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The Great Migration
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The student will apply social science skills to understand how the nation grew and changed from the end of Reconstruction through the early twentieth century by e) evaluating and explaining the social and cultural impact of industrialization, including rapid urbanization; Great Migration.

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American History
Geography
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Virginia History
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Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Holly Wikewitz Means
Date Added:
05/07/2021
The Harlem Renaissance
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Students will be presented with foundation knowledge of the Harlem Renaissance, experience some sights and sounds of this movement, then gain deeper knowledge by creating a virtual “museum exhibit” of a famous artist or author to share with others. At the end of the lesson, students will evaluate the impact and significance of the Harlem Renaissance, and consider how the arts can serve as vehicles for social change.

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American History
History/Social Sciences
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Lesson
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Holly Wikewitz Means
Date Added:
05/07/2021
Ida B. Wells and Malala Yousafzai
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Students will read two secondary sources. The first is on Ida B. Wells and the second on Malala Yousafzai. Once they’ve read and analyzed these documents, they will create in collaborative groups a definition of “changemaker.” They will use that definition to identify and celebrate a changemaker in their world or in their community

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American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
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Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Taylor M. Snow
Date Added:
04/23/2021
Impact of a Life: Phillis Wheatley
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Students will examine the life of Phillis Wheatley. They will explore how as a woman, Phillis was able to fight for freedom during the American Revolution as enslaved, or formerly enslaved people. Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to learn more about the life and journey of Phillis, as well as her impact on historical events.

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American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
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Woodson Collaborative
Samantha Baranyk
Date Added:
05/06/2021
Interactive Calendar
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This learning tool was developed and designed to facilitate teacher/student and student/student discussion and recognition of significant events, holidays and celebrations within their lives, families and communities and those of their peers.

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American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Chad Gangwer
Date Added:
04/13/2021
James Armistead Lafayette
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The Declaration of Independence and the words “all men are created equal” provided thousands of enslaved Africans high expectations and many were ready to fight for the Country and their own personal freedom. Thousands of enslaved Africans impacted the war right from the start at Lexington and Concord, all the way to the end at Yorktown. This lesson will explore the life of James Armistead Lafayette, an enslaved African Virginian. Working as an undercover spy for George Washington, James risked his life to gather key intelligence about the British that helped secure an American victory at Yorktown. In this lesson, we will discuss whether his efforts in service of the American cause helped or hindered his ability to achieve emancipation.

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American History
History/Social Sciences
Virginia History
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Interactive
Author:
#GoOpenVA
Date Added:
03/15/2023
Juneteenth
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Students will read General Order #3, the order that notified enslaved people in Texas that the Civil War had ended and they were to be emancipated. They will then analyze a primary source broadside from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture related to the earliest celebrations of Juneteenth. They will then be asked to write a letter to a member of their division’s central office regarding the celebration of Juneteenth.

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American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Virginia History
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Lesson
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Taylor M. Snow
Date Added:
04/23/2021
Justice in the Classroom & Determined: High School Chapter 1
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 The Declaration of Independence and the words “all men are created equal” provided thousands of enslaved Africans high expectations and many were ready to fight for the Country and their own personal freedom. Thousands of enslaved Africans impacted the war right from the start at Lexington and Concord, all the way to the end at Yorktown. This lesson will explore the life of James Armistead Lafayette, an enslaved African Virginian. Working as an undercover spy for George Washington, James risked his life to gather key intelligence about the British that helped secure an American victory at Yorktown. In this lesson, we will discuss whether his efforts in service of the American cause helped or hindered his ability to achieve emancipation. 

Subject:
American History
Material Type:
Interactive
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Date Added:
03/30/2023
Justice in the Classroom & Determined: High School Chapter 2
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 Before the 13th Amendment officially ended slavery in the United States, free and enslaved African Americans fought for their liberty, society’s recognition of their humanity, and the promise of equality. A variety of methods were used by enslaved African Americans to resist the conditions they experienced while in bondage. In this lesson plan, students will learn about three individuals whose actions are a representation of the bravery of African Americans who fought for their freedom and equality. 

Subject:
American History
Material Type:
Interactive
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Date Added:
03/30/2023
Justice in the Classroom & Determined: High School Chapter 3
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 In 1865, the ratification of the 13th Amendment officially ended slavery in the United States. After fighting for their liberty before and during the Civil War, enslaved African Americans saw their dreams of emancipation realized. In the years that followed the end of the war, Virginia and other southern states had to reconfigure their social, economic, and political systems during a period called Reconstruction. During this era, newly freed Black Virginians experienced advancements but also encountered barriers to achieving true equality. This lesson explores whether African Americans were truly “free” following the passage of the 13th Amendment.

