America Goes to War
In this history-themed literacy lesson, students determine the central idea and cite text evidence using excerpts from four presidential speeches during World War II. (Lexile level: 1190-1290)
High School Literacy Lessons in Social Studies
Women in Modern World History
In this literacy lesson with a social studies theme, students write informative and explanatory texts describing individuals in world history. (Lexile level: 1320)
The Electoral College
In this government-themed literacy activity, students analyze primary and secondary sources to write an argument defending one of three main ideas related to the Electoral College.
Case Study: McCarthyism and the Cold War
In this literacy activity, students analyze primary and secondary sources and write an informative article about Senator Joseph McCarthy and the Cold War.
Progressive Era? What does that mean?
In this history-themed literacy lesson, students determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases that describe aspects of the Progressive Era. (Lexile level: 1250)
Causes of World War I
In this history-themed literacy lesson, students analyze and explain the interrelationships between events in World War I. (Lexile level: 1050)
Show Me the Money – Economic Systems
In this literacy lesson focused on economics, students identify the organizational text structure used in passages that explain different forms of economic systems. (Lexile level: 1080)
Supreme Court Opinions and Student Rights
In this literacy lesson with a legal theme, students examine the differing opinions of Supreme Court justices in several court cases involving student rights. (Lexile level: 1140-1340)
Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities: Voting
In this literacy lesson with a civics theme, students integrate qualitative and quantitative sources and answer research questions on citizens' rights and responsibilities. (Lexile level: 1240)
Assessing an Author's Claim
In this government-themed literacy lesson, students use presidential speeches to analyze and evaluate an author's use of reasoning and evidence to support his or her claims. (Lexile level: 1210)
Protecting the Rights of the People
In this civics-themed literacy lesson, students examine primary and secondary sources to compare and contrast information about the rights of U.S. citizens. (Lexile level: 1135)
Democratic Processes
In this civics-themed writing lesson, students write informative and explanatory texts describing various aspects of the U.S. political process. (Lexile level: 1200)
One Person Can Change the World
In this history-based literacy lesson, students read primary and secondary sources about events from the Reformation, and then they identify the central idea of the texts. (Lexile level: 1310)
A Revolutionary Time
In this history-based literacy lesson, students analyze a series of events described in texts about the 18th century. (Lexile level: 1170)
Revolution and the Power of Words
In this history-themed literacy lesson, students determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases that describe aspects of the Russian Revolution. (Lexile level: 1150)
Totalitarianism in Stalinist Russia
In this history-themed literacy lesson, students identify the text structure used in passages that explain the impact of Joseph Stalin and his policies on the former Soviet Union. (Lexile level: 1105)
Comparing Perspectives of the Cuban Missile Crisis
In this history-themed literacy lesson, students examine the different points of view of political leaders during the Cuban Missile Crisis. (Lexile level: 1316)
Comparing the U.S., Soviet Union and China During WWII
In this history-themed activity, students integrate quantitative and qualitative sources and answer research questions about the U.S., Soviet Union and China during World War II. (Lexile level: 1240)
The 1960s: A Decade of Human Rights Struggles
In this literacy lesson with a social studies theme, students analyze and evaluate an author's use of reasoning and evidence to support his or her reasoning. (Lexile level: 1310)
The Revolutionary Americas
In this history-themed literacy lesson, students examine primary and secondary sources to compare and contrast information about the revolutions that occurred in the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. (Lexile level: 1295)