ORC Resource Types

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: This PBS site was designed as supplemental information for viewers of the PBS television series, The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. This part of the site has several interactive maps about the Jim Crow Era....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: San Diego City Schools Technology Challenge Grants proivides a quick reference for students to use to develop a persuasive agrument. The main point emphasizes good persuasive arguments refute the opposition....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: Chapter 6, War and Red Scare 1940-1960 is authored by Stephanie Curwick for the Communism in Washington State History and Memory Project . The site focuses on the history of the Communist Party in Washington state and the impact of protest and dissent in making changes in government....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: Scalias Absolutely Wrong About Absolute Rights is an April 9, 2003 editorial written by Anthony Gregory of The Independent Institute. The editorial is a reaction to the honorable Antonin Scalias comments about rights curtailment during the War on Terror....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: This resource from the Chesapeake College, Academic Support Center gives very specific instructions on how to write a critique. Titled, "Helpful Hints for Writing a Critique," this resource is brief, but very detailed in its instruction and gives very helpful guidelines on how to write a quality critique, which will help meet the indicator for...

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: The Interactive Constitution is provided by the National Constitution Center. This interactive website provides the reader with the actual text of the constitution and a detailed explanation of the document....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: This site comes from the Center on Congress at Indiana University. This excellent site is tailored made for learning about citizen participation in government, an important state standard....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: Urban Sprawl and Public Health is an opinion paper authored by Howard Frumkin, M.D. and is published on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention web site....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: Why People Migrate is a publication written by Peter Stalker, editor and publisher of the website, Stalkers Guide to International Migration. The linked page focuses on economic factors leading to migration....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: A Case Study: United States International Trade in Goods and Services - May 2001 is published by EconomicEdLink from the National Council on Economics Education. The focus of the lesson is trade deficits and the desire to impose tariffs....