Classroom Lessons from History Institutes

Classroom lesson plans submitted by participants of the History Institute for Teachers, sponsored by FPRI’s Wachman Center.

Teaching the History of Innovation: A History Institute for Teachers, October 18-19, 2008

20th Century Innovation Tournament(47K Microsoft Word document): Brian Burback, Lincoln North Star High School
Cultural Impacts of Innovation (37K Microsoft Word document): Jeffrey A. Hinton, Northwest Career and Technical Academy
Ten Greatest 20th C. Innovations (32K Microsoft Word document): Diane Elliott, Sarcoxie High School, Sarcoxie, Missouri
Top U.S. 20th Century Innovation (47K Microsoft Word document): Joseph Schmidt, Umonhon Nation High School, Macy, Nebraska
Visionaries and Innovation: What’s the Next Step? (44K Microsoft Word document): David Paschall, Westlake High School, Austin, Texas

What Students Need To Know About America’s Wars, Part I: 1622–1919: A History Institute for Teachers, July 26–27, 2008

End of the Colonia Era Newspaper Assignment (37K Microsoft Word document)

Greg Stock, Centennial High School, Champaign, Illinois

General Braddock’s Defeat at the Monongahela, 1755: An exercise in primary source analysis (41K Microsoft Word document)

Aaron J. Gulyas, Mott Community College, Flint, Michigan

The Mexican War and the Iraq War (2003–): A Comparison (54K Microsoft Word document)

Paul Dickler, FPRI

Native Americans Leaders (46K Microsoft Word document)

Bernadette Parsons

Patriotism, Civic Virtue, and the Citizen-Soldier (35K Microsoft Word document)

Slides for Patriotism, Civic Virtue, and the Citizen-Soldier (79K Microsoft Word document)

Col. W.P. Symolon, USMC (Ret.), Apopka High School, Apopka, Florida

Social History Outcomes of Early American Wars (48K Microsoft Word document)

Bridget Leiskau Dickler, St. Joseph’s School

Southern Pacification in the Revolutionary War (96K Microsoft Word document)

Lynne Wilbanks, Mountain Brook High School, Alabama

Texas Independence and Mexican War Project (45K Microsoft Word document)

Joren Anderson, Neillsville High School, Neillsville, Wisconsin

Understanding War (35K Microsoft Word document)

Daniel L. Hicks, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, Illinois

U.S. Foreign Policy: Consequences of U.S. Involvement in WWI

Lesson (41K Microsoft Word document)
Slides(1.8MB Microsoft Powerpoint presentation)

William C. Schmadeke

War Messages: Spanish-American War & Iraq War (86K Microsoft Word document)

Charles Schierloh, Progressive Academy of Lima Senior High School

World War I: Total War as Seen in Poster Propaganda (40K Microsoft Word document)

Martha Kinney, Suffolk County Community College (Grant Campus), Brentwood NY

America in the Civil War Era, 1829–77: A History Institute for Teachers, May 17–18, 2008

1848: A Turning Point Year (55K Microsoft Word document): Bridget Leiskau Dickler, St. Joseph’s School
The 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition (52K Microsoft Word document): Paul Dickler, FPRI’s Wachman Center
Civil War Scrapbook (54K Microsoft Word document): Abigail Brazina, William Penn Middle School
Civil War Technology: Sarah J. Pica, Cameron High School; Lesson (42K Microsoft Word document); Slides (5.64MB Microsoft Powerpoint presentation)
Study of John Brown (46K Microsoft Word document): Jeanne Blair
Reconstruction Plans (53K Microsoft Word document): Charles Minyard, Liberty County High School
Communications Revolutions: The Impact of the Telegraph and the Internet (46K Microsoft Word document): Edward J. Dziedzic, Whitney Young Magnet High School, Chicago, Illinois
Contrasting the Antebellum North and South (187K Microsoft Word document): Susan Pomasko, Marlborough School
The Geography of Slavery in the United States (50K Microsoft Word document): Paul E. Bove, Portland High School, Portland, Maine
Milwaukee in the Civil War (includes instructions how to modify for your own city) (45K Microsoft Word document): Rene Sonnemann, Alexander Hamilton High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Truths About Slavery (831K Microsoft Powerpoint presentation): Devon LaRosa, Jefferson High School
Using Literature to Learn About the Boys Who Fought in the Civil War (50K Microsoft Word document): Natasha Cooper, Southeast Warren Jr/Sr. High, Liberty Center, Iowa
Using Literature to Learn about the Underground Railroad (40K Microsoft Word document): Natasha Cooper, Southeast Warren Jr/Sr. High, Liberty Center, Iowa
Wartime Powers (65K Microsoft Word document): Kathryn Gabriele, Bryan High School
What Caused the Civil War? (50K Microsoft Word document): Tristan McKittrick, Evansville High School Evansville, WI
Women in the Civil War (74K Microsoft Word document): Robert Naeher, Emma Willard School, Troy, NY

