Collecting Perspectives: Glimpses of Civil Liberties Found in Children's Literature
Students will be responsible for collecting a portfolio (18 or more titles) of children's literature addressing the subject, giving examples, or dealing with the issue of civil liberties outlined within the Bill of Rights
Truman, Civil Rights and the Desegregation of the Military
This activity will employ selected primary documents to explore Truman's views on the race question, from his days of courting Bess Wallace through his post-Presidential years.
Analyzing Congressional Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
To help students understand that while political party affiliation often has a profound impact upon Congressional voting, geographic considerations especially during the antebellum era can have an even bigger impact.
Given a map of Korea, student teams will label the map showing location of mountains, average high and low temperatures, names of neighboring countries, population centers, and location of cities.