Collection of Websites with Lesson Plans:
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The History Museum:
http://stories.washingtonhistory.org/Railroads/Flash/FlashInteractive.aspx
Riding the Rails is an interactive activity on this website that allows students to select a character
with whom to travel west on the Northern Pacific Railroad. Information about the landscape,
people, and issues of the 1880s are presented, including an examination of immigration issues
and a collection of primary source materials.
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Library of Congress, Explorations in American Environmental History:
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/explorations/
Explorations in American Environmental History unit plan
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American Memory, First Person Narratives of the American South 1860-1920:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ncuhtml/fpnashome.html
This compilation of printed texts from the libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill documents the culture of the nineteenth-century American South from the viewpoint of
Southerners. It includes the diaries, autobiographies, memoirs, travel accounts, and ex-slave
narratives of not only prominent individuals, but also of relatively inaccessible populations:
women, African Americans, enlisted men, laborers, and Native Americans.
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National Archives
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/guides.html
Reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the
US, and teaching activities correlated to National History Standards, National Standards for
Civics and Government, and cross-curricular connections. One of my favorite parts of this
website are the links to analysis sheets to use with primary source materials including written
documents, artifacts, sound recordings, cartoons, maps, motion pictures, and photographs.
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The NC Museum of Art, The American Experience:
http://ncmoa.org/artnc/lesson.php?lessonPlanid=26
North Carolina Museum of Art lesson plans, including environmental history
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National First Ladies Library, Appalachian History:
http://www.firstladies.org/curriculum/curriculum.aspx?Curriculum=1517
Lesson plan on designing an Appalachian folk art museum in a classroom
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History in Perspective, Teaching American History grants lesson plans
http://www.historyinperspective.org/lesson_plans
Several lesson plans on environmental history developed by teachers who were
participants in TAH grants.
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Smithsonian Institute:
http://www.festival.si.edu/past_festivals/forestry/introduction.aspx
Link to an exhibition, Inspirations from the Forest, produced by the Smithsonian Center for
Folklife and Cultural Heritage, in conjunction with the USDA Forest Service and the NEA.
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Learn NC:
http://www.learnnc.org/search?aphrase=Appalachian+Mountains&area=lesson+plans
Link to Learn NC collection of lesson plans on Appalachia aligned with NC Standard Courses of
Study.
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WCU, Craft Revival:
http://www.wcu.edu/library/DigitalCollections/CraftRevival/people/index.html
http://www.wcu.edu/library/DigitalCollections/CraftRevival/story/takingthetrain.html
Links to the story of a regional movement (WNC)creating handicrafts and preserving
traditions from 1890s to the 1940s. Access to partner collections are also available, including
John C. Campbell Folk School Collection Guide ,Museum of the Cherokee Collection Guide,
Penland School of Crafts Collection Guide, Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual Collection Guide,
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection Guide, WCU Hunter Library Special Collections
Collection Guide, and WCU Mountain Heritage Center Collection Guide.
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Center for Diversity Education, digital exhibits:
http://www.diversityed.org/digital-exhibits
Exhibits at the Center for Diversity Education are largely based on the research of
students at UNC Asheville using the methodology of “Facing History and Ourselves”.
Through the use of primary and secondary source materials along with the first
person stories of local citizens, these exhibits make real how world events, past and
present, impact each of us. The exhibits are a great way to “Start a Conversation” in
a classroom, school, or community. Check out With All Deliberate Speed, as this
exhibit will prepare you for our trip to the YMI Cultural Center and meeting with
Marvin Chambers, a member of the Asheville Student Committee on Racial Equality.
Also, WNC Goes Global is worth investigating. I am investigating borrowing a road
show artifact box to share with you during the Institute.
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National Council for the Social Studies:
http://development.ncss.org/
A plethora of materials, lessons, and standards for social studies teachers K-12.
