Lesson Plan Reviews

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Children's Letters to Mrs. Roosevelt

Using short documents, this lesson from the New Deal Network engages students in analyzing textual evidence about children’s lives in the 1930s.

American Presidents

This lesson asks students to critically analyze letters written by America's presidents to learn more about these men.

A Look at Slavery through Posters and Broadsides

Using historic posters, this lesson engages students in analyzing primary sources by identifying their author, intended audience, date, and message.

Lewis and Clark: Same Place, Different Perspectives

Students analyze short excerpts from primary sources and secondary information that describe an encounter between the Lewis and Clark expedition and a Native American tribe. They consider how varied locations influenced the ways in which the explorers and the various Native tribes interacted.

Opening Up the Textbook: Rosa Parks

This lesson allows teachers to introduce the textbook as one source among many, rather than the final work on historical events.

The Declaration of Independence: From Rough Draft to Proclamation

Students analyze differences between Jefferson’s original rough draft of the Declaration of Independence and the final version.

Abraham Lincoln

This lesson leads students to see how Lincoln’s home and life in Springfield influenced the way he thought about the important issues of the time.