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Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History - Library of Congress
Grades
6 to 12
tag(s): africa (139), african american (111), china (62), chinese (44), immigration (63), japan (56), japanese (47), migration (44)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and classroom activities hosted on this site! Be sure to save this one as a favorite to allow for easy retrieval later on.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Freedom - A History of US - PBS
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9 to 12tag(s): africa (139), african american (111), tolerance (9)
In the Classroom
While there are plenty of resources and content here, history teachers may or may not find this site's thematic approach compatible with the rest of their curriculum.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Jazz in America - Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz
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6 to 12tag(s): africa (139), african american (111), blues (22), harlem (8), jazz (17)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans offered on this site! The lesson plans are meant to be taught in American history classes, so search and see how this site can benefit your classroom. Make sure and save this one as a favorite to allow for easy retrieval later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Museum of American History - Jazz - Smithonian Institution
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2 to 12tag(s): africa (139), african american (111), harlem (8), jazz (17)
In the Classroom
Use the audio on this site to supplement a lecture or class discussion about the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz era. Click Education from the left menu then use the next menu on the left to allow students to explore an area of interest. Enhance learning by having students use Flip, reviewed here, to share what they learned and comment on their peers' contributions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow - PBS
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6 to 12tag(s): 1900s (73), africa (139), african american (111), civil rights (198), segregation (18)
In the Classroom
True to its claim, this is an educator's site; it contains lesson plans, simulations, narratives, and picture galleries and more. The site may be useful for both American History and American Literature classes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Living Pictures Representing the History of Black Dance - Yale University
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7 to 8tag(s): africa (139), african american (111), dance (26)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans offered on this web page. The focus is interdisciplinary, and although lengthy offers a lot of valuable information. Be sure to look at this thoroughly before you plan to use it with students. Though the resources are listed, you will need to obtain them yourself. Definitely take a look at this one!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Road to Equality - CNN
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4 to 12tag(s): africa (139), african american (111)
In the Classroom
Save this site as a favorite on classroom computers and allow students to teach each other about the progression of civil rights. Put students into pairs or cooperative learning groups and assign each group and article or video seen on the CNN site. Have each group observe, read and analyze their source, noting essential words. After they are done have each student create a quick graphic of what they learned from the site. The end result will be for students to present their findings to the class. For quick projects, create electronic "posters" or word graphics for adopteds word using tools such as Piclits, reviewed here, or WordClouds, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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African American Odyssey - Library of Congress
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6 to 12tag(s): africa (139), african american (111)
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Use the images on this site for a picture-walk during a unit on African American History, from slavery to Emancipation. Print and hang pictures around the classroom, with students assigned to different stations. Have students rotate around the classroom, looking at a new image every minute. Once students have walked through everything, have a class discussion about what students saw and learned. This activity works best with a graphic organizer - to create one, we recommend using Graphic Organizer Maker, (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Guide Through the Culture of the Blues - Yale University
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7 to 12tag(s): blues (22)
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans and activities on this site! This would be an excellent resource for a US or World history classroom!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mosaic America: Paths To The Present - Yale University
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7 to 8tag(s): critical thinking (112), writing (317)
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans and activities offered in this web site! The content would be extremely valid in a classroom discussing civil rights and the issues that have the races and peoples have faced in Modern America. Save this site as a favorite on your computer and use it as a reference when in need of fresh ideas.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Interactive: Roots of Jazz - PBS
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): jazz (17)
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This site would be a great addition to a US history class studying the Harlem Renaissance. The site could be used for the lesson plans OR as a learning center in your classroom. If using the site as a learning center, we recommend creating a graphic organizer to accompany it for students to take notes on each section. For help creating a graphic organizer, we recommend using Graphic Organizer Maker, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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To Kill a Mockingbird - Historical Perspective - Library of Congress
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9 to 12tag(s): africa (139), african american (111), racism (76)
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Take advantage of the free lesson plan to include with your book study of To Kill a Mockingbird both as a whole class unit, or modify for use with independent reading groups. If you don't have time to teach the entire unit, use portions of the activities as part of your lessons on racism or US history during the Great Depression era.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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African-American Folktales and their Use in an Integrated Curriculum - Yale University
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2 to 5tag(s): africa (139), african american (111)
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans hosted on this site! This would be a useful resource for a history or Language Arts teacher focusing on African American story-telling and the culture surrounding it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Art of the Quilt - Yale University
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4 to 6tag(s): design (79)
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African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning
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10 to 12tag(s): africa (139)
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A teacher could quickly and easily retrieve African American art examples from this site which could be incorporated in Social Science, Art or History classes. Especially useful in multicultural studies.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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African American Studies Web Guide - University of Chicago
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6 to 12tag(s): africa (139), african american (111)
In the Classroom
If looking for new materials or resources for a unit adding multicultural perspectives OR black history month, be sure to check out some of the links on this site! Just make sure to save it as a favorite, allowing for easier retrieval later on. Whatever theme students are learning about or researching they can enhance their learning by blogging about their understanding using Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or Twitter links. This blog creator requires no registration. Alternatively, they could modify their learning by creating an interactive, multimedia poster using Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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American Slave Narratives - University of Virginia
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6 to 12tag(s): africa (139), african american (111)
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Play the audio portions of this site over the interactive whiteboard or with external computer speakers) to help students understand the reality of living as a slave in the Antebellum South. There is also a transcript teachers could print out to assist students who have trouble discerning the words or need to be guided. This would be a great resource for a US history class studying the lead up the the Civil War.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Africans in America - PBS
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6 to 12tag(s): africa (139), african american (111)
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There are brief lesson plans which tie directly to the series, as well as limited links to other resources.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The African American Mosaic - Library of Congress.
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6 to 12tag(s): africa (139), african american (111)
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Use the primary documents on this site to introduce the Slave trade AND the importance of analyzing primary sources in history. Print out 5-6 of the primary sources on this site assigning student groups one of the sources. Have groups analyze and interpret the content of their source with the intentions of presenting their results to the class briefly through a speech. After all the groups have presented their findings, each group will send one representative to the front of the class where students will defend their piece by its validity and reliability. Survivor style, the class will vote off documents in rounds until one piece is left standing - the most valid and reliable. An interesting way to combo both content and historical thinking skills in one class!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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African American History Timeline - Western Michigan University
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4 to 12tag(s): africa (139), african american (111)
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Create small groups of students. From the menu on the left, click African American History. Under Browse Our Online Encyclopedia assign one of the Entries About...(People, Places, etc.) to each small group. Ask students to choose on topic per student in the group from their Entries About. After reading their encyclopedia entry and taking notes with an online tool like Simplenote, reviewed here, have them share the info they learned with their small group. Tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Simple note allows you to access and update across all devices. If you have the time, you could then mix the groups up and have them share what they learned with the new group, thus giving students a little more knowledge about a huge topic: African American History.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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