to …
Spanish American War- Yellow Journalism “Remember the Maine” Read More
With this lesson, students with examine the Emancipation Proclamation to introduce a unit on equality. By analyzing the significance of the document, students will have a better understanding of its …
The Emancipation Proclamation: Lesson on Genre, Rhetoric, and Diction Read More