The Northeastern Wisconsin
Teaching American History Program

Toolbox: Lesson Plans From Summer Seminars

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• The American Revolution
  • The American Revolution
  • Liberty Rhetoric
• War of 1812
• Fort Howard
• The Civil War
• World War I
• World War II
  • World War II
  • Blacks in World War II
• The Cold War
• Vietnam
  • Vietnam
  • Vietnam War Oral Histories
• September 11, 2001
  • 9-11 and Propaganda
  • The Constitution and 9-11
  • Heroes of 9-11
  • Views of 9-11 (1)
  • Views of 9-11 (2)
  • The Iraq Decision
  • The Iraq War
• War and Civil Liberties
• War and the Media

• Constitutional Convention
• Bill of Rights
• The Judiciary
• Constitutional Change in the Progressive Era

• Native Americans
  • Indian Assimilation
  • Indian Mascots
  • Tribal Sovereignty
• John Brown
• The Gilded Age
• The Fur Trade
• 19th Century Activism
• Immigration
  • Immigrant History
  • Immigration
  • Immigration and Labor
• Women
  • Progressive Era Women
  • Women Workers 1
  • Women Workers 2
  • Three Generations of Women
  • Women and the Civil War
  • Women in Ads
  • Women Today: The Past in Pictures
  • Women's Roles
  • Women's Wartime Roles
• Work in the 1950s
• 1960s Protests
• Social Change
• Work and Resistance
• Working Conditions
• Children
  • Boarding Schools
  • Child Labor
  • Three Centuries of Child Labor

Military History

The American Revolution

• American Revolution - Main Document (115 KB)
• American Revolution - Worksheets (112 KB)

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Liberty Rhetoric

Liberty Rhetoric - Main Document (31 KB)

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War of 1812

• War of 1812 - Main Document (109 KB)
• War of 1812 - Extras (126 KB)

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Fort Howard

• Fort Howard - Main Document (110 KB)
• Fort Howard - History of Brown County (73 KB)
• Fort Howard - Scrapbook (95 KB)

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The Civil War

• Civil War - Main Document (100 KB)
• Civil War - Extras (262 KB)

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World War I

• World War I - Main Document (96 KB)
• World War I - Extras (1.6 MB)

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World War II

• World War II - Main Document (109 KB)
• World War II - Rubrics (104 KB)

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Blacks in World War II

Blacks in World War II - Main Document (30 KB)

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The Cold War

• The Cold War - Main Document (165 KB)
• The Cold War - Extras (723 KB)

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Vietnam

• Vietnam - Main Document (103 KB)
• Vietnam - Rubrics (52 KB)

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Vietnam War Oral Histories

• Vietnam War Oral Histories - Main Document (46 KB)
• Vietnam War Oral Histories - Getting Started Guide (19 KB)
• Vietnam War Oral Histories - Release Form (13 KB)
• Vietnam War Oral Histories - Diagram (13 KB)
• Vietnam War Oral Histories - Essay Question (17 KB)
• Vietnam War Oral Histories - Reference Sheet A (43 KB)
• Vietnam War Oral Histories - Reference Sheet B (79 KB)
• Vietnam War Oral Histories - Reference Sheet C (27 KB)
• Vietnam War Oral Histories - Reference Sheet D (23 KB)
• Vietnam War Oral Histories - Reference Sheet E (61 KB)

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9-11 and Propaganda

• 9-11 and Propaganda - Main Document (20 KB)
• 9-11 and Propaganda - Gradesheet (8 KB)

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The Constitution and 9-11

• The Constitution and 9-11 - Main Document (24 KB)
• The Constitution and 9-11 - Effects of 9-11  (832 KB)
• The Constitution and 9-11 - Rubrics (27 KB)

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Heroes of 9-11

Heroes of 911 - Main Document (25 KB)

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Views of 9-11 (1)

Views of 9-11 - Main Document (38 KB)

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Views of 9-11 (2)

