This lesson is designed for students in adult basic education grade level E (low and high adult secondary education). The purpose of this lesson is to develop student proficiency in reading and analyzing text. The lesson topic is the issue of an individual’s right to privacy as balanced with the government’s responsibility for security of its citizens.

This lesson plan is designed to engage students in the reading an interpretation of primary source documents in a smaller group setting. The focus is on materials in the Irene Corey collection at Arizona State University. 

In this lesson, students read informational pieces about whether or not schools should teach cursive writing. They will evaluate the arguments presented and then choose a side of the issue. Finally, they will write their own arguments expressing their points of view.

How do counter narratives in our communities demonstrate that the historic ideals of liberty and equality born in the Enlightenment have become increasingly accessible to more communities today through the efforts of individuals or organizations?

This unit will examine the traditional themes of the European Enlightenment such as liberty and justice. Students will then explore how the same thinkers who left a legacy of proposed freedoms also created systemic discrimination for many communities. After engaging with primary sources and examining the history of imperialism, students will review news stories funded by the Pulitzer Center that connect this legacy to current global events. Ultimately students will create their own projects highlighting a narrative in their own community that counters traditional Enlightenment legacies. The idea is to identify and report on the disruptors to the past stereotypes.

Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine entertainment and recreation in the early 20th century.

This lesson focuses on early Asian immigrants to the United States, their reasons for immigration, successes they experienced, challenges they faced, and the changing reception they received in their host country. Students will learn what an immigrant is, what it means to be an “American, what the American Dream is, and how primary sources and secondary sources provide varied perspectives that inform a deeper understanding of an event.

2021 Social Science Standards Integrated with Ethnic Studies:
Civics and Government: K.1, 3.2, 5.1
Historical Knowledge: 2.16, 5.22
Historical Thinking: K.17, K.18, 2.22
Social Science Analysis: 1.19, 1.21, 3.18, 3.19, 4.24, 5.27

Students will interpret various primary sources for reconstructing the past, including documents and photographs about dam designs. Students will gain skills necessary for researching by locating credible and original sources, determining if the sources are primary or secondary. Students will use technology to create a presentation, highlighting primary and secondary sources. This unit was created as part of the ALEX Interdisciplinary Resource Development Summit.

This workshop presents selected primary sources from the
Rockefeller Foundation holdings at the Rockefeller Archive
Center. This collection is intended for use in facilitating a
classroom exercise on the Rockefeller Foundation’s
1933-1945 refugee scholar program. The exercise asks
students to consider what foundations can do in times
of global crisis by placing them in the role of Rockefeller
Foundation (RF) program officers during World War II. As
were the real program officers, students will be tasked with
selecting a limited number of scholar applicants for aid in a
life-threatening situation. Working in groups, students will
read documents related to ten scholars who represent
a variety of nationalities, backgrounds, and scholarly
disciplines. Students will then select four candidates, and
must be prepared to articulate the reasoning behind their
decisions. This exercise enables students to imagine and
grapple with the difficult choices RF officials had to make in
one historical example of how foundation philanthropy has
responded to humanitarian crisis. Students are encouraged
to use this exercise as a springboard for further research
into current scholar rescue initiatives, and/or policies
and practices pertaining to refugees today.

The workshop asks students to consider what foundations can do in times of global crisis by placing them in the role of Rockefeller Foundation (RF) program officers during World War II. As were the real program officers, students will be tasked with selecting a limited number of scholar applicants for aid in a life-threatening situation. Working in groups, students will read documents related to ten scholars who represent a variety of nationalities, backgrounds, and scholarly disciplines. Students will then select four candidates, and must be prepared to articulate the reasoning behind theirdecisions. This exercise enables students to imagine and grapple with the difficult choices RF officials had to make in one historical example of how foundation philanthropy has responded to humanitarian crisis. Students are encouraged to use this exercise as a springboard for further research into current scholar rescue initiatives, and/or policies and practices pertaining to refugees today.

How does non-violent direct action function as a response to injustice?