China’s Encounter with the West: A History Institute for Teachers, March 1–2, 2008

China’s Foreign Policy Today (52K Microsoft Word document): Paul Dickler, FPRI’s Wachman Center
It Could Still Happen: The United States, China and the Possibility of War Over Taiwan (71K Microsoft Word document): Rusty Eder, West Nottingham Academy (Colora, Maryland)
MacArthur, Ping Pong and Diplomatic Ambiguity: Avoiding a Sino-U.S. War (86K Microsoft Word document): Craig Perrier
Nationalism and Identity: A Case Study of Taiwan (78K Microsoft Word document): Ronald Eisenman, Rutland High School, Rutland, Vermont
The Opium War and Its Impact on Chinese-American Relations (52K Microsoft Word document): Lynne Wilbanks, Mountain Brook High School (Birmingham, Alabama)
Tiananmen Square, Beijing, PRC, June 5, 1989: A View from the West (52K Microsoft Word document): Attilia Landini Gogel, Signature School, Evansville, Indiana
Translations Across Languages, Cultures, and Time: Download lesson (54K Microsoft Word document); Download related handouts (166K PDF); Alice L. Davidson, Episcopal High School, Houston, Texas

Program on Teaching Innovation

Applying Real World Concepts of Problem Solving (33K Microsoft Word document): Joseph Selfridge, West Philadelphia Catholic High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aviation Innovation, Paul Dickler (47K Microsoft Word document)
The American West and Gun Innovations (52K Microsoft Word document): Paul Dickler, FPRI’s Wachman Center
Brainstorming Innovation (39K Microsoft Word document): Paul Dickler, FPRI’s Wachman Center
History of Information Technology (34K Microsoft Word document): Paul Dickler, FPRI’s Wachman Center
Innovation and Inventions (39K Microsoft Word document): Paul Dickler, FPRI’s Wachman Center
Innovation Timelines (38K Microsoft Word document): Paul Dickler, FPRI’s Wachman Center
Matching Innovations to New Technologies (41K Microsoft Word document): Paul Dickler, FPRI’s Wachman Center
Mining in the American West 1848–1920 (43K Microsoft Word document): Paul Dickler, FPRI’s Wachman Center

Teaching Military History, Why and How, September 29–30, 2007

American Civil War Reading and Discussion Guide (164K Microsoft Word document): Kathryn Lerch, Park Tudor School
Analysis of the Battle of Gettysburg (49K Microsoft Word document): Sam Varsano
The Battle of Bunker Hill: An Intellectual Examination (61K Microsoft Word document): Amy Moyer, Parkland High School, Pennsylvania
War, Technology, and the Balance of Terror (2007), Ben King: Licking Valley High School (Newark, Ohio); Lesson (39K Microsoft Word document); Related Powerpoint presentation (1.01MB Microsoft Powerpoint presentation)
Sun-Tzu Project, Joshua Greenwood, Nashua High School South, New Hampshire (46K Microsoft Word document)

Teaching 9/11 Webcast, September 11, 2007

Map of Key Terror Attacks (3062K )
War on Terror: Key Dates: Download 20K PDF; Download 45K MS Word document
War on Terror: Key Terms: Download 17K PDF; Download 38K MS Word document
War on Terror: Additional Resources (15K )

Living Without Freedom, May 5–6, 2007

American Civil Religion: Reflections on Freedom (35K Microsoft Word document): Craig Perrier
Comparing Regimes: Critical Reading of Memoirs and Experiences from Totalitarian Regimes (38K Word document): Larry Rogers
Defining Democracy and Freedom (48K Word document): Paul Dickler, FPRI’s Wachman Center
Democracy Wall (57K Word document): Christina Cote
Human Rights and Freedom (109K Microsoft Word document): Abigail Brazina, William Penn Middle School, Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania
Living Without Freedom: A Document-Based Question (80K Word document): Larry Rogers
Living With or Without Freedom (48K Word document): Susan Mitchell, Jefferson Middle School, San Diego

Teaching about the Military in American History, March 24–25, 2007

Ancient History: The Importance of Logistics in Greek & Roman Armies (98K Microsoft Word document): Kathryn Lerch, Park Tudor School
Examining an Important Battle in WWII (32K Word document): John Eret, Centennial High School
Regulars and Volunteers in the U.S.-Mexican War (451K Microsoft Word document): Karen Weaver, Palo Alto Battleground National Historic Site, NPS
Teaching the Experiences of American Fighting Men in World War Two Through Popular Historical Books and Primary Documents (77K Microsoft Word document): Nicholas Walsh
The Vietnam War (1963–1973) and the Iraq War (2003–): A Comparison (37K Word document): Paul Dickler, FPRI’s Wachman Center

