Waynesburg University

Episodes of Misinformation, Sensationalism and Fake News in History - Yellow Journalism

Feldman, Michael

PD Plan
6-8
English/Language Arts, History
21st Century Learner
Fake News, Literacy, Misinformation, News, Sensationalism, Yellow Journalism

Erie Last Summer of Peace 1941

Henning, Greg

PD Plan
9-12
History
21st Century Learner
Erie, Farm Security Administration, Franklin Roosevelt, General Electric, Peace, Summer, World War II

Esperanza Rising

Franchino, Cathi

Activity
6-8
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Class Divisions, Esperanza Rising, Farmers, Human Rights, Migrant Workers, Prejudice

Esperanza Rising: Using Literature as a Backdrop for Inquiry Based Learning in Social Studies

Anderson, Tasha

PD Plan
6-8
English/Language Arts, History
Learning Forward
Class Divisions, Esperanza Rising, Farmers, Human Rights, Migrant Workers, Prejudice

Experience of African Americans

Areford, Alyssa; Post, Jaimee; Uram, Paige

Unit
3-5
Civics and Government, English/Language Arts, History
Common Core, PA State
Civil Rights, Feelings, March, Perspective, Segregation

Exploring Contemporary Life Through the Arts

Lawrence, Salika

PD Plan
6-8
Arts and Music, Cultural Studies, English/Language Arts
AASL
Art, Compare, Contrast, ESL, Inquiry, PD Activity

Exploring Maps of Africa in Study of Conrad's Heart of Darkness

Youngs, Charles

Lesson Plan
9-12
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Africa, Colonial Period, Conrad, European Imperialism, Geography, Heart of Darkness, Maps, Scramble for Africa

Exploring the African American Civil Rights Movement in America Through Primary Sources

Hunter, Samantha

PD Plan
6-8
African American, Civil Rights Movement, NAACP, Print

Exploring the Alphabet

Baczkowski, Rebecca

Lesson Plan
Pre K-2
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Alphabet, Children, Writing

Exploring the World With Maps

Guthrie, Kim

PD Plan
6-8
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core, ISTE, SC State
Analysis, Europe, Exploration, Exploring, Geography, Inquiry, Maps, New World, North America, World

Facts in Fiction: Using Library of Congress Primary Sources to Enhance Book Discussions

Buckley, Linda

PD Plan
6-8
English/Language Arts
ISTE
Book , Discussion, Fact, Fiction

Finding Daddy: A Story of the Great Depression

Haines, Mary Ann

Activity
6-8
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Daddy, Dust Bowl, Farm, Great Depression, Migrant

First Thanksgiving

Faust, Brittany; Shultz, Chelsey

Unit
Pre K-2
English/Language Arts, Geography, History
PA State
Colony, Indian, Mayflower, Native American, Pilgrim, Thanksgiving

First Thanksgiving

Brockman, Jen; Fox, Katie; Fox, Missy

Unit
3-5
English/Language Arts, History
PA State
America, Mayflower, Native, Pilgrim, Thanksgiving

Florida and the Civil War

Nadeau, Kacie

PD Plan
6-8
Cultural Studies, History
21st Century Learner, ISTE, Learning Forward
Civil War, Clinch, Florida, Fort, Pickens, St. Augustine

Found Poetry

Pohodich, Amy

Lesson Plan
6-8
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core, PA State
American History, Poetry, Primary Sources

From Baseball to Rock and Roll

Canning, Ann

Unit
3-5
Cultural Studies, History
NCSS, PA State
Baseball, Culture, England, Independence, King, Music, Popular Culture, Queen, Rock and Roll, Royalty, Super Bowl, Webquest

Gettysburg Address

Cooper, Emily

Lesson Plan
3-5
History
NCSS
Civil War, Gettysburg Address, Lincoln

Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message

Taylor, Bethany

Activity
Pre K-2
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Colonists, Native American, Outdoors, Pilgrims, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Tradition

Glimpse Into America's History

Simatic, Sandy; Tracanna, Suzanna; Udovich, Joey

Unit
3-5
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core, PA State
American History, Citizenship, Government, Landmarks, Newsletter, Patriotism, Primary Sources, Scrapbook

Going To The Source!

Bunin, Chris

PD Plan
6-8
English/Language Arts, History
ISTE
Inquiry, Research, Soldier, Source, Teaching, World War I

Google Community: Librarians as Leaders

Eyer, Patricia

PD Plan
3-5
Arts and Music, English/Language Arts, History
21st Century Learner, Common Core
Community, Google, Inquiry, Leader, Library, Literacy, Network, Social

Graffiti: A Tool of Communication

Alexander, Silvino

PD Plan
6-8
Arts and Music, English/Language Arts, Science and Technology
PA State
Art, Communication, Graffiti, Heiroglyphics, News, Technology

Grapes of Wrath

Carter, Catherine

Activity
9-12
English/Language Arts, History
Common Core
Dust Bowl, Grapes of Wrath, Great Depression, Homeless, Migrant, New Deal