The Indian’s view of Columbus, the Revolutionary War as seen by common soldiers, the black perspective on slavery, a garment worker’s view of working conditions at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, and the Depression as seen by the man-on-the-street are among the perspectives presented in this “people’s history” in which Zinn calls for greater consciousness of […]
As a zealous follower of Mao, Ji-Li denounces “the four olds” (old ideas, old culture, old customs, old habits) and, at age 12, dreams of a shining future.
Each well-documented and thoughtful section contains teaching rationales, selected readings and activities, and extensive bibliographic references to a wide range of supplemental materials.
To save his New England aunt’s estate, 12-year-old Jack and the family butler, Praiseworthy, stow away on a ship bound for California, engage in haircut and necktie scams, meet up with a cutpurse and a burro that thinks it’s a mule, and eventually travel 15,000 miles to reach the gold fields.
Causes of the revolution; England’s imperial policies; resistance leaders; Patriots and Loyalists; the “shot heard ’round the world”; the Declaration of Independence; the “rights of man”; alliances with foreign nations; the abolition of slavery in the North; the war for independence; and the Treaty of Paris.
Territorial expansion; the Louisiana Purchase; the Lewis and Clark expedition; the War of 1812; Native American resistance; Tecumseh and the Trail of Tears; Manifest Destiny; the Oregon Trail; the Mexican-American War; and the California Gold Rush.
Following historical fact, the action unfolds on multiple stages—McKinley’s White House, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Cuba—culminating with TR’s self-described “crowded hour” as he leads his unlikely mix of cowboys and Eastern dandies up San Juan Hill.
Along with dozens of tips on teaching AP Psychology and preparing students for the exam, the book includes eight sample syllabi with discussions of objectives, procedures, and methods of evaluation, as well as an in-depth bibliography of relevant textbooks, journals, software, and websites.
The lessons were created by the National Center for History in the Schools, a joint research project of the University of California, Los Angeles, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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