Comparing Perspectives on the Harlem Renaissance
Students will review elements of author’s perspective and then apply their knowledge to compare and contrast two different texts related to the changing population of Harlem during the 1920’s.
Gardening in the Neighborhood (Hood)
Students will be exposed to healthy food options and have an opportunity to explore the essentials needed for a community garden that will lead to a healthier lifestyle.
Do girls build rockets?
The student will be able to create an inquiry question about female rocket builders, answer brief questions and cite a source telling where the information was retrieved from.
Let’s find out about Lighthouses.
The students will investigate, discuss, compare and write about lighthouses.
Post WWII
Primary and secondary sources will be used to demonstrate an understanding of the conflicts, innovations, and social changes in the United States, including South Carolina, from 1950-1980.
Civil Rights Movement
Students will create a timeline highlighting influential people and important events of the Civil Rights Movement.
The Great Depression & The New Deal
Use photographs to analyze what it would have been like to be alive during the great depression, and then read in our text about the New Deal.
Who am I ?
Students will think about who they are as a person and create an “I am: poem to share who they are.
World War 2 Detainment Camps Analysis
Using graphic novels as anchor texts, students analyze primary sources making connections between two events of World War II.
Writing a Journal Entry
Students will research the Holocaust and write a journal entry as if they are a child living during this time period.
Volcanoes and Primary Sources
Students will learn about and use primary sources to make connections between the earth’s plate tectonics and various landforms.
Literacy Cafe with the Harlem Renaissance
Students will learn about famous musicians, famous people, and famous art of the Harlem Renaissance.
Earth’s Processes: Flooding and Prevention
Students will learn about national & local flood events and will also participate in a STEM activity in which they will work in groups to find a way to prevent water from damaging their homes.
Molly, By Golly!: The Legend of Molly Williams
Students will learn about a lesser know African American hero who broke both color and gender barriers when she stepped in to help fight a fire during a blizzard in 1818.
Titanic: Examining Cause and Effect
Students will examine the primary documents (accounts, news reports, and hearings) in relation to the sinking of the Titanic and compare them to the accounts in the graphic novel I Survived: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
Women, Sacrifices, and the Revolutionary War
Students will read the book, Revolutionary Prudence Wright, and connect past sacrifices to potential sacrifices a child might have to make if they were faced with the same conflicts Prudence Wright faced.
Inferring Character Traits: Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves
An introductory lesson to Title IX using primary and secondary sources, and how its protections directly impact students today.
Space Race Perspectives
Students will use primary and secondary sources to research events and perspectives related to the Space Race, creating a video news report to demonstrate understanding.
Women During the Civil War
The teacher and the students will picture walk through the book “Sarah Emma Edmonds was a Great Pretender: The True Story of a Civil War Spy”
An Introduction to Title IX
An introductory lesson to Title IX using primary and secondary sources, and how its protections directly impact students today.
“Red and Lulu” and the Rockefeller Tree in New York City
Students will be able to identify the historical event of the Rockefeller Christmas Tree and how it impacts the United States.
Exploring Weather – Natural Disasters
This lesson explores seasonal weather patterns and natural disasters. Students will learn what natural disasters are, see examples, and discuss how they affect people, plants, and animals.
Historical Events & Moments
Students will learn about the different significant historical events, moments, and symbols in U.S. history.
Changes in South Carolina Schools Over Time
Students will use primary sources to determine how schools in South Carolina have changed over time.
Exploring How the Civil Rights Movement Changed America
Students will be able to describe the effects of the Civil Rights Movement in America.
Where Am I?
The students will describe their surroundings using natural/cultural landforms by creating a 3D model.
Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation
In this lesson students will observe photos from the Holocaust and illustrations from the graphic novel Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation and be able to infer what is happening within these images.
Do You Get Where I’m Coming From?
Students will learn about immigration to Ellis Island by studying and investigating the graphic novel, Landing at Ellis Island. After reading the graphic novel, students will work to learn about individual countries that immigrants traveled from. Students will research about that individual country and create a travel journal full of primary sources that represent the country.
Hurricane DBQ
Exploring hurricanes using primary and secondary sources.
