An introductory lesson that overviews the four main causes of World War I.Lesson focuses mainly on Conflict, Imperialism, Militarism, Nationalism and System of Alliances.Enduring Understanding:Students will understand the causes and effects of WWI on our world today.

The most turbulent period in American history encompassed the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression. It gave rise to America's greatest writers, known collectively as the lost generation, consisting of greats such as William Faulkner, Sinclair Lewis, Pearl Buck and Steinbeck. Rejecting traditional storytelling, this "Lost Generation" of authors developed new formulas for novels and characters, in many, works some of which are "Grapes of Wrath," "Look Homeward, Angel" and "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."

This lesson plan is to help students create a podcast about a person or event during the Great Depression to build upon background and indepth knowledge. This is meant to be a final project or assesment to the Standard about Great Depression. 

Was the Treaty of Versailles, which formally concluded World War I, a legitimate attempt by the victorious powers to prevent further conflict, or did it place an unfair burden on Germany? This lesson helps students respond to the question in an informed manner. Activities involve elementary sources, maps, and other supporting documents related to the peace process and its reception by the German public and German politicians.

This lesson plan asks students to read To Kill A Mockingbird carefully with an eye for all instances and manifestations of courage, but particularly those of moral courage.

Students read a historical fiction text and do a fun post card project report to show their understanding of the text. 

After reading about World War I, students will decide which event had the most impact on the United States.Enduring Understanding - The United States emerged as a world power with influence which spanned the globe.

This lesson will examine the economic, military and diplomatic strengths and weaknesses of the North and South on the eve of the Civil War. In making these comparisons students will use maps and read original documents to decide which side, if any, had an overall advantage at the start of the war.

Through the use of maps and original documents, this lesson will focus on the key battles of the Civil War, Gettysburg and Vicksburg and show how the battles contributed to its outcome. It will also examine the "total war" strategy of General Sherman, and the role of naval warfare in bringing about a Union victory.

In this lesson of the curriculum unit, students reconsider the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I through the lens of archival documents.

In August 1914, President Woodrow Wilson asked Americans to remain impartial in thought and deed toward the war that had just broken out in Europe. For almost three years, the President presided over a difficult, deteriorating neutrality, until finally the provocations could no longer be ignored or negotiated. In this lesson, students analyze one of the most significant moments in twentieth century U.S. foreign relations: Wilson's decision to enter World War I in order to make the world "safe for democracy."

What was life like for women in the first half of the 19th century in America? What influence did women have in shaping the attitudes towards slavery? Towards women's suffrage?

The Folger Shakespeare Library provides the full searchable text of "Henry V" to read online or download as a PDF. All of the lines are numbered sequentially to make it easier and more convenient to find any line.

Relive the decisions that led to the attack on Fort Sumter to determine whether Lincoln aimed to preserve peace or provoke the hostilities that led to the Civil War.

For more than 400 years, Shakespeare's 37 surviving plays, 154 sonnets, and other poems have been read, performed, taught, reinterpreted, and enjoyed the world over. This Teacher's Guide includes ideas for bringing the Bard and pop culture together, along with how performers around the world have infused their respective local histories and cultures into these works.

This Folger Shakespeare Library resource provides a brief history of Queen Elizabeth I's life and her connection to playwright William Shakespeare.

This lesson is designed to apply Common Core State Standards and facilitate a comparison of informational texts and elementary source material from the Scottsboro Boys trials of the 1931 and 1933, and the fictional trial in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill A Mockingbird (1960).

In this lesson, students will create an Instagram Post using their knowledge of Shakespeare's life and works.

Check out what the Globe looks like (and looked like) with this virtual tour.

A brief history of the life of William Shakespeare given by the experts at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Includes sections on his early life, his successful years in London, and his enduring legacy.