Lesson Plans

Selected Web Sites with Lesson Plans/Teaching Resources

World War II: The Homefront Resources
http://library.thinkquest.org/15511/data/index.htm
Find links, lesson plans, World War II journals, a World War II encyclopedia, and an issue campaign at this site.

National Archives and Records Administration
www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion.html
A lesson plan for teaching with documents can be found here, focusing on the power of persuasion using World War II poster art. The site includes correlations, activities, worksheets, and images on posters.

New York Times Daily Lesson Plans: Prisoner in One's Own Home www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19991025monday.html?searchpv
Examine the causes and effects of internment of 120,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II. Students will develop a research project focusing on the historic, legal, and psychological impacts of such camps.

New York Times Daily Lesson Plans: "I" Witness to History www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19981207monday.html?searchpv
Students will read first-hand account of the attack on Pearl Harbor and use these accounts as a springboard for researching a significant historical event from the perspective of a person involved in that event.