Teacher’s Notes

We are making Teacher’s Notes available free-of-charge to educators. Many thanks to Syd Golston, past president of the National Council for the Social Studies, for developing the notes.

Educators who use these materials are encouraged to provide feedback. The address is syd@ncss.org

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Lesson – Wartime Poets

Lesson - Wartime Poets

Handout 1A A Village Burial

Handout 1 A A Village Burial

Handout 1B Golden Lotuses

Handout 1B Golden Lotuses

Handout 2A Inside Her Wooden Chest

Handout 2A Inside Her Wooden Chest

Handout 2B Our Actress

Handout 2B Our Actress

Handout 3A Mass

Handout 3A Cesar Vallejo, Mass

Handout 3B Garcia Lorca, Casida of Sobbing

Handout 3B Garcia Lorca, Casida of Sobbing

Handout 4 Letter to Stalingrad

Handout 4 Letter to Stalingrad

Research Activity

Shanghai 1937 Additional Lesson (revised)

Recording Sheet

Recording Sheet for Additional Lesson (revised)

1930’s Timeline Europe and the US

1930’s Timeline Europe and the US

Debate Forms

Debate Forms

Presentation – Spain and Stalingrad

PowerPoints – Spain and Stalingrad