• Views of 9-11 (2) - Main Document (22 KB)
• Views of 9-11 (2) - Lesson Plan (59 KB)
• Views of 9-11 (2) - Journal Prompt (20 KB)
• Views of 9-11 (2)- Checklist (20 KB)
• Views of 9-11 (2) - Ivonne (17 KB)
• Views of 9-11 (2) - Cecilio (17 KB)
• Views of 9-11 (2) - Xian (33 KB)
• Views of 9-11 (2) - Questions for Ivonne (38 KB)
• Views of 9-11 (2) - Questions for Cecilio and Xian (61 KB)

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The Iraq Decision

• The Iraq Decision - Main Document (25 KB)
• The Iraq Decision - Graphic Organizer - Reasons for War (15 KB)
• The Iraq Decision - Assessment (32 KB)
• The Iraq Decision - Assessment Rubric (25 KB)

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The Iraq War

The Iraq War - Main Document (21 KB)

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War and Civil Liberties

• War and Civil Liberties - Main Document (33 KB)
• War and Civil Liberties - Graphic Organizer (55 KB)
• War and Civil Liberties - Rubric (17 KB)

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War and the Media

• War and the Media - Main Document (27 KB)
• War and the Media - Elements of Lyrics (15 KB)
• War and the Media - Lyric Analysis Guide (11 KB)
• War and the Media - Lyric Samples (153 KB)
• War and the Media - Lyric Rubric (89 KB)
• War and the Media - Elements of Political Cartoons (25 KB)
• War and the Media - Political Cartoon Analysis Guide (10 KB)
• War and the Media - Iraq Cartoons (515 KB)
• War and the Media - Vietnam Cartoons  (118 KB)
• War and the Media - Political Cartoon Rubric (21 KB)

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Legal and Constitutional History

Constitutional Convention

• Constitutional Convention - Main Document (135 KB)
• Constitutional Convention - Extras (69 KB)

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Bill of Rights

• Bill of Rights - First Amendment Timeline (134 KB)
• Bill of Rights - Vocabulary (98 KB)
• Bill of Rights - Background Information (98 KB)
• Bill of Rights - Lesson Plan Layout (69 KB)
• Bill of Rights - Characters (99 KB)
• Bill of Rights - Zenger Play (83 KB)
• Bill of Rights - Political Cartoon Activity (83 KB)
• Bill of Rights - Assessment Layout (81 KB)
• Bill of Rights - Assessment Rubric (85 KB)
• Bill of Rights - Web Sites (58 KB)

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The Judiciary

The Judiciary - Main Document (106 KB)

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Constitutional Change in the Progressive Era

• Constitutional Change in the Progressive Era - Main Document (121 KB)
• Constitutional Change in the Progressive Era - Rubrics (78 KB)

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Social and Political History

Native Americans: Indian Assimilation

• Indian Assimilation - Main Document (24 KB)
• Indian Assimilation - Rubric Sheet (31 KB)

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Native Americans: Indian Mascots

• Indian Mascots - Main Document (23 KB)
• Indian Mascots - Grading Scale (20 KB)
• Indian Mascots - Introductory Activity (13 KB)
• Indian Mascots - NCAA Schools and Mascots (17 KB)
• Indian Mascots - Persuasive Essay Outline (24 KB)
• Indian Mascots - Research Notes Form (77 KB)

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Native Americans: Tribal Sovereignty

• Tribal Sovereignty - Main Document (25 KB)
• Tribal Sovereignty - Unit Outline (21 KB)
• Tribal Sovereignty - Mock Trial Simulation (64 KB)
• Tribal Sovereignty - Mock Trial Simulation - Opinion Paper (51 KB)
• Tribal Sovereignty - Mock Trial Simulation - Case Facts (13 KB)

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John Brown

John Brown - Main Document (107 KB)

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The Gilded Age

• The Gilded Age - Main Document (123 KB)
• The Gilded Age - Rubrics (46 KB)

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The Fur Trade

• The Fur Trade - Main Document (38 KB)
• The Fur Trade - Historical Role Play Rubric (19 KB)
• The Fur Trade - Research Report Rubric (19 KB)
• The Fur Trade - Storyboard Rubric (19 KB)

