Essay and Discussion Questions
Suggestions for essay topics that enable students to dive deeper into the material found in the module and conduct their own research and analysis.
Identifying Enlightenment Ideas
In this lesson plan, students will identify Enlightenment ideas in op-ed articles today.
Industrial Revolution Diary
In this lesson plan, students will learn about the Industrial Revolution, spend a day observing how the Industrial Revolution has affected their lives, and then reflect on lessons learned.
Classroom Reading List
Supplemental readings and other resources to help students explore a full range of issues and debates related to the module materials. The list offers readings well suited to a wide variety of students.
The Spirit of Empire
In these two lessons developed in partnership with the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History, students will analyze primary sources from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.