Crash Course Government: So political campaigns are a pretty big deal in the United States. For instance the 2012 presidential election clocked in at the most expensive ever - at around $6 billion dollars! Needless to say, money plays a very big role in American elections. So today, Craig is going to take a look at why we have campaigns in the first place, why the campaign seasons run for so long, and of course why campaigns cost so much.
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This site offers a biography, portrait, and facts about each U.S. President.
- Subject:
- History
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Reading
- Provider:
- The White House
- Date Added:
- 01/27/2005
Primarily Washington is the Washington State Library, Washington State Archives, and Legacy Washington's way of bridging the gap between the primary sources in our collections and the classroom. The State Library's goals include actions to promote education and life-long learning, as well as connect Washingtonians to their history. This portal will contribute to these efforts by containing content that will consist of digitized primary sources that have been partnered with curriculm developed by Washington State teachers. There are also featured exhibits for further study by students and all others wishing to learn more about the history of the Pacific Northwest.
Note: These primary sources include materials that reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times. These materials are presented as part of the historical record. Inclusion of these materials does not mean endorsement of or agreement with any views expressed. But they provide opportunities for examining multiple perspectives, generating discussions and comparing and contrasting points of view over time.
- Subject:
- History
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Diagram/Illustration
- Primary Source
- Author:
- Washington State Archives
- Washington State Library
- Date Added:
- 06/19/2018
How do you create a successful colony in the New World? Well, you gotta have faith, Puritan faith.
- Subject:
- History
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Lecture
- Provider:
- Mr. Betts' Class
- Date Added:
- 11/23/2016
This video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly shows the daily activities of two young American Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan.
- Subject:
- Anthropology
- Arts and Humanities
- History
- Religious Studies
- Social Science
- World History
- Material Type:
- Lecture
- Provider:
- PBS LearningMedia
- Provider Set:
- PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
- Author:
- U.S. Department of Education
- WNET
- Date Added:
- 06/16/2008
The sighting of a new moon determines the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. In this video from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, follow the process of sighting a new moon for American Muslims.
- Subject:
- Anthropology
- Arts and Humanities
- History
- Religious Studies
- Social Science
- World History
- Material Type:
- Lecture
- Provider:
- PBS LearningMedia
- Provider Set:
- PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
- Author:
- U.S. Department of Education
- WNET
- Date Added:
- 06/16/2008
In this video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, an American Muslim family observes Ramadan, the month in which Muslims fast daily from sunrise to sunset in order to demonstrate piety and develop self-restraint.
- Subject:
- Anthropology
- Arts and Humanities
- History
- Religious Studies
- Social Science
- World History
- Material Type:
- Lecture
- Provider:
- PBS LearningMedia
- Provider Set:
- PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
- Author:
- U.S. Department of Education
- WNET
- Date Added:
- 06/16/2008
In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Frank Dukes describes his role in the 1962 boycott of discriminatory stores and businesses.
- Subject:
- Economics
- History
- History, Law, Politics
- Social Science
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Provider:
- PBS LearningMedia
- Provider Set:
- PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
- Author:
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Date Added:
- 05/06/2004
This lesson plan includes documents and images for learning about the American Revolution, the Constitution, the creation of the U.S. Navy, Eli Whitney's patent for the cotton gin, Thomas Cooper's violation of the Sedition Act, and the Electoral College.
- Subject:
- History
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Date Added:
- 01/31/2006
Students will examine various primary source images and documents to develop research questions and make connections. They will then research historical figures to learn about contributions and significance they had to the movement. As they research, students will also learn about what individual slaves did before and after the Civil War and if emancipation changed their lives. The students will then examine various primary source documents and record their findings on the Analyzing a Written Document worksheet. They will then paraphrase what the document was about and explain why they believe it is important to history.
- Subject:
- Composition and Rhetoric
- English Language Arts
- History
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Primary Source
- Author:
- Lynn Ann Wiscount
- Erin Halovanic
- Vince Mariner
- Date Added:
- 11/30/2020
In this video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, view the reactions of citizens from Lewiston, Maine as Somali immigrants settle in their community.
- Subject:
- Anthropology
- History
- Social Science
- World History
- Material Type:
- Lecture
- Provider:
- PBS LearningMedia
- Provider Set:
- PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
- Author:
- U.S. Department of Education
- WNET
- Date Added:
- 06/16/2008
In this lesson, students listen to and analyze the song “Broken” by Xiuhtezcatl, then create their own art project to share their feelings about the future of the planet.
Step 1 - Inquire: Students listen to the song “Broken,” do a close reading of the lyrics, and reflect on the meaning of the song.
Step 2 - Investigate: Students watch a video and read a short autobiographical statement to learn more about the artist and activist, Xiuhtezcatl.
Step 3 - Inspire: Students create their own art project to share their emotions about the future of the planet.
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- English Language Arts
- History
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- SubjectToClimate
- Author:
- Lisa Hasuike
- Oregon Educators for Climate Education
- Subject to Climate
- Date Added:
- 04/06/2023
Washington has changed a great deal in many different ways in the 20th Century – culturally, economically, politically, environmentally, and ecologically. This is the teacher guide companion to The State We're In: Washington (Grade 3-5 Edition) Chapter 5. The resource is designed to engage students with a launch activity, focused notes, and a focused inquiry.
