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Lesson Plans - year one
| How Enlightened Are We? Understanding the impact of Enlightenment ideas in American domestic life through the analysis of personal dwellings |
| Making Connections Finding Deeper Meanings in the Local Community |
| Perceptions of Race: How Do You See Me? An examination of the impact of race on Irish-American and African-American communities, drawing parallels between the antebellum period and the period of forced integration of schools in Boston in the 1970s |
| Understanding Cultural Prejudice Through Sports Mascots Comparing Yesterday and Today |
| Politics, Immigration and Urban Life A Closer Look at the Immigrant Experience |
| Anti-Irish Sentiment – To What Do We Compare this Prejudice? Comparing and Contrasting the Experiences of Irish Immigrants and African Americans |
| Immigration Part I – How does it feel to ‘melt’ in the ‘pot’? An examination of the impact of race on Irish-American and African-American communities, drawing parallels between the antebellum period and the period of forced integration of schools in Boston in the 1970s |
| How Did We Get Here? An exploration of the local effects of immigration policy in the 20th century and today, using primary resources |
| Worker's Griveances and the Lawrence (‘ Bread and Roses’ ) Strike of 1912. An exploration of the local effects of immigration policy in the 20th century and today, using primary resources |
| Working Conditions in the Past, Present and Future An exploration of the local effects of immigration policy in the 20th century and today, using primary resources |
| Bread and Roses Strike Analyzing the use of Propaganda during the Bread and Roses Strike of 1912 |
| The Civil War and Memory Examining the collective memory of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment |
| The Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Whose Victory? Analyzing the major factors contriburing to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| The Emancipation Proclamation and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Understanding the relationship between the Emancipation Proclamation and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteers |
| The Homefront Experience in World War II Daily life in America during the War |
| Exploring the Homefront and Race Issues Analyzing the American character during World War II |
| Mobilizing for Total War - Changes on the Homefront and the Role of Propaganda A closer look at the lives of Americans during World War II |
| GIRLS GONE WILD! Stepping out of gender roles to struggle with the enemy |
