This lesson plan, provided by The New York Times, explores the concept of freedom of speech as protected by the First Amendment. Students will examine
After the end of the Civil War, many cities in the South and around the country erected statues honoring leaders of the Confederacy. Recently because
Lesson Plan to be used in conjunction with the reading of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Write a persuasive
Was George Washington a man of his time, a slaveholder in a state where 40% of the population were slaves? Was George Washington a conflicted
In this lesson, students will work in pairs and use expert reading strategies to analyze the Court’s ruling in Hernandez v. Texas. After participating in
Students will be introduced to the concept of Founding principles based on natural law and natural rights as expressed in the Declaration of Independence. They
A study of a new curriculum will test a new approach to learning about race: studying it in biology class. In this lesson, you’ll learn
How can we understand the conflicts and issues afflicting the United States prior to the outbreak of the Civil War by examining the Lincoln Douglas
In today’s climate of classroom censorship, tools for culturally sustaining teaching can be hard to find and implement. This is why IDRA launched our new
America is Me (AIM) is a framework that provides educators with curricular resources to promote students’ understanding of equity issues central to the development of
