Students will learn about the Eaton affair and how it contributed to John C. Calhoun being the first vice president to resign.
Andrew McGill
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Lesson Plan: Charm Offensive: When Politicians Reach for “Relatable”
Students will learn about the election of 1840 between William Henry Harrison and Martin Van Buren, then they will compare and contrast characteristics of political messaging.
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Lesson Plan: The Debate Over Involuntary Mental Health Treatment
Students will learned about the issue of forced institutionalization, focusing specifically on the case of Joyce Brown, and examine current trends in mental health treatment.
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Lesson Plan: How the Supreme Court Has Shaped Second Amendment Rights
Students will learn about the Supreme Court rulings on gun laws that highlight the struggle to balance individual rights and public safety, and explore the evolving interpretations of the language of the Second Amendment.
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Lesson Plan: The Lasting Impact of a Lynching
Students will learn about the lynching of Cleo Wright, then analyze maps and data to draw conclusions.
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Lesson Plan: How Racial Propaganda Was Used Against the United States in World War II
Students will learn about the lynching of Cleo Wright and examine the roles racism, discrimination and justice played in the battle over ideas and ideology during World War II
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Lesson Plan: Reading Supreme Court Decisions: Tinker v. Des Moines
In the midst of the Vietnam War, Mary Beth Tinker, her siblings and other students in Des Moines, Iowa, engaged in nonviolent protest by wearing black armbands to school. After receiving a suspension, the students challenged the school district´s decision, asserting that the students had a constitutionally protected right to free speech. The Tinker case stands as precedent for other similarly situated student speech cases. However, as digital speech continues to evolve, students are faced with new questions about where free speech can and cannot be regulated.
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Lesson Plan: Examining Student Speech Rights
The Supreme Court’s 1969 decision in Tinker v. Des Moines established a precedent for student rights that continues to shape legal battles today. This short documentary video explores the impact of Tinker v. Des Moines and the ongoing challenges to student speech in a digital age.
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Lesson Plan: Cold War Breakout
Using text, images and Retro Report videos, students will analyze the early Cold War period from the perspective of the United States. This breakout game allows students to examine key events including the Truman Doctrine, the Korean War and the space race. Students will analyze relationships between countries during the Cold War and learn how those relationships created an era of mistrust, hostility and proxy battles, and nearly led to nuclear war.
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Lesson Plan: The Berlin Airlift: Toast, Boast and Roast
Students will learn how the Berlin Airlift helped protect Berlin from Soviet control, contributed to the rise of NATO and set the tone for the Cold War.
