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Middle School Lesson Plans

Silence and Violence: The Struggle for Civil Rights in SC.

Students will analyze and compare/contrast artifacts that explore Civil Rights movements nationally and locally.

Surviving the Holocaust: Holocaust survivors' impact on South Carolina’s history.

Due to the devastating effects of nationalism that led to World War II and the Holocaust, many refugees and survivors were forced to flee.In South Carolina, the survivors contributed to the economic and social development of their new home

Going Beyond “I Survived” : Analyzing the Lives of Holocaust Survivors Following Liberation

Students will analyze and explore primary sources to build a deeper understanding of the ongoing human struggle following liberation from Nazi concentration camps during WWII.

“We’re all mad here.”

Students will participate in a gallery walk viewing and commenting on photographs of immigration to America. Students will examine primary sources about immigration to the United States and reflect on how the immigrants might have felt about being new to the US.

Exploring the American Revolution and Primary Sources using the Graphic Novel One Dead Spy

Students will read the novel, look at primary sources from the Stamp Act and the Boston Massacre, and create a presentation on why the colonists felt they needed to revolt against Britain and their favorite scene from the text.

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Fall, 1777-Spring, 1778: The Military Mind of the Marquis

Using selected pages from Nathan Hale’s graphic nonfiction Lafayette! and a small variety of excerpts from primary sources, students will begin to develop a sense of the role of the French, specifically Marquis de Lafayette, as part of the struggles that eventually lead to the ultimate victory of the American army in the Revolutionary War.

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Impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans, LA

In order to identify the impact of hurricane Katrina on the population of New Orleans, students will be using primary source photographs and the graphic novel Drowned City by Don Brown.

Causes of World War I

This lesson plan aims to educate students on the causes of World War I as well as the components that influenced the United States to end their neutrality and become involved in the war.

The Role of Women in S.C. and the U.S. during World War I

Working as a group, students will view an introductory video on Knowitall.org to get background on the role of women in WWI. Students will examine and evaluate a variety of visual primary sources and draw conclusions about the role of women in WWI, especially in SC.

Trench Warfare during World War I

Students will analyze images of trenches and determine why they were used, how life was like as a soldier in the trench, and how it affected the soldier’s perspective regarding World War I’s outcome. They will then write a letter or postcard “home” as a soldier describing life in the trenches.

Analyzing Primary Sources

Working as a group, students will view an introductory video on Knowitall.org to get background on the role of women in WWI. Students will examine and evaluate a variety of visual primary sources and draw conclusions about the role of women in WWI, especially in SC.

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Geographic Changes in WWI

Europe’s geographic landscape changed based on WWI trench warfare that dramatically changed not only political lines, but physical features and human populations as well.

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Weaponry Advances During WWI

Slavery impacted life then, and the abolishment of slavery impacts life now, but how? SWBAT describe the effects of slavery and the outcomes of abolishment. They will identify the characteristics of a leader like Hariett Tubman.

The abolition of slavery impacted our lives today...

Slavery impacted life then, and the abolishment of slavery impacts life now, but how? SWBAT describe the effects of slavery and the outcomes of abolishment. They will identify the characteristics of a leader like Hariett Tubman.

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Dred Scott Case Illustrated Timeline

Students will learn about the Dred Scott Case, compare viewpoints on the decision of the case, and create an illustrated timeline showing events in Dred Scott’s life after reviewing an example of Federick Douglass’s life in the graphic novel The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale

Escaping Slavery with Harriet Tubman

Students will learn about slavery and the road to abolition by analyzing primary and secondary sources.

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The Combahee River Raid

Students will be able to identify who was involved in the Combahee River Raid in South Carolina and what was the outcome of the raid. Students will use primary and secondary sources to compare and contrast the reports of the raid.

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