U.S. History
LESSONS
This content module is designed to help supplement instruction over a specific unit of study. Using existing Law-Related Education materials we have packaged content to help deliver the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. It is not designed to be the entire unit but it does provide students with an opportunity to interact with the material in a variety of ways. Opportunities are embedded for students to show their learning.
This content module is designed to help supplement instruction over a specific unit of study. Using existing Law-Related Education materials we have packaged content to help deliver the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. It is not designed to be the entire unit but it does provide students with an opportunity to interact with the material in a variety of ways. Opportunities are embedded for students to show their learning.
This content module is designed to help supplement instruction over a specific unit of study. Using existing Law-Related Education materials we have packaged content to help deliver the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. It is not designed to be the entire unit but it does provide students with an opportunity to interact with the material in a variety of ways. Opportunities are embedded for students to show their learning.
This content module is designed to help supplement instruction over a specific unit of study. Using existing Law-Related Education materials we have packaged content to help deliver the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. It is not designed to be the entire unit but it does provide students with an opportunity to interact with the material in a variety of ways. Opportunities are embedded for students to show their learning.
This content module is designed to help supplement instruction over a specific unit of study. Using existing Law-Related Education materials we have packaged content to help deliver the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. It is not designed to be the entire unit but it does provide students with an opportunity to interact with the material in a variety of ways. Opportunities are embedded for students to show their learning.
This content module is designed to help supplement instruction over a specific unit of study. Using existing Law-Related Education materials we have packaged content to help deliver the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. It is not designed to be the entire unit but it does provide students with an opportunity to interact with the material in a variety of ways. Opportunities are embedded for students to show their learning.
This content module is designed to help supplement instruction over a specific unit of study. Using existing Law-Related Education materials we have packaged content to help deliver the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. It is not designed to be the entire unit but it does provide students with an opportunity to interact with the material in a variety of ways. Opportunities are embedded for students to show their learning.
This content module is designed to help supplement instruction over a specific unit of study. Using existing Law-Related Education materials we have packaged content to help deliver the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. It is not designed to be the entire unit but it does provide students with an opportunity to interact with the material in a variety of ways. Opportunities are embedded for students to show their learning.
This content module is designed to help supplement instruction over a specific unit of study. Using existing Law-Related Education materials we have packaged content to help deliver the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. It is not designed to be the entire unit but it does provide students with an opportunity to interact with the material in a variety of ways. Opportunities are embedded for students to show their learning.
This content module is designed to help supplement instruction over a specific unit of study. Using existing Law-Related Education materials we have packaged content to help deliver the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. It is not designed to be the entire unit but it does provide students with an opportunity to interact with the material in a variety of ways. Opportunities are embedded for students to show their learning.
Contemporary America 1970s to Present Content Module
This lesson uses the acronym NAME to help students understand the causes of the war. Follow up scenarios and visuals serve as a formative assessment. Lesson link Name the Causes of World War I Powerpoint
After examining the contributions of American Military Heroes in the TEKS, students will create living memorials to depict their role in American history. Lesson link Honoring our Military Heroes Powerpoint
This lesson introduces students to key personalities of the civil rights movement by having them determine which guests to a dinner party could be seated together and what the topic of conversation might be.
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Students will analyze key provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in this lesson. Lesson link Comparing the Civil Rights Legislation of the 1960s Powerpoint
In this meet and greet activity, students take on the role of a key individual in the Civil Rights Movement. As students meet each other, they should be finding the similarities and differences between those they meet.
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This year end review asks groups of students to prepare an “artifact bag” over a given era of US History. Students will include examples of the political, social, economic, and cultural characteristics of the era.
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This card sort lesson has students examine key events in modern history by looking at the advancements in technology, medicine, and transportation.
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This site helps student prepare for the End of Course Assessment in US History 1877 to the present. Site link
This simulation has students engaged in a mock Congressional hearing to decide if the War Powers Resolution of 1973 should be repealed. As students prepare for their remarks to the committee, they are guided by brief descriptions of their roles along with relevant primary source references.
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