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American History
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Interactive
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Date Added:
03/30/2023
Justice in the Classroom & Determined: High School Chapter 4
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 Throughout the four centuries of history covered in Determined, access to education was at the heart of the African American struggle for equality. While slavery was legal, enslaved Americans were prohibited by law from being taught to read and write, and had no access to formal education. Following emancipation and the 13th Amendment, Black Americans temporarily enjoyed increased access to education, but those rights quickly evaporated under new Jim Crow laws.  Under those provisions, Virginia and other southern states established “separate but equal” schools that segregated students by race, which resulted in unequal conditions for Black and White children. Despite these setbacks, African Americans continued to aggressively pursue their right to an education.

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American History
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Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Date Added:
03/30/2023
Justice in the Classroom & Determined: Middle School Chapter 1
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The Declaration of Independence and the words “all men are created equal” provided thousands of enslaved Africans high expectations and many were ready to fight for the Country and their own personal freedom. Thousands of enslaved Africans impacted the war right from the start at Lexington and Concord, all the way to the end at Yorktown. This lesson will explore the life of James Armistead Lafayette, an enslaved African Virginian. Working as an undercover spy for George Washington, James risked his life to gather key intelligence about the British that helped secure an American victory at Yorktown. In this lesson, we will discuss whether his efforts in service of the American cause helped or hindered his ability to achieve emancipation.

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American History
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Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Date Added:
04/17/2023
Justice in the Classroom & Determined: Middle School Chapter 2
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Before the 13th Amendment officially ended slavery in the United States, free and enslaved African Americans fought for their liberty, society’s recognition of their humanity, and the promise of equality. A variety of methods were used by enslaved African Americans to resist the conditions they experienced while in bondage. In this lesson plan, students will learn about three individuals whose actions are a representation of the bravery of African Americans who fought for their freedom and equality. 

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American History
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Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Date Added:
04/17/2023
Justice in the Classroom & Determined:  Middle School Chapter 3
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Authors: John Marshall Center for Constitutional History & CivicsSarah Waltman King, Richmond Public Schools In 1865, the ratification of the 13th Amendment officially ended slavery in the United States. After fighting for their liberty before and during the Civil War, enslaved African Americans saw their dreams of emancipation realized. In the years that followed the end of the war, Virginia and other southern states had to reconfigure their social, economic, and political systems during a period called Reconstruction. During this era, newly freed Black Virginians experienced advancements but also encountered barriers to achieving true equality. This lesson explores  whether African Americans truly “free” following the passage of the 13th Amendment.Key Hook/QuestionWere African Americans truly free following the passage of the 13th Amendment?

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American History
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Homework/Assignment
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Date Added:
04/17/2023
Justice in the Classroom & Determined: Middle School Chapter 4
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John Marshall Center for Constitutional History & CivicsSarah Waltman King, Richmond Public Schools Throughout the four centuries of history covered in Determined, access to education was at the heart of the African American struggle for equality. While slavery was legal, enslaved Americans were prohibited by law from being taught to read and write, and had no access to formal education. Following emancipation and the 13th Amendment, Black Americans temporarily enjoyed increased access to education, but those rights quickly evaporated under new Jim Crow laws. Under those provisions, Virginia and other southern states established “separate but equal” schools that segregated students by race, which resulted in unequal conditions for Black and White children. Despite these setbacks, African Americans continued to aggressively pursue their right to an education.What academic challenges and successes did Mary S. Peake and Barbara Johns experience throughout their lives?

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American History
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Homework/Assignment
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Date Added:
04/17/2023
The Lasting Legacy of HBCUs in the US
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The students will learn the reason for the creation of HBCUs in the United States. The students will analyze primary resource image frames through the two Google Jamboards: KWL and drag and drop the Virginia HBCUs and Fraternities and Sororities. 

Subject:
American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Virginia History
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Lillian Allen-Brown
Date Added:
05/06/2021
Legacy of Lynching in America
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The students will analyze the rise of violent activities against African Americans after the Civil War which lead to the addition of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. Begin with a KWL Jamboard (also attached, in a PDF format) which also includes an activity in analyzing primary resources about lynching.  Students will then develop their own 5-day trip itinerary using the Negro Green Book (see the list of free PDF versions for various years) as a travel reference guide. The objective of the lesson is to have the students understand the perils faced by US citizens of color during the Jim Crow Era and how prevalent the dangers were in some areas of the United States at that time. The teacher may wish to use a formative assessment in the form of an exit ticket (see attached). 

Subject:
American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Virginia History
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Lillian Allen-Brown
Date Added:
05/05/2021
Life in a Box
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Students will use their knowledge and understanding of the lives and contributions of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and Abraham Lincoln with focus on the Civil War era by reconstructing key aspects of their lives that connect them to the Civil War.

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American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Date Added:
04/21/2021
The Media and the Civil Rights Movement
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Students will look at an overview of the rise of mass news media in the U.S.. They will then study the Civil Rights movement through the lens of media coverage to determine the impact news coverage of violence against peaceful protestors helped lead to social change.

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American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Virginia History
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Holly Wikewitz Means
Date Added:
05/07/2021
"Men of Color, To Arms!"
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Students are asked to use the provided source material to answer the central historical question: Why did African Americans join the Union Army during the Civil War?

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American History
History/Social Sciences
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Date Added:
04/21/2021