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This site will be used to post all copies of TAH Lesson Plans.
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If you are trying to submit a TAH Lesson Plan, please email to
aryals@mrpk.org Lesson plans can be submitted in Word, Excel, Power Point or Flipchart. Questions, please contact Angela Ryals
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Lewis and Clark Expedition - Dan Ham, Simi Valley High School
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Taxation Without Representation - Steve Rice, Sinaloa Middle School
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| Lesson Plan | Students will understand the frustration felt by the colonists when laws were passed without their input and how it impacted the eventual revolution. |
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Explorers - Kelly Salisbury, Big Spring Elementary
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Second Great Awakening - Eleanore Godfrey, Chaparral Middle School
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| Lesson Plan | After teaching the study of the Second Great Awakening and early reformers you can use this learning game to review for a quiz or test- using a stopwatch and timing students makes it more motivating, especially if you post each period’s best score. |
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Lewis and Clark - Blake Strahan, Moorpark High School
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| Lesson Plan | In accordance with the state standards this lesson will begin an exploration of the expansion of the nation taking as the example case study the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition to show how difficult it was to expand the new nation. I |
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Harlem Renaissance - Peter Daland, Moorpark High School
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| Lesson Plan | Students will be able to describe the Harlem Renaissance focusing on the major political, social, economic, technological, music and art of the 1920’s. |
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Age of Exploration - Anna Morielli, Fillmore Middle School
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| Lesson Plan | The student will explain how mapmaking contributed to the age of exploration and why people were willing to sail unknown seas.
The student will create "Found Poems" on selected readings.
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Executive Order 9066 - Ernie Quiroz, Fillmore High School
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The New Deal - Andrew Shrock, Simi Valley High School
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| Lesson Plan | Students will be able to summarize opinions about the effectiveness of the New Deal and describe the legacies of the New Deal. |
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8th grade STAR Test Review - Jen Beal, Fillmore Middle School
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| Power Point - Review | This review was created to be about 25 minutes, 4 days a week. It reviews "A" level content in the history blueprints for most frequenlty found to have a test question on that standard on the standards test. |
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Slavery - Jenny Lindemann, Fillmore Middle School
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California Missions - Laurie Cariker, Madera Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | After a discussion and guided practice with a graphic organizer, small groups of students will create posters depicting daily life at missions, presidios, pueblos, and ranchos. Students will understand the differences between these four establishments and |
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Colonies - Sue Rossen, Mountain Meadows Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | To introduce the students to the early American Colonies. They will learn about the colonies by comparing and contrasting the location, resources, economies, and religious aspects of the various colonies. They will learn about the early leaders and why |
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Lewis and Clark - Tami Temple, Hillside Middle School
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| Lesson Plan | Students will analyze the divergent paths of the American people in the West from 1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced. |
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Colonists: Portraits and Perspective - Frieda Bahr, Santa Rosa Tech Elementary
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Slavery - Suzann Zeigler, Santa Rosa Tech Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will use autobiographical accounts of slaves to understand slavery and how it affected a slave. They will write a biographical narrative of the slave’s life.
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Lewis and Clark - Sally Reimers, Sinaloa Middle School
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| Lesson Plan | The purpose of this assignment is to allow the student, to engage in a creative way of demonstrating and illustrating researched materials in a manner other than a formal report. The object of this project is to impart the students knowledge of the Lewis |
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Renaissance Artists - Tammy Traxler, Sinaloa Middle School
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| Lesson Plan | Students will explain how Renaissance artists made their paintings emotional and realistic. |
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Declaration of Independance - Karen Mireles, Arryo West Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will understand how the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence changed the way people viewed slavery. |
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Andrew Jackson - Chris Soltow, Mesa Verde Middle School
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| Lesson Plan | Culminating mini-project to review Jackson’s presidency and justify an opinion on his actions. |
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World War II - Lauren Gallant, Simi Valley High School
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George Washington (5th grade)- Jeanine Alexander, Moorpark High School
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| Lesson Plan | Students will identify fact and fiction about the Father of the country, with critical evaluation of Washington’s important leadership skills. |
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American Revolution - Netti Farrar, White Oak Elementary
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U.S. Constitution - Andrea Whittenberg, Tierra Linda Elementary
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UN Conference and Global Issues - Carol Wyenn, Royal High School
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Cold War - Christian Gori, Simi Valley high School
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| Lesson Plan | Students will analyze international developments in the post WWII world and reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union
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| Handout | Reagan Letters |
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Boston Tea Party Review - Cynthia Rice and Norine Yale, Justin Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will use the 'Super Sleuth Review' worksheet to review previous information taught by the teacher as well as information gathered from web resources in previous lessons |
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Electoral College - Kristin Swenson, Moorpark High School
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| Lesson Plan | Students will analyze trends in voter turnout; the causes and effects of reapportionment and redistricting, with special attention to spatial districting and the rights of minorities; and the function of the Electoral College. |
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Taxation without Representation - Lori Schultze, Dos Caminos Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will be able to understand the reasons why the taxes were a burden on the colonists and for students to be able to personally feel the frustration of being taxed without having any say in the matter. |
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Causes of the Revolution - Norine Yale and Cynthia Rice, Justin Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Causes of the Revolution: The Colonists Protest British Rule. Students will create a graphic organizer of information taught by the teacher and gathered from web resources in previous lessons, on some of the causes that led to the revolution.
