Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
This lesson explores the stories in history that are often forgotten. Frequently, textbooks include the "winners" of history, but the stories and perspectives of the "losers" of history are left out. Students will explore those stories in this lesson and look at all sides of history in an attempt to... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: September 18th, 2024
Teaching Perspective in the Social Studies Classroom
Students will use close reading strategies to analyze an author’s tone within nonfiction texts. The class will begin with modern music lyrics, then shift to famous passages of nonfiction writers. Through collaborative exercises, students will scaffold knowledge of word choice and structure to analyze... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: August 10th, 2023
Tone Analysis Through Music and Nonfiction
In this U.S. history lesson, students analyze the Berlin Wall speeches of President John F. Kennedy (1963) and President Ronald Reagan (1987) in both video and text formats. A variety of assessment options are provided for students to demonstrate their understanding. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: June 22nd, 2023
U.S. History
Inferencing - reading between the lines - is a challenging, yet important, close reading skill. In this lesson, students practice making inferences in a variety of contexts. Through films, picture books, short stories, and works of literature, students make inferences about character, setting, plot,... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: February 21st, 2024
Inferencing: A Close Reading Strategy
This lesson, aligned with the Oklahoma Academic Standards, examines the topic of segregation and liberty from the Civil War to the present. Through the study of paired texts, The Gettysburg Address and a lesser-known excerpt from Dr. King’s I Have a Dream Speech, students will analyze the issue of segregation... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: April 6th, 2023
Civil Rights
In this lesson about perspectives in the Civil War, students will participate in a role-playing activity to become familiar with the motives and points of view of various key figures in the Civil War; analyze each figure in greater depth; participate in a close reading and annotation activity involving... Read more »
Created by: Chelsee Wilson
Date Updated: October 11th, 2024
Perspectives in The Civil War
In this middle school lesson, best facilitated at the beginning of a westward expansion unit, students analyze John Gast's painting "American Progress," then read and analyze primary source documents to construct their own definition of "Manifest Destiny." To deepen their understanding, students analyze... Read more »
Created by: Sarah Brewer
Date Updated: August 12th, 2024
U.S. Territorial Expansion
Real Interest Rates and Financial Institutions
In this lesson, students step into the shoes of George Bailey from It’s a Wonderful Life as they explore different types of financial institutions and examine how changes in interest rates and salaries affect our willingness to make major purchases on big-ticket items such as cars and houses. Students... Read more »
Created by: Mariana DeLoera
Date Updated: June 11th, 2024
Real Interest Rates and Financial Institutions
The K20 Center’s GEAR UP program wants to help you explore career options! This Career Cluster activity will help you think about your skills, personality, and interests in order to identify which clusters might be a good fit for you. While your interests will likely change over the years, the Career... Read more »
Created by: Lindsey Link
Date Updated: February 21st, 2024
In this professional learning session, participants will engage in collaborative writing activities, discover how writing can increase student engagement, and leave with strategies and resources that can be implemented immediately in their classrooms. Read more »
Created by: Shelby Blackwood
Date Updated: April 11th, 2024