ORC Resource Types

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: This PBS resource examines the root causes of the Israeli and Palestinian Conflict. It features lesson plans for 1-6 class periods and provides opportunities for students to analyze a diplomatic report and draft a new resolution to the Middle East crisis....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: This lesson utilizes primary resources from the Truman Library to provide students with a challenging, but complete examination of the development of the Truman Doctrine. The reading selections and complexity of issues examined will make this lesson challenging.The teacher may need to provide introductory content and accomodations for students of varying ability levels.This site presents the...

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: This resource is taken from the National Archives Teaching with Documents series. The well developed lesson plan focuses on a telegram sent from Senator McCarthy to President Truman and Truman's unsent response....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: While this resource deals with one specific aspect of the Cold War (and exceeds the scope of 2010 content), it does provide a clear description of the post WWII Soviet/American relationship. The document provided is the reaction from President Eisenhower to the Soviet launch of Sputnik....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: The purpose of this lesson is for students to do their own analysis of a wide array of primary source documents relating to the "Brown v. Board of Education" Supreme Court Case of 1955....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: Students will explore avenues of expressing and influencing public opinion about the hazards of smoking. Students will assume the role of a social activist and brainstorm in small groups on ways to increase media attention to prevent smoking....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: Students are asked to analyze propaganda posters from World War II using an analysis tool provided in the lesson. The posters are vivid and excellent examples of homefront issues during the war....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: Students will study the Civil Rights movement focusing on events of the early 1960s. A foundation for introduction to the Civil Rights Movement is provided for students with limited background information....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: This lesson traces the historical development of Middle East after WWI as it relates to culture, politics, economics, and physical geography. Students work in teams....

Discipline: Social Studies

Professional Commentary: The purpose of the lesson is for students to use primary sources to learn about Cherokee land holdings before colonization through the mid 19th century to determine the impact of European settlement on the Cherokee people. The student will use maps, read an excerpt of a Presidential speech, examine oral testimony, and study a painting to...