Frieling, Derek

Students will analyze notable bad speeches from political figures. Students will then take on the role of speech editor to rewrite or edit the speech to make it successful.

Student will rank the Presidential powers from most important to least important.

Students will conduct a trial based around the question “How should instigators of war be held responsible for their actions?”

Students will be placed in the role to produce support for the Marshall Plan from both the American public and Congress.

Applying a historical figure to modern social media.

Students will debate the achievements of the Presidents.

Students will determine which war crime trials were the most heinous during World War II and use evidence to build a case to convict the guilty.

The purpose of this lesson is to take a comparative examination of the Civil Rights Movement. The actions of three Presidents at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement will be examined to determine the effectiveness of each.

Students need to develop an understanding of foreign relations between the United States and the rest of the world, especially the Middle East.

Students will utilize Google Earth to build a route map of a participant in the Border War between Missouri and Kansas, noting stops and events along their path in the war.