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Pbs Learning Media: Discontent and Transformation
This lesson focuses on the discontent of housewives in the 1950's and the Southern Bell lawsuit for discrimination of women in the workplace. It includes a PDF lesson plan and two video clips.
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Pbs Learning Media: Era and Political Backlash
In this lesson, learners analyze the text of the Equal Rights Amendment, trace the amendment process taken to get the ERA passed, analyze the reasons for opposition to ERA, and the methods used to stop its ratification. Then they will...
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Pbs Learning Media: Library of Congress: Media Gallery | Women's Suffrage
This collection of primary source documents from the Library of Congress supports teaching about women's suffrage in the United States. These primary sources include images, song sheets, articles, statistical documents, maps, political...
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Pbs Learning Media: You Decide: The Women's Movement? | a Biography of America
This interactive from A Biography of America, offer students the opportunity to join in a debate on whether the Women's Movement of the 1960s and 1970s contributed to the improvement of the lives of women in the United States. Students...
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Pbs: Learning Media: Why Should Women Vote? The Suffrage Question
In this activity, students view eleven different documents arguing both for and against women's right to vote. They must click and drag them in the order that they were created. As they work, they need to make a list of the arguments...
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Pbs Learning Media: Character Study: Scout Finch
This lesson focuses on the character of Scout Finch from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It includes excerpts from the American Masters documentary entitled Harper Lee: Hey, Boo, discussion questions, teaching tips, and...
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Pbs Learning Media: Woodrow Wilson: Win the Election of 1912
In this interactive feature, you'll get the chance to form your own political party and try your hand at winning the Presidential Election of 1912. The election of 1912 featured four candidates: Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Election Central 2016: The Election Process
This link from Election Central 2016 focuses on the Election Process using video clips, lesson plans, teaching materials, and activities having to do with the election process including Campaign Strategy, Getting the Nomination, Election...
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Pbs Learning Media: Election Central 2016: Elections Throughout History
This link from the Election Central 2016 website focuses on elections throughout history with the use of primary source documents such as campaign posters, newspaper headlines, and video clips from various Presidential elections...
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Pbs Learning Media: Personality or Politics Activity | 60 Second Presidents
In this activity, students learn the important role that both personality and political platform have in shaping presidential elections by watching videos in groups comparing presidents who won on personality and those who won on...
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Pbs Learning Media: Working for the Party | 60 Second Presidents
This instructional activity focuses on the influence party system has on American presidents. Some presidents were willing to do whatever their party said, while others were much more independent. Students will view videos featuring...
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Pbs Learning Media: Public Speaking and Persuasion: Improve Your School!
In this lesson, students watch two videos from China depicting public speeches about the first school government election. Then, they will create and give persuasive presentations of their own that will describe ways in which they would...
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Pbs Learning Media: Meet the 2016 Presidential Candidates: Lesson Plan
In this instructional activity, young scholars will get to know the candidates running for president and where they stand on important issues. They will create a flow chart documenting the steps a candidate must take to be elected. Then...
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Pbs Learning Media: Elections 1896 & 1900: Interactive Map: Biography of America
This interactive map and video from A Biography of America will help compare how key issues in the elections of 1896 and 1900 influenced geographical patterns in both presidential and congressional election results. Although the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Election Central 2016: Inaugural Addresses
This is the Election Central 2016 website that provides information about the 2016 Presidential candidates and election. The link Inaugural Addresses provides information about the history of inaugural addresses and videos of several...
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Pbs Learning Media: Election Central 2016: Debating in the Classroom
This link from Election Central 2016 focuses on debating in the classroom by providing several activities, lesson plans, teaching materials, and video clips of Presidential debates and how to hold classroom debates.
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Pbs Learning Media: How Technology Changed the Way Candidates Run for President?
This lesson plan focuses on how technology has changed Presidential election campaigns. It includes reading articles and conducting research.
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Pbs Learning Media: What Is Social Media's Role in Election 2016?
In this lesson, students examine the different ways candidates use social media, including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter in their presidential campaigns. They will watch videos, read articles, and examine candidates' social media pages.