Understanding China, October 21–22, 2006

Ancient and Medieval China (48K Word document), Coco Toderan-Manson, Santa Fe Preparatory School
Imperialism in China (26K Word document), Sharon Powers
Intro to China (52K Word document), Nancy Bader, Stillwater Area High School, MN (52K Word document)
Life in a Totalitarian State (33K Word document), K. Johnston
The People's Republic of China (58K Word document), Margaret Coleman, Cannon School, Charlotte NC
Understanding China: The Prospects for Democracy in China (30K Word document): Paul Dickler, FPRI’s Wachman Center

Islam, Islamism, and Democratic Values, May 6–7, 2006

Asian-Islam and Arab Islam (40K Word document): Iftikhar Ahmad, Long Island University School of Education
Debate: Islam & Democracy (34K Microsoft Word document): Matthew Roy
European Muslim Unemployment (31K Word document): Heather Biebe, Baylor School (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
European Muslim Unemployment (130K Powerpoint presentation): Heather Biebe
Islam: A Bottom-Up Approach (40K Word document): William Montgomery, Girls Preparatory School (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Islam & Islamic Culture (37K Word document): T. Siefring
Imperialism, Arab Nationalism, and World War I (47K Word document): Stephen S. Katz, Community College of Philadelphia
Islamic Civivilization in Spain (38K Word document): Iftikhar Ahmad, Long Island University School of Education

Teaching India, March 11–12, 2006

ABCs of India (29K Word document): Josh Alper, Rex Putnam High School
ABCs of India (80K Powerpoint presentation): Josh Alper, Rex Putnam High School
India and Pakistan: Assessing Likelihood of Nuclear War (31K Word document): Paul Dickler, FPRI’s Wachman Center
India from the Raj to Today (54K Word document): Abe Mikell, Newport News, Virginia
India from the Raj to Today (415K Powerpoint presentation): Abe Mikell, Newport News, Virginia
India Since the British (112K Word document), Schroeder
Understanding India (200K Word document): Abe Mikell, Newport News, Virginia

Teaching 9/11 and the War on Terrorism, October 15–16, 2005

The Mind of a Terrorist: A Psychosocial Perspective (37K Word document): Mike Wildermuth and Valerie Nugent, East Brunswick High School, New Jersey
Propaganda: 9/11 and the War on Terrorism (38K Word document): Chris Argenziano, Tom Husar, and Kim Marino, East Brunswick High School, New Jersey
Propaganda: 9/11 and the War on Terrorism (876K Powerpoint presentation): Chris Argenziano, Tom Husar, and Kim Marino, East Brunswick High School, New Jersey
Teaching the 9/11 Anniversary (34K Word document): Lou Brown, Kevin McEvoy, Don Mandy, and Pete Walus, East Brunswick High School, New Jersey
What is Islam and What are the Root Causes of Muslim Anger with the West? (32K Word document): Michele McCormick, Jim Pease, Chris Petruniak, and Joe Pastva, East Brunswick High School, New Jersey
Analyzing Regional Conflicts Involving Terrorism (32K Word document), Alan Brodman, Barbara Maier, Ken Saroka, East Brunswick High School, New Jersey
Project Terrorism (36K Word document): David Hahn, Jesuit High School (Portland, Oregon)
The War On Terrorism: Cathy Stokes, Cherokee High School (Marlton, New Jersey)

Understanding the Koreas, April 9–10, 2005

Exploring Korea (62K Word document): Susan Harter, Lawson Middle School
Impact of Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) on Korea (1.9M), T. Siefring
Understanding the Koreas (34K Word document): Elizabeth Trentanelli, Gulf Coast Community College (Panama City, Florida)

Teaching Geography and Geopolitics, April 20–21, 2002

A Geography Lesson (38K Word document), Paul Dickler and James Sanzare: Paul Dickler, FPRI’s Wachman Center; James Sanzare, FPRI’s Wachman Center

The Cold War Revisited: A History Institute for Teachers, May 2–3, 1998

Lesson 1. Historiography: Rethinking Cold War History (38K Word document): Timothy L. Cullen, Leonla High School, New Jersey
Lesson 2. Categories of Cold War Historiography (44K Word document): Timothy L. Cullen, Leonla High School, New Jersey
Lesson 3. The Origins of the Cold War (33K Word document): Timothy L. Cullen, Leonla High School, New Jersey