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Grades 6 and Up

Classroom Materials, Grades 4 and Up, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up, Skills Lesson

Skills Lesson: Political Cartoons

A black-and-white line drawing of a giant, wheeled machine fronted with two outstretched hands pushes crowds of people off a cliff into a valley labeled "Unemployment Dump." The machine is labeled "Modern Machinery."

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
March 7, 2022

Classroom Materials, Grades 4 and Up, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up, Skills Lesson

Skills Lesson: Bias

Print of a hand-drawn image. A wagon train of pioneer wagons move westward across a plain. In the background is a mountain range with the sun rising over it. In the upper left is a small circular image of white explorers standing on the edge of a cliff and pointing to a river valley below. In the lower right is a circular image of men two men on a road by a tent. In the background is a body of water with a boat. The image’s title “The March of Destiny” hangs across the top of the main image on a banner.

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
March 1, 2022

20th Century, Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Grades 4 and Up, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up, Visual Literacy

World War II and US Visual Culture

Painting of a white woman wearing blue work overalls and goggles on her forehead. She sits on a box while eating a sandwich. A riveter tool lays across her lap, and her feet rest on a copy of Mein Kampf. The background is in American flag.

Mark Pohlad, PhD
February 28, 2022

19th Century, Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

Civil War Letters

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
February 28, 2022

19th Century, Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Classroom Materials, Grades 4 and Up, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up, Visual Literacy

Immigration and Universal Suffrage

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
July 12, 2021

20th Century, Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up, Visual Literacy

All Together in World War I

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
July 7, 2021

Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

Pullman Porters

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
July 7, 2021

Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 4 and Up, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

From the Letters of Amy Eleanor Wingreen (1870-1919)

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 30, 2021

20th Century, Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Classroom Materials, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

The Narrative of Sarah Graves

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 25, 2021

Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Classroom Materials, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up, Visual Literacy

Comparing Portraits

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 25, 2021

Classroom Materials, Full Lesson Plan, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

The Hull House Neighborhood

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 25, 2021

Class Warm Up/Unit Opener, Classroom Materials, Grades 4 and Up, Grades 6 and Up, Grades 8 and Up

Fort Laramie and the Dakota

Hilary Mac Austin and Kathleen Thompson
June 23, 2021