Vocabulary List

Covering 9/11

Students will analyze and interpret the cover of the issue of The New Yorker magazine published immediately following 9/11. Students will consider different perspectives of covering

Student Guide to January 6

This comprehensive lesson plan from PBS NewsHour Classroom offers educators a robust framework to teach students about the January 6 hearings. The guide includes detailed

Arab-Israeli Conflict

Our free, five-lesson curriculum on the Arab-Israeli conflict explores the history of the conflict and peace process. With an emphasis on primary sources, ICS’s resources

Senator Hiram Revels

This lesson plan invites students to explore the pivotal role of Hiram Revels and other African American legislators during the Reconstruction era in Mississippi, as

Benjamin Banneker Inspired Lesson Plans

Learn more about the remarkable life and contributions of Benjamin Banneker with these two lesson plans. Developed by the Benjamin Banneker Association, these resources (for

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

This unit is one of the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s Teaching Literacy through History resources, designed to align with the Common Core State Standards. These units

Rosa Parks | Civil Rights Activist

After the Civil War and through the Civil Rights era of the 1950s, racial segregation laws made life for many African Americans extremely difficult. Rosa

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