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19th Century Activism

19th Century Activism - Main Document (31 KB)

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Immigrant History

• Immigrant History - Main Document (24 KB)
• Immigrant History - Interview Rubric (24 KB)

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Immigration

Immigration - Main Document (105 KB)

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Immigration and Labor

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Progressive Era Women

• Progressive Era Women - Main Document (148 KB)
• Progressive Era Women - Extras (229 KB)

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Women Workers 1

Women Workers since the 1920s - Main Document (28 KB)

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Women Workers 2

• Women Workers - Main Document (26 KB)
• Women Workers - Parent Venn Diagram (12 KB)
• Women Workers - Teen Venn Diagram (12 KB)
• Women Workers - Rubric (37 KB)

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Three Generations of Women

• Three Generations of Women - Main Document (32 KB)
• Three Generations of Women - Rubric (14 KB)

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Women and the Civil War

Women and the Civil War - Main Document (41 KB)

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Women in Ads

• Women in Ads - Main Document (23 KB)
• Women in Ads - Worksheet 1 (28 KB)
• Women in Ads - Worksheet 2 (43 KB)

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Women Today: The Past in Pictures

• Women Today: The Past in Pictures - Main Document (26 KB)
• Women Today: The Past in Pictures - Rubric (53 KB)

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Women's Roles

Women's Roles - Main Document (40 KB)

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Women's Wartime Roles

• Women's Wartime Roles - Main Document (26 KB)
• Women's Wartime Roles - Women and the War (53 KB)

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Work in the 1950s

Work in the 1950s - Main Document (29 KB)

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1960s Protests

• 1960s and Protests - Main Document (36 KB)
• 1960s and Protests - Impact of 1960s Social Change Today - Assignment Sheet (60 KB)
• 1960s and Protests - Interpreting Photographs (36 KB)
• 1960s and Protests - Interpreting Successes and Failures (40 KB)
• 1960s and Protests - Rubric (31 KB)

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Social Change

• Social Change - Main Document (29 KB)
• Social Change - Reconstruction Lessons (448 KB)
• Social Change - Essay Question (10 KB)
• Social Change - Essay Question Rubric (17 KB)

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Work and Resistance

Work and Resistance - Main Document (28 KB)

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Working Conditions

• Working Conditions - Main Document (37 KB)
• Working Conditions - Cartoon Analysis (12 KB)

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Boarding Schools

• Boarding Schools - Main Document (27 KB)
• Boarding Schools - Assimilation Rubric (32 KB)

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Child Labor

• Child Labor - Main Document (30 KB)
• Child Labor - Deductive Reasoning Steps (135 KB)
• Child Labor - Inference - Mini-Rubric (16 KB)

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Three Centuries of Child Labor

• Three Centuries of Child Labor - Main Document (29 KB)
• Three Centuries of Child Labor - Declaration of Dependence by the Children (18 KB)
• Three Centuries of Child Labor - Drama Guide (25 KB)
• Three Centuries of Child Labor - Graphic Organizer - Bannaky (13 KB)
• Three Centuries of Child Labor - Graphic Organizer - Liddie (15 KB)
• Three Centuries of Child Labor - Graphic Organizer - Maldonado (15 KB)
• Three Centuries of Child Labor - Interview Questions (11 KB)
• Three Centuries of Child Labor - Rubric 1 (16 KB)
• Three Centuries of Child Labor - Rubric 2 (17 KB)
• Three Centuries of Child Labor - Rubric 3 (16 KB)
• Three Centuries of Child Labor - Historical Drama Rubric (16 KB)

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This program is funded by a grant from
the United States Department of Education.

Sponsoring Institutions

Contact information
Dr. Andrew Kersten
Department of History ~ Social Change and Development Unit
Mary Ann Cofrin Hall, B-332
The University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Drive ~ Green Bay, Wisconsin 54311

920-465-2443 ~ kerstena@uwgb.edu