Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 10 Professional Commentary: The Shame of America is a full page advertisement that the NAACP ran in the New York Times and other newspapers in November 1922, urging the passage of the Dyer anti-lynching bill. This could be a very useful primary source.... 1472 Florida Folklife: from the WPA Collections 1937-1942 Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 10 Professional Commentary: The web resource from American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, features "Florida Folklife, From the WPA 1937-1942." The Library of Congress digital materials are great for history research as it contains original photos, audio recordings, pictures of original artifacts, etc. The content from the Library of Congress is certainly important and, at times, entertaining; however,... 1473 Modern History Sourcebook: On French Colonial Expansion Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 9 Professional Commentary: "Jules Ferry (1832-1893): On French Colonial Expansion is a copy of a speech given before the French Chamber of Deputies on March 28, 1884. The speech is provided by The Modern History Sourcebook.... 1474 Africa: Eco Challenges Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 9 Professional Commentary: Africa: Eco Challenges is from PBS and National Geographic. This lesson will help students better understand some of the more pressing issues that face Africa today.... 1475 Marketplace: Oil is a Slippery Business (Interdependence) Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 10 Professional Commentary: This lesson plan from EconEdLink does a good job of explaining the history and function of OPEC and the impact it has on the U.S. economy.... 1476 NAFTA: Are Jobs Being Sucked Out of the U.S.? (trade) Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 10 Professional Commentary: The purpose of this lesson from EconEdLink is to acquaint students with the concept of comparative advantage (relative efficiency) and the arguments for and against foreign trade in particular the impact of NAFTA. Understanding the theory, the debates surrounding the theory and the relevant data will help students to think clearly about optimum public policy... 1477 FDR: Court Packing Case Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Best Practice Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 10 Professional Commentary: The primary source, FDRs Fireside Chat on Reorganization of the Judiciary, March 9, 1937, is made available on History and Politics Out Loud (a Northwestern University website). In order to listen to the speech, RealAudioPlayer has to be installed; however, it is free to download.... 1478 Japanese-Americans of WWII Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 10 Professional Commentary: The resource, sponsored by the Discovery Channel, encourages students to research the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII, discuss Roosevelts Executive Order in the light of the Fifth Amendment, and to hold a mock trial to explain and evaluate the different positions on the internet of Japanese-Americans during WWII. While providing well structured and organized materials, the... 1479 Thirty Years of Roe v. Wade Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 10 Professional Commentary: This instructional resource gives an excellent presentation of information on Roe v. Wade for either a debate or discussion on abortion in the U.S.... Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Social Studies Ohio Standards Alignment: Grade 8 Professional Commentary: The University of Syracuse provides this lesson on the Miranda v. Arizona case and Fifth Amendment due process rights.... |