- Subject:
- History
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Author:
- Leslie Heffernan
- Jerry Price
- Barbara Soots
- Nancy Lenihan
- Kari Tally
- Washington OSPI OER Project
- Date Added:
- 10/04/2021
StoryWorks Theater’s Teaching the Constitution Through Theater develops inclusive and transformative educational theater experiences that provides students with the opportunity to examine our history and to foster a deeper understanding of the U.S. Constitution. Through content consistent with school curriculum standards, the program engages students in experiential learning and inspires them to ask complex questions about the historical underpinnings behind contemporary issues. The process creates pathways to civic engagement, creates lasting memories and instills a tangible sense of social belonging. Now’s The Time opens at the dawn of Reconstruction, the Civil War has just ended but the nation is plunged again into crisis with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Andrew Johnson ascends to the Presidency determined to restore white supremacy in the South. Congressional radicals led by Thaddeus Stevens are fighting for a different vision. They intend to create a new society of full racial equality, where Black Americans will have real economic and political power, including ownership of land confiscated from the rebels, education, suffrage and election to public office. This titanic political battle between President and Congress culminates in the first impeachment and trial of a U.S. president, and to more than 150 years of continuing violence and discrimination against Black Americans.View the complete play Now’s The Time on the StoryWorks Theater site. Implementation1. Now’s The Time Performance Classroom watches a prerecorded, staged reading of the play Now’s The Time, written by Jean P. Bordewich and Produced by StoryWorks Theater.2. Lesson Plan Activities Following the six lesson plan structure, students will read aloud or act out scenes from the play. This participatory interaction with the text and the historical events promotes a high level of engagement from the students and encourages experiential learning. These activities directly correspond to scenes in the play and to specific content area standards. Throughout the curriculum, teachers will lead guided discussions and help to explain the historical context and theme of each scene. Students/actors will have the ability to share their experiences having portrayed these historical figures. Students/historians will have the unique opportunity to work with primary source materials to further their understanding of the complexities of the era and to gain insight into the critical legislative debates of the time.
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- Composition and Rhetoric
- English Language Arts
- History
- Literature
- Performing Arts
- Political Science
- Social Science
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Date Added:
- 07/27/2022
People make the past come alive as students research and then share stories about famous Americans who promoted democratic ideals.
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- History
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Unit of Study
- Provider:
- ReadWriteThink
- Provider Set:
- ReadWriteThink
- Date Added:
- 08/29/2013
Using the C3 Inquiry Design Model format, high school social studies and English students learn to understand lynching in Virginia in the Jim Crow South and discuss ways of taking informed action to move towards racial healing. Each inquiry is supported by the Virginia Standards of Learning and the Common Core Standards and is expected to take three-four 50-minute class periods. The inquiry time frame can expand if teachers think their students need additional instructional experiences (e.g., historical context, formative performance tasks, featured sources, writing, etc.). Teachers are encouraged to adjust the inquiry to meet the needs and interests of their students and school/community contexts. The inquiries lend themselves to differentiation and modeling of historical thinking skills while assisting students in reading a wide variety of sources and writing in a wide variety of genres.Use the next button or the drop down menu to navigate between pages. Please note, Social studies lessons are found at the bottom of page 2 and English lesson are found at the bottom of page 3. For more information and/or access to the primary sources used in the lesson plans, please visit the Racial Terror: Lynching in Virginia website.
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- English Language Arts
- History
- Literature
- Speaking and Listening
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Case Study
- Lesson Plan
- Primary Source
- Reading
- Author:
- JMU COE Curriculum Development Team
- Elaine Kaye
- Nicole Wilson
- Date Added:
- 10/20/2021
This section contains reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government and cross-curricular connections.
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- History
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Primary Source
- Teaching/Learning Strategy
- Provider:
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Provider Set:
- Teaching With Documents
- Date Added:
- 08/26/1999
This video from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly features Timbuktu, one of the most remote and inaccessible places on the planet and a former thriving center of Islamic learning.
- Subject:
- Anthropology
- Arts and Humanities
- History
- Religious Studies
- Social Science
- World History
- Material Type:
- Lecture
- Provider:
- PBS LearningMedia
- Provider Set:
- PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development
- Author:
- U.S. Department of Education
- WNET
- Date Added:
- 06/16/2008
The Tuskegee Airmen played a pivotal role in World War II while battling prejudice and segregation to African Americans. This lesson will allow students to research and examine various primary source documents to learn what contributions the Tuskegee Airmen made to American society. Students will listen and read about the Tuskegee Airmen through research and videos while providing evidence to various guided questions. The students will then create journal entries as to what it might have been like to be a member of this famous group on their first day of training and on their first flight mission.
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
- History
- U.S. History
- World History
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Primary Source
- Author:
- Lynn Ann Wiscount
- Erin Halovanic
- Vince Mariner
- Date Added:
- 11/23/2020
This is a self-service online workshop for teachers who use primary documents to help students see the impact and ongoing relevance of the Constitution. It requires little advance preparation and provides everything needed, including a vocabulary list, document analysis worksheets, and historical documents -- John Marshall's Supreme Court nomination (1801), proclamation to New Orleans (1803), Lincoln's telegram to Grant (1864), Johnson oath photo (1963), and more.
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- History
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Provider Set:
- Teaching With Documents
- Date Added:
- 10/27/2006