John Fitch: Pioneer Steamboat Inventor Read about the invention of the steamboat while teaching your students about note-taking.		Ethnic Concentrations in the United States The concentration of ethnic groups by regions of the United States.
The Fight Against Lynching Students research the effort to end lynching in the early twentieth century.		Women Following Washington's Army Learn about the women who followed Washington's army. Practice writing hypotheses.
Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit" This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for...		Exploring Suffragists Students will do research to learn about suffragists, those who fought for the right of women...
Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or...		Chinese Working on the Railroad Read and questions about the contributions Chinese immigrants made to building the first...
Defining Jazz Music These lessons and activities explore sound and how sound is defined in jazz.		Case of Yick Wo vs. Hopkins Read about facts behind this case. For use with Lee Yick: Fighting Racism.
Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations Learn about the use of fractions in music.		Facts About Immigration Students hypothesize about why people immigrated to the U.S. in the nineteenth century, and...
Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a...		Designing a Quilt Pattern Students will create and color a one-patch quilt design based upon the regular hexagon. This...
Student Guide to Web Research Lesson 3: Learning to Read on the Web Deliver a lesson plan that will help you teach students to read on the Web, a skill that is...		I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Have your students study different concepts in the writing of Maya Angelou's, I Know Why the...
Foreign-Born Population in United States Distribute a chart that details the people who were born in foreign countries who lived in the...		St. Patrick's Day: More Dallas than Dublin Share an article that outlines the history of St. Patrick's Day.
Immigration to the U.S. 1901-1996 Find the numbers of immigrants to the U.S. by year and place of origin.		Reading and Defining Poetry By exploring a variety of poems, students will learn poetic techniques in this two-day lesson.