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Grade 7, Civics Std 10.0: Describe changes in social and economic conditions in the United States during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Lesson Plans: Quest for the American Dream in A Raisin in the Sun The play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is used as a focal point for discussion of "The American Dream" as students explore how the social, educational, economical and political climate of the 1950's affected African Americans' quest for "The American Dream." Remember the Ladies: The First Ladies Through the lessons in this unit, you will explore with your students the ways in which First Ladies were able to shape the world while dealing with the expectations placed on them as women and as partners of powerful men. (Lessons can modified for 7th grade) Thomas Edison’s Inventions in the 1900s and Today: From “New” to You! After completing the lessons in this unit, students will be able to: 1) describe the lifestyles of both the rich and the poor in 1900s’; and 2) compare and contrast their own lifestyles with that of Americans in the 1900s (Lesson can be modified for 7th grade.)

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