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Article
BBC

Bbc News: Us Immigrants Stage Boycott Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed report of the May 1, 2006 protest against immigration law reform. Immigrants across the United States boycotted work to show their worth to America's economy. Provides links to a collection of stories about the immigration debate.
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Website
Arizona State University

Chicana and Chicano Space: Inquiry

For Students 9th - 10th
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Revolution '67, Lesson 1: Protest: Why and How

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students examine the reasons for protests by reading about the riots in Newark, New Jersey, in 1967. By using primary source documents, learn historical reasons for protesting and compare them with the situation in...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Revolution '67:What Happened in July 1967? How Do We Know?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students learn about the riots in Newark, New Jersey, in 1967. Using primary sources, identify the causes of the disturbance in July, 1967. Links to the relevant information is provided.
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Handout
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Clasificacion De Los Seres Vivos

For Students 9th - 10th
All known form of life gathers in large groups, which are called kingdoms. This site provides a thorough overview of the five kingdoms with many illustrations. The lessons contain 15 interactive activities.
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Unit Plan
Vocabulary.com

Martin Luther King, Jr., "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" (1963)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a list of 96 words from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s writing, "Letter from a Birmingham Jail", a piece written in 1963. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations,...
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Article
Youngzine

Youngzine: Women March Around the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the historical Women's March on Washington. Find out about what they were protesting, and how social media played a role.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Protecting the Platypus

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the platypus and efforts being made to protect it and its habitat. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Eyewitness to History: Grandma Was a Protester

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares information about a young girl's grandmother who protested the Vietnam War. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Article
Other

No More Miss America (1968 1969)

For Students 9th - 10th
Well-written article relates the story of the Miss America Beauty Pageant protest in 1968 by the New York Radical Women.
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Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Thousands of Schools Shut in England

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Article reports on a teachers' strike in England.
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Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Barnett, Ida Wells

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography details the life and journalistic career of African American women's rights activist Ida B. Wells Barnett.
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Website
Other

The Progressive Magazine

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of the national magazine for peace and social justice, THE PROGRESSIVE. Read recent news regarding social justice here.
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Graphic
The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Library Exhibit: Outspoken: Chicago's Free Speech Tradition

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual library exhibit about free speech, focusing on the principles that unite Americans and the conflicts that divide them.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the 1963 protest that culminated with Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech.
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Source: No Stamped Paper to Be Had

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan that directs students through the process of using primary source documents to understand the colonists' objections to the Stamp Act.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Infoplease: History of the Tea Party Movement

For Students Pre-K - 1st
It is somewhat difficult to find an unbiased website on the modern Tea Party movement as the very mention of the words invoke strong feelings for both supporter and critic alike. Infoplease provides information on the birth, the message,...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Pbs News Hour Extra: Illegal Immigration Protest: Photograph

For Students 9th - 10th
Color photograph of a protest against illegal immigration reform in Alabama.