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Colonial Life and the Revolution - Trinsa Bingham, Arroyo West Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will play a Revolutionary War board game to see how events during the war affected everyday life. They will also write a short narrative describing how the war might have affected their family if they had lived during the American Revolution. |
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| Graphic Organizer | The hardships of war. |
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The Role of the U.S. Government - Christine Nagel, Simi Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | The students will learn that the state and federal governments share power; that the Constitution provides a system of checks and balances; that the role of citizens in government is to vote. |
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The Declaration of Independance - Christine Pungrchar, Vista Fundamental Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Understanding the Declaration of Independence and its historical importance |
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Understanding Your Bill of Rights - Debbie Sheehan, Sinaloa Middle School
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| Lesson Plan | “Understanding Your Bill of Rights” is designed to engage students and allow them to use critical thinking when viewing the Bill of Rights in the context of today’s news and/or opinions. |
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Immigration - Debra Louth, Sespe Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | The purpose of the lesson is to expose the harsh treatment of the Irish immigrants upon arriving to the United States after the Great Potato Famine. |
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Western Movement - Denise Chavez, Walnut Canyon Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will learn about the route, hardships, and life on the main trails as the settlers moved west. |
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Timelines - Doug Conrow, Tierra Vista Elementary
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Conflicts with Britain - Heriberto Rojos, Rio Lindo Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will explain how taxation was one of the causes of the American Revolution and also describe some ways colonists resisted British policies. |
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Columbus - Ian Foutz, Tierra Vista Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will analyze the goals Columbus looked to achieve on his first voyage. Students will identify the reasons behind Ferdinand & Isabella’s support for Columbus’ voyage.Students will identify and catalogue a variety of tools that were invented around |
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Colonial America - Karin Ninnemann, Flory Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | You are the Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving |
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History in My Life - Lisa Daniels, Arroyo West Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | As a beginning of the year lesson, students will learn that history has happened during their life and is occurring every day. |
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Women in the Revolution - Lori Lioy, Atherwood Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will be able to identify significant women in history and explain the importance of their contributions before, during, and after the war. Students will have a greater appreciation for the roles that women had at that time in history. |
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Revolutionary War - Marian Furey, Peach Hill Academy Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will identify some of the major battles of the revolution in the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies, and the leaders for both sides. Students will identify which American Indian groups fought with the Patiots and the British. |
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Causes of the American Revolution - Michelle McManigal, Sycamore Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | The students will be able to compare and contrast three points of view about King George III and his abilities as a king: the perspective of King George himself, the American Patriots’ perspective, and the author’s viewpoint of King George. |
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Exploreres - Paul Ragis, Arroyo West Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will be able to work as a team, demonstrate the ability to read/draw a map and/or follow a compass, better understand the difficulties early explorers experienced when trying to use the crude, often inaccurate instruments available to them. |
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The French and Indian War - Rachelle Andrade, Rio Lindo Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | The students will explain the competition between France and Britain for North America |
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Explorers Unit - Sylvia Contreras, Susan Lopez, Marco Rodriguez, Mar Vista Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will understand that all parts of the Earth have been explored and the different reasons why places were explored: to find riches, such as gold and land; to build settlements, gain power, or take their religious beliefs to new lands, while other |
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Cold War - Scott Davis, Santa Susanna High School
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| Lesson Plan | Student will be able to create a visual hierarchy of concepts specific to one element of the Cold War and be able to order important events of the Cold War chronologically.
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Colonial America - Susanne Porretta, Santa Susanna Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will know the difference between the land resources of middle colonies, New England colonies, and Southern colonies that lead to their successes. |
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American Revolution - Netti Farrar, White Oak Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | The students will conduct interviews, have discussions and/or debates, role play events, or create biographies based on the events during American Revolution. |
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American Ideals - Tracie Duffy-Hobson, Laguna Vista Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will be able to identify the ideals that bind Americans together as one people, and also describe some ways in which Americans express these ideals. |
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Early Explorers - Cindy Norton, Simi Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will role play and become equipment providers of voyages. They will create persuasive presentations to convince sponsors and explorers to select their equipment in order to have a successful voyage. |
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Slavery - Jane Troy, Sycamore Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will learn why slavery began in the US, the differences between blacks in the North and South, the role slavery played in the Civil War and who were some of the key people of Abolition. Learn what “Acts” of government ensured freedom and equalit |
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The Electoral College - Kristin Swenson, Moorpark High School
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| Lesson Plan | Students will understand how the Electoral College system works and will be able to explain it’s flaws. |
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The Cuban Missile Crisis -Will Donley, Moorpark High School
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| Cuban Missile Crisis | Students will understand and be able to explain, the causes of the crisis, a summary of the major events of it, and the outcome and its importance. |
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Horrace Pippin -Stacey Lusche, Walnut Canyon Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will be introduced to the art of Horace Pippin, particularly the diary he kept during WWI. They will use his work as a model in creating a diary of a Revolutionary War figure. Through this activity students will understand the causes and co |
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| FLipchart | Horrace Pippin Diary and Art |
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Women of the American Revolution -Nancy Cooper, Campus Canyon Elementary
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| Lesson Plan | Students will understand that some women played prominent roles in the American Revolution. They also will compare their own lives to these women and decide if they would have acted the same way as Molly Pitcher, Mercy Otis Warren, and Deborah Sampson un |
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McCarthyism - Matt Long, Santa Susanna High School
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| Lesson Plan | Given background readings, primary sources, and an introductory TAPPLE lecture, and a 10 minute short film, students will generate a list of the critical attributes of the concept of McCarthyism. |
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Cold War -Roy Garcia, Moorpark High School
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