One of the practices that may help engage students is to link of analysis skills with reading. The 5Ws or GIST styles of reading strategies sets up an open ended and strong L.A. connection so that cross curricular mastery can be achieved. If this specific type of resource study is paired with QAR strategies then it's possible that students engage with history AND help the building create an environment that can meet the measurement standards set by state testing.

I think the boots and a discussion on how growth effects all levels of government and efficiency could be a very effective way to teach about bureaucracy. Sometimes teaching about the levels can be so dry but if you show staff changes and even how wild the expanse of all levels changed after the Civil War students may be able to use a simulation to master how group dynamics can create positive and negative effects.

These historical links to the youth movements of today may be an excellent way to connect students to their past. Curriculum ignorance and violence against group may be a a catalyst for creating resources that link all movements to the Suffragette movement. While it's a conflict of the past, disenfranchisement most certainly applies to the lives of students in all demographics. Using these resources could bring students and teacher into a meaningful dialogue about how change brings us all together, while conservatism is also necessary. Honoring the full political spectrum may be the best way to approach such past and contemporary units.