The following 3 resources include resources and lesson plans for grades K-8
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Children”s and Young Adult Literature:
http://bullpup.lib.unca.edu/library/rr/childlit.html
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Multicultural Literature Resources:
http://bullpup.lib.unca.edu/library/rr/multcultlit.html
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National Middle School Research Summaries:
http://www.ncmsa.net/resources.html
Primary Source Collections:
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Gilder Lerhman Institute:
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/
Excellent lesson plan on Trail of Tears, as well as other topics that focus on Native
Americans.
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History Now:
http://www.historynow.org/
Lesson Plans on Native Americans are worth reviewing.
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American Memory, Library of Congress:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
Broad collection of primary source documents, photographs, maps, and more
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Library of Congress Web
Guides http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/PrimDocsHome.html
Excellent link to primary source documents from 1763-1877
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America's Historical Documents, National Archives:
http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/
Huge collection of American history documents and exhibits
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The National Archives:
http://www.archives.gov/
Check out link to DocsTeach.Turn your students into historians with primary-source based
activities that develop historical thinking skills. Activities are ready to use in your
classroom. Or alter an existing activity to fit your unique needs. Exchange primary source
documents and modify activity instructions.
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The following 12 links connect you with a treasure trove of primary source documents:
Duke University Rare Books: http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/
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Virginia Digital Library http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/
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Documenting the American South http://docsouth.unc.edu/
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Antislavery Literature Project http://antislavery.eserver.org/
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Cornell University
Library http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/collections/amerhist.html
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Harvard University Open Collections
Program http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/
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National Humanities Center Toolbox
Library http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/pds/tblibrary.htm
Check out the toolboxes on this website. Outstanding!
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New Deal Network http://newdeal.feri.org/
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Jimmy Carter Library and Museum http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/
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University of Georgia Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
http://www.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/speccoll.html
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Triptych: The Tri-College Digital Library
http://triptych.brynmawr.edu/index.php
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Avalon Project, Yale University http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp
Educational Link Collections:
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EdSitement (National Endowment for the Humanities): http://edsitement.neh.gov/
This is the site whose lesson plan format we are using for our project.
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History Matters (American Social History Project): http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
Designed for high school and college teachers and students, History Matters serves as a
gateway to web resources and offers other useful materials for teaching U.S. history
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American Crossroads Project (Georgetown):
http://crossroads.georgetown.edu/
Encyclopedia of American Studies with over 600 articles on American history, politics,
literature, art, ethnicity, gender, race, and more.
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National History Education Clearinghouse:
http://teachinghistory.org/
Lesson plans, searchable database of standards, and teaching guides.
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Stanford History Education Group:
http://sheg.stanford.edu/?q=node/45
The Reading Like a Historian curriculum engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson
revolves around a central historical question and features sets of primary documents modified for groups
of students with diverse reading skills and abilities. This curriculum teaches students how to investigate
historical questions employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and
close reading.
Television, Film, and Textbook:
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PBS http://www.pbs.org/ which has numerous history related websites featuring
interactive features as well as primary documents.
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History Channel http://www.historychannel.com/ is a more commercial
site than PBS, but still contains a wealth of information.
Publishers such as McGraw-Hill http://www.mhhe.com/history/ or Cengage Learning
http://www.cengage.com/history/.
Links to Standards
NC Standard Courses of Study:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/
The Standards set requirements include English language arts (ELA) and literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects. Just as
students must learn to read, write, speak, listen, and use language effectively in a variety of content areas, so too must the Standards specify the
literacy skills and understandings required for college and career readiness in multiple disciplines
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/new-standards/
Common Core National Standards: http://www.doe.in.gov/commoncore/
Mapping Common Core Standards: http://commoncore.org/maps/index.php/maps/
21st century skills standards: http://www.p21.org/documents/21st_century_skills_standards.pdf
21st century skills framework: http://www.p21.org/
State Social Studies Standards: http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/state-standards
Standards for English Language Arts: http://www.ncte.org/standards/