Propaganda is central to any war effort. In the early 20th century, the persuasion to head into battle came, in part, from art: The government recruited artists and illustrators to create propaganda materials. In a new exhibit, the Museum of the City of New York is showing how New York City-based artists and creatives working for the federal government’s Division of Pictorial Publicity helped sell World War I to the public.

Students are required to analyze a portion of an 1860 map in order to understand the distribution of slaves in the southern United States prior to the Civil War.

This site has collected and currated 20 photos of Utah that were taken as part of the New Deal photography project. These photos can be used at any level and in a variety of ways in the classroom.

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ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners
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The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012 are a description of what individuals can do with language in terms of speaking, writing, listening, and reading in real-world situations in a spontaneous and non-rehearsed context.

The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines are descriptions of what individuals can do with language in terms
of speaking, writing, listening, and reading in real-world situations in a spontaneous and non-rehearsed
context. For each skill, these guidelines identify five major levels of proficiency: Distinguished, Superior,
Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice. The major levels Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice are subdivided
into High, Mid, and Low sublevels. The levels of the ACTFL Guidelines describe the continuum of
proficiency from that of the highly articulate, well-educated language user to a level of little or no
functional ability.

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Explore a gallery of images about Abraham Lincoln, his wife Mary Todd, and his assassination. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, the first president from the Republican Party, and the leader of the country during the American Civil War. Lincoln’s firm anti-slavery position led to his Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that slaves living in southern, rebel states were free. His oratorical and writing skills, and firm belief in preserving the future of the Union of the United States, appealed to the best of American ideals. Lincoln served as president from 1861-1865. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in Ford’s Theatre in Washington DC on April 14, 1865.

Primary Source Set from the Library of Congress about Abraham Lincoln's political timeline and career

This inquiry kit features Library of Congress sources and focuses on four of Abraham Lincoln's key speeches.

In this media gallery, you will find a series of videos from The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross that examines the major movements and turning points in African American history from 1968 to the present, including the Black Panthers and the Black Power movement, Afrocentricity in culture, the rise of the black middle class, the development of hip hop culture, the effects of the War on Drugs, and the election of Barack Obama. As you view the videos, consider the legacy of the civil rights movement, the tensions that emerged from the progress made, and how they reshaped the African American experience.

Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. recounts the full trajectory of African-American history in his groundbreaking series The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross. The series explores the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and social perspectives they developed — forging their own history, culture and society against unimaginable odds.

Using video clips from The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross, this collection of lesson plans addresses a wide range of themes of the African-American experience from 1500 to the present.

This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.

This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.

This primary source set includes documents and images from the life of Alexander Hamilton. A teacher guide is included to assist educators in utilizing the primary sources in their instruction.