Heeding Advice In this lesson students compare and examine various foreign perspectives on the Bush administration's plans for military action.. http: //nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/2...
All the President's Men and Women In this lesson, students participate in a Web Exploration to learn about the government departments whose leaders comprise the presidential cabinet.. http: //nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/2...
National Security--U.S. History/World History lesson plan (grades 9-12)--Discove Students learn that cases involving a breach of national security, such as the Rosenberg case, tend to be very complicated. Problems with national security continue in the digital age. http: //school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/r...
The Power of Fiction--Literature/U.S. History lesson plan (grades 9-12)--Discove Using The Jungle as an example, students develop a list of other books with a social message, discuss whether these books are examples of social commentary and great fiction, and come to an understanding about why it is difficult for books to realize both goals. http: //school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/p...
The Civil Rights Movement--U.S. History lesson plan (grades 6-8)--DiscoverySchoo Students learn that beyond the famous leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, ordinary men and women struggled for their beliefs. All the participants—famous and not so famous—deserve to have their stories told. http: //school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/f...
The Object Is Objectivity In this lesson, students will search for and read articles about the initial United States strike on Afghanistan from non-U.S. news sources.. http: //nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/2...