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Young People Shake Up Elections (History Proves It) Educator Guide

Grade Range:

6-12

Resource Type(s):

Lessons & Activities

Duration:

30 minutes

Date Posted:

2/19/2020

With and without the vote and throughout American history, young people have been a force to be reckoned with as they take action and stand in support of the issues that matter most. In 2020 this legacy will continue; 22 million young people will be eligible to vote in American elections for the

Young People Shake Up Elections (History Proves It) video series

Grade Range:

6-12

Resource Type(s):

Interactives & Media

Duration:

45 minutes

Date Posted:

2/19/2020

American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Grade Range:

K-12

Resource Type(s):

Reference Materials, Interactives & Media

Date Posted:

7/22/2017

What happens when a people decide to govern themselves? America’s national treasures come to life in this compelling exhibition that examines the bold experiment to create a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” American Democracy: A Great Leap of Fait

Japanese American Incarceration: The Diary of Stanley Hayami

Grade Range:

5-12

Resource Type(s):

Lessons & Activities

Date Posted:

5/17/2016

Students will gain historical reasoning skills by studying primary sources and comparing them to secondary sources. They will become more familiar with the conditions in Japanese American concentration camps through the personal writings of Stanley Hayami, a high school student who was incarcer

Japanese American Internment Era Collection

Grade Range:

K-12

Resource Type(s):

Primary Sources

Date Posted:

5/17/2016

During WWII almost 120,000 Japanese Americans were uprooted from the West Coast regions that were deemed military exclusion zones, moved cities and states away, and controlled under severe restrictions. We can better understand the lives, experiences, and stories of these people by studying objec

Teaching Japanese American Incarceration through Comics

Grade Range:

5-12

Resource Type(s):

Lessons & Activities

Date Posted:

5/17/2016

Students will learn about the personal experiences of Japanese American incarcerees during World War II and will practice communicating information concisely by developing an original comic.

Congressional Gold Medal Experience

Grade Range:

3-12

Resource Type(s):

Interactives & Media

Date Posted:

5/16/2013

Nearly seven decades after the beginning of World War II, the Congressional Gold Medal was bestowed on the Japanese American men who served with bravery and valor on the battlefield, even while their families were held in internment camps by the very country for which they fought. Through videos,

Girlhood Leadership and Learning

Grade Range:

6-12

Resource Type(s):

Lessons & Activities

Duration:

60 minutes

Date Posted:

8/9/2022

In support of the traveling exhibition of Girlhood (It's complicated), the Smithsonian has developed a set of curricular materials and platforms to create meaningful learning opportunities for girls (and all students) in your learning network connected to this content.

Blog Post: Refrigerators and women’s empowerment: The “peaceful revolution” of rural electrification

Grade Range:

8-12

Resource Type(s):

Reference Materials

Date Posted:

12/31/2021

"Although women's empowerment can have a revolutionary effect on society, it doesn't always look like a revolution. Today, organizations like UN Women work to empower women in rural areas through economic programs that help them “claim their rights to land, leadership, opportunities, and choices�

Blog Post: Fighting for country, equal rights, and veterans: Carlos Martinez’s life of service

Grade Range:

8-12

Resource Type(s):

Reference Materials

Date Posted:

8/12/2021

“When he reflected later in life on why, as a young man, he chose to enlist during wartime, Carlos Martinez said that avoiding service was never an option, not for his community and not for himself. In the mid-1960s, the United States had begun fighting the Soviet-supported North Vietnamese as par

The Traitor

Author:

Laurence Yep

Reading Level:

Late Elementary School,Middle School,High School,Adult

Genre:

Fiction

Michael and Joseph, two outcasts who are also allies in a rough, coal-mining town, must test their unlikely friendship and trust each other with their lives.

Thurgood Marshall: Civil Rights Champion

Author:

D. J. Herda

Reading Level:

High School,Adult

Genre:

Non Fiction

Biography of civil rights leader Thurgood Marshall.

Trouble Don't Last

Author:

Shelley Pearsall

Reading Level:

Late Elementary School,Middle School

Genre:

Fiction

Awards:

A powerful historical novel that is harsh and realistic, not only about the brutal effects of slavery that the runaways carry with them forever but also about the prejudice and hardship they encounter on their journey to freedom.

Under the Blood Red Sun

Author:

Graham Salisbury

Reading Level:

Late Elementary School,Middle School

Genre:

Fiction

Awards:

Torn between his love of all things American and the traditional ways of his parents and grandparents, a young Japanese American comes of age during the political upheaval of WWII.

We Rise: The Earth Guardians Guide to Building a Movement

Author:

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Reading Level:

High School

Genre:

Fiction

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is a 16-year-old climate activist, hip-hop artist, and powerful new voice on the frontlines of a global youth-led movement. He and his group the Earth Guardians believe that today’s youth will play an important role in shaping our future. They know that the choices made right

Weedflower

Author:

Kadohata Cynthia

Reading Level:

Late Elementary School,Middle School

Genre:

Fiction

Story of a Japanese American girl and a Native American boy who become friends in an internment camp on a reservation

When Aiden Became a Brother

Author:

Kyle Lukoff

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School

Genre:

Fiction

When Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl. His parents gave him a pretty name, his room looked like a girl's room, and he wore clothes that other girls liked wearing. After he realized he was a trans boy, Aidan and his parents fixed the parts of his life that didn't fit anymore, and he set

Winners Never Quit

Author:

Mia Hamm

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School,Pre-School

Genre:

Biography

Triple Olympic medal winning Mia Hamm tells a story inspired by her own experience as a very young athlete in this story for the youngest of readers. Little Mia overcomes her frustration by learning an important lesson in sportsmanship.

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Young People Shake Up Elections (History Proves It) Educator Guide

Young People Shake Up Elections (History Proves It) video series

American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Japanese American Incarceration: The Diary of Stanley Hayami

Japanese American Internment Era Collection

Teaching Japanese American Incarceration through Comics

Congressional Gold Medal Experience

Girlhood Leadership and Learning

Blog Post: Refrigerators and women’s empowerment: The “peaceful revolution” of rural electrification

Blog Post: Fighting for country, equal rights, and veterans: Carlos Martinez’s life of service

The Traitor

Thurgood Marshall: Civil Rights Champion

Trouble Don't Last

Under the Blood Red Sun

We Rise: The Earth Guardians Guide to Building a Movement

Weedflower

When Aiden Became a Brother

Winners Never Quit

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