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April 28, 1758

Lesson Plan / History & Social Studies
Lesson 3: The Monroe Doctrine: A Close Reading
To what events in United States and European foreign affairs does the Monroe Doctrine refer? What was the primary purpose behind the Monroe Doctrine?
Lesson Plan / History & Social Studies
Lesson 2: The Monroe Doctrine: President Monroe and the Independence Movement in South America
How did conditions in Europe relate to the independence movements in South America? What reasons did President Monroe give for recognizing the independence movements in South America?
Lesson Plan / History & Social Studies
Lesson 1: The Monroe Doctrine: U.S. Foreign Affairs (circa 1782–1823) and James Monroe
What was the Monroe Doctrine? What principles of foreign policy did this Doctrine establish? What were the significant events in U.S. diplomacy before 1823? What diplomatic roles had James Monroe played before he became president? Here, a careful examination of the document anticipates what is to come.
Lesson Plan / History & Social Studies
Lesson 4: The Monroe Doctrine: Whose Doctrine Was It?
In what ways did John Quincy Adams and Thomas Jefferson contribute to the formulation of the Monroe Doctrine?

April 28, 1926

Lesson Plan / History & Social Studies
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird: Profiles in Courage
This lesson plan asks students to read To Kill A Mockingbird carefully with an eye for all instances and manifestations of courage, but particularly those of moral courage.
Lesson Plan / History & Social Studies
To Kill A Mockingbird and the Scottsboro Boys Trial: Profiles in Courage
Students study select court transcripts and other primary source material from the second Scottsboro Boys Trial of 1933, a continuation of the first trial in which two young white women wrongfully accused nine African-American youths of rape.