The following lesson plans are designed for 11th and 12th graders and work to the following standards as outlined in Common Core: Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6–12.

Grades 11-12:

•  Key Ideas and Details: Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain.

• Craft and Structure: Evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors’ claims, reasoning, and evidence.
• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.

Lesson Plan 1

Lesson Plan 2