Lesson Plans

Becoming Equal - Excellent resource for teachers. Being equal explores the struggle for equal rights for Women and African Americans in Virginia. Website contains suggested activities and makes connections to Virginia SOLs.

The Brown Decision in Norfolk, VA - This portion of The Brown Decision in Norfolk site contains lesson plans for middle and high school teachers. Supported in part by a grant from .

Amistad - This webquest requires developing an argument about whether slaves should be free or continue to be enslaved circa the arguments at time of the Amistad incident. A mock trial will be used to demonstrate students’ knowledge and skill in developing an argument.

Little Rock 9 - This webquest has students work in groups, with individuals in groups playing different roles of historian, social scientist and news reporter. From these contexts students will have to discuss in their groups the issues of desegregation. This is a very well-crafted webquest, as is the Tuskegee Tragedy Quest.

Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: Documents Related to Brown v. Board of Education Lesson plan with corresponding national standards, suggested activities, primary sources.

Tuskegee Tragedy - Like the Little Rock Nine Quest, this webquest has students working in groups and adopting roles of reporters, historians, and scientists. The links are up-to-date, and part of the task is to make connections between the Tuskegee experiment and other current social policies.