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June 25, 1950

Lesson Plan / History & Social Studies
The Korean War: "Police Action," 1950–1953
In 1950, North Korean forces, armed mainly with Soviet weapons, invaded South Korea in an effort to reunite the peninsula under communist rule. This lesson will introduce students to the conflict by having them read the most important administration documents related to it.

June 25, 1876

Lesson Plan / History & Social Studies
Life on the Great Plains
Examine the history and geography of a region that has been at the heart of the American experience.
Lesson Plan / Art & Culture
Not "Indians," Many Tribes: Native American Diversity
Students study the interaction between environment and culture as they learn about three vastly different Native groups in a game-like activity that uses vintage photographs, traditional stories, photos of artifacts, and recipes.

June 25, 1857

Lesson Plan / Foreign Language
Charles Baudelaire: Poète Maudit (The Cursed Poet)
French Language and World Literature classes will study the works of 19th-century poet Charles Baudelaire and will learn about the connections between the Romantic Movement and themes of 21st-century popular culture.

June 25, 1903

Lesson Plan / History & Social Studies
George Orwell's Essay on his Life in Burma: "Shooting An Elephant"
Eric A. Blair, better known by his pen name, George Orwell, is today best known for his last two novels, the anti-totalitarian works Animal Farm and 1984. He was also an accomplished and experienced essayist, writing on topics as diverse as anti-Semitism in England, Rudyard Kipling, Salvador Dali, and nationalism. Among his most powerful essays is the 1931 autobiographical essay "Shooting an Elephant," which Orwell based on his experience as a police officer in colonial Burma.