This inquiry from the Washington State Historical Society focuses on Japanese American incarceration during World War II, and asks students to analyze Japanese Americans’ responses to this injustice through the lens of non-violent direct action. It consists of five lessons, and a suggested summative assessment, as well as possible extensions. Each lesson is intended to take between 45 and 75 minutes, and some may need to be divided over multiple class sessions.

The intent of this curriculum is not only to help students learn about what incarceration was, and why it
happened, but also to help them understand the varied responses of Japanese Americans to incarceration. They will arrive at these new understandings by practicing the skills of history including artifact analysis, identifying patterns, and developing informed empathy for historical figures. Images of and links to primary sources are provided throughout.

Watch the companion video, REMEMBRANCE: A Legacy of Executive Order 9066, on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s4-GfWDEukE

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Melissa Omar in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 8th Grade ELA students. Students will read an informational article and analyze fact and opinion. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 8.1.6.j Apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text (e.g., sequence/chronological, description, spatial, cause and effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion, proposition/support). It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students (approximate number of minutes) to complete. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1P7Ck0lMhH_xZe5qYcupsZvgE6kSGGzTD0745NZ6GFZE/edit?usp=sharing

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Misty Weare in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 5th Grade Reading students. Students will complete a graphic organizer to compare and contrast events in the story and explain the relationship between the events. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 5.1.6.h Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in literary and informational texts, citing textual evidence to develop a national and international multicultural perspective. It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 120 minutes to complete. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1daztA_95nt9U-qgqsULXKx0sFFfuLGYSxUf4EmVBqBo/edit?usp=sharing

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Ashley Richmond in collaboration with Lori Broady as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for High School American History students. Students will analyze primary sources to determine the arguments for and against joining the League of Nations. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: SS HS.4.2 (US), SS HS.4.4 (US), SS HS.4.5 (US). It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 90 minutes to complete.

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Michelle Ulrich in collaboration with Rick Meyer as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for grades K, 1, 2 language arts students. Students will retell the main idea of any informational text. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 1.1.6e Retell main idea from informational text.It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 30 minutes to complete.Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: Main Idea 

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Elizabeth Loehr in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for Grade 8 Reading students. Students will summarize, analyze, and synthesize the connection between main ideas of two informational texts. Students will analyze the social, historical, cultural, and biographical influences in informational texts. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 8.1.6.e and LA 8.1.6.h It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 45  minutes to complete. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ekYpo8pbtwoRwl90uBSkI9lvmrLsA2UQ/view?usp=sharing

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Eliza Crim in collaboration with Lori Broady as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for high school American History students. Students will analyze primary source documents to create an editorial, script, or video demonstrating how McCarthyism and the Red Scare created an atmosphere of paraoia in the US in the 1950s. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: SS HS.4.4 (US) and SS HS.4.5 (US). It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 120 minutes to complete.

This Remote Learning Plan was created by Misty Weare in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 5th Grade Reading students. Students will complete a graphic organizer showing the problem-and-solution pattern in a text. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 5.1.6.j Identify and apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text(s) (e.g., sequence, description, cause-and-effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion). It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 120 minutes to complete. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b-Xhv_NeGy53_pJ6O8cFx4GWFrsapsj0HFdurHaAQ90/edit?usp=sharing

This Remote Learning Plan was created by (Teacher Name) in collaboration with Eileen Barks and Caryn Ziettlow as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE Remote Learning Plan Project. Educators worked with coaches to create Remote Learning Plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The attached Remote Learning Plan is designed for 5th Grade Reading students. Students will complete a graphic organizer showing the sequence of events in a biography. This Remote Learning Plan addresses the following NDE Standard: LA 6.1.6.j Apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text (e.g., sequence/chronological, description, cause and effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion). It is expected that this Remote Learning Plan will take students 120 minutes to complete. Here is the direct link to the Google Doc:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OlMm2e2EJyMdCg5whefA47AjtiRWbA9R19fOcWc0Qqs/edit?usp=sharing