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SpainSpanishGrade 11-12

The Valley of the Fallen: A Controversial Monument

Students in this lesson will interpret written text in the target language regarding the controversy surrounding the Valley of the Fallen, compare and contrast both sides of the argument, then develop a logical argument as to whether Franco…

ItalyHistoryGrade 11-12

Vatican City: Habemus Papam! The Papal Conclave

Through the investigation of primary and secondary sources, including written, digital and media sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details of the Roman Catholic Papal Conclave, its history…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Victorian England: Dickens: An Overview

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic facts behind Dickens' life and his major literary works, how those stories took their inspirat…

ScandinaviahistoryGrade 11-12

Vikings and Sagas: Erik the Red and Leif Erikson: Explorations of the North Atlantic

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students here will understand the story of the Viking exploration of Greenland and Vinland as told in the Icelandic and Greenlandic sagas, the role Erik the Red and Leif Erikson played i…

EnglandEnglish / Language ArtsGrade 11-12

Visions of Paradise: Thomas More (1516), Voltaire (1759) and John Lennon (1971)

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, including full text versions of More's Utopia and Voltaire's Candide, and full text, audio and video versions of Lennon's "Imagine", students in this lesson will identif…

GermanyArtGrade 11-12

Weimar Germany (1918-1933): Walter Gropius: The Bauhaus and Internationalism

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain Walter Gropius's ideas behind internationalism, how the Bauhaus School in its different forms tr…

EnglandhistoryGrade 11-12

World War II (1939-1945) - Miracle at Dunkirk 1940

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain what happened at the Miracle of Dunkirk, why the BEF and its allies needed to be rescued, how the evacuation …

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

World War II (1939-1945): Battle of the Bulge: Patton's Finest Hour

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the events surrounding the Battle of the Bulge, why the German High Command decided to engage in a counterattack …

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

World War II (1939-1945): Drancy Concentration Camp

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the German roundup and deportation of French Jews during the occupation and the role of the Drancy Internment…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

World War II (1939-1945): England: St. Paul Stands against the Blitz

By an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will understand the basic facts behind the Blitz and how it affected the citizens of London, why Hitler decided to use the Luftwaffe against London and how a …

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

World War II (1939-1945): England: Winston Churchill's Speeches during the Blitz

Students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how Winston Churchill, through his speeches in 1940-1941, contributed to the formation of a collective British resolve to continue fighting during the Blitz, a critica…

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

World War II (1939-1945): Fall of France 1940

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the Fall of France 1940, how the French army had been lulled into a false sense of security in the years lead…

PolandhistoryGrade 11-12

World War II (1939-1945): German Invasion of Poland 1939

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, including radio broadcasts from the BBC and various video sources from the time, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the German invasion of Poland on…

PolandhistoryGrade 11-12

World War II (1939-1945): Holocaust: Oskar Schindler and The List

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the true story behind the "Schindler Jews" and the famed "list", how Oskar Schindler's actions on behalf of his J…

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

World War II (1939-1945): Liberation of Paris 1944

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the events surrounding the Liberation of Paris, what role French all Allied forces played in taking the city, how…

GermanyhistoryGrade 11-12

World War II (1939-1945): Operation Barbarossa: Germany's Invasion of the Soviet Union

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the major parts of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the objectives each part of…

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

World War II (1939-1945): Operation Overlord: D-Day 1944

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the events surrounding Operation Overlord (commonly known as the D-Day Invasion of Normandy), why the Allied Supr…

RussiahistoryGrade 11-12

World War II (1939-1945): Stalingrad

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the Battle of Stalingrad, why the Germans wanted to take the city, how the Soviets were able to defend it, ho…