John Tyler Lesson Plans

1. OHTI Lesson Plan-Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion OHTI LESSON PLAN Introduction As early as 1751 Benjamin Franklin described a destiny for Americans to fill up new lands to the west, and Jefferson, Monroe, and Adams all expressed expansionist dreams. In the 1840s, however, under Presidents Tyler and Polk, the territory of the United States increased by nearly eight hundred million acres through the annexation of Texas, the acquisition of Oregon south of the forty-ninth parallel, the military conquest of California and New Mexico, and the assumption of Native American lands in the Great Lakes reg...

2. Scandals, Gossip, and the American Presidency
...nts that songs were written and used to mock Thomas Jefferson and explain the fun people have with scandals. 3. Below is a chart of presidents and scandals that plagued their presidency. Divide the presidential scandals equally among the students in the class. Scandal President XYZ Correspondence John Adams Bigamy Andrew Jackson Sally Hemmings Thomas Jefferson Ellen Randolph Martin Van Buren Julia Gardiner John Tyler Mexican American War James Polk Corrupt Cabinet Zachary Taylor Ostend Manifesto Franklin Pierce Old Clothes Scandal Abraham Lincoln Reconstruction Andrew Johnson Credit Mobilier Ulysses Gr...

3. Texas Kid Writes Book About Presidents
...acts to Share You might share these additional facts with students after they have read this week's news story. Do you know which president could write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other at the same time? (James Garfield) Or which one kept alligators in the White House East Room bathtub? (John Quincy Adams) Those are just two of the interesting facts that Noah included in his book. As a reporter for Scholastic News, the kids' newspaper, Noah covered the 2004 presidential election. He interviewed candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry. Noah has appeared on the Today Show, and he has appeared f...

4. This is the lesson that was originally developed for a NCSSM 11th-grade American literature class
...termined by a rubric written by the classroom teacher Technology Integration: Computers with internet access Relevant Websites:? Ackland Art Museum:? http://www.ackland.org Winslow Homer: http://virtualart.admin.tomsk.ru/homer/p-homer14.htm http://whitemountainart.com/Biographies/bio_wh.htm Eastman Johnson: http://www.timkenmuseum.org/1-american-johnson.html http://www.tfaoi.com/newsm1/n1m212.htm (scroll down the page for biographical information Jasper Cropsey: http://artcyclopedia.com/artists/cropsey_jasper_francis.html http://whitemountainart.com/Biographies/bio_jfc.htm United States Geologic Survey:...

5. The Community Discovered - Who's Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk?
...ibliography NMAA's Faye Powe "The Meaning of Monuments" article Washington Post 4/27/97 "FDR: Recognition for the President Who Confronted Fear Itself" article Washington Post 4/27/97 Betye Saar's Personal Icons display at MONA AMELIA EARHART by Matina S. Horner AMELIA EARHART PIONEER IN THE SKY by John Parlin WHATEVER HAPPENED TO AMELIA EARHART by Melinda Blau SALLY RIDE, ASTRONAUT AN AMERICAN FIRST by Jue Behrens NEBRASKA 1996 NEBRASKA FOOTBALL MEDIA AND RECRUITING GUIDE ONE FINAL PASS by Arthur L. Lindsay DAVY CROCKETT by Robert Hogrogian WE THE PEOPLE DAVY CROCKETT by Dan Zadra DAVY CROCKETT by Ailee...

6. Who Were They Really, These Presidents?
...ml Biography of Thomas Jefferson http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/tj3/about/jefferson1.htm The Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy http://www.wm.edu/tjppp/ President Elect http://presidentelect.org/e1800.html Biography of Thomas Jefferson http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/tj3/about/jefferson2 Andrew Johnson The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson/Johnson's Background http://www.AndrewJohnson.com American Presidents Life Portraits http://www.americanpresident.org/presbios/presbios.htm Potus Presidents of the United States http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/ajohnson.html Andrew Johnson 17th President of the United Stat...

7. Operation Beach Teach
.... Gail.(NC National Estuarine Reserve Program) Ripples: A Big Sweep Elemntary Activity Guide, various contributors. (The North Carolina Big Sweep) Splish Splash: A Big Sweep Aquatic Primer, various contributors. (The North Carolina Big Sweep) Sea Shells Common to North Carolina, Porter, Hugh J. and Tyler, Jim. (A NC Seagrant Publication) A Guide to Ocean Dune Plants Common to North Carolina, Kraus, Jean Wilson. (UNC Press) The Seaside Naturalist, Coulombe, Deborah. (Simon and Shuster) Tideland Treasure, Ballantine, Todd. (University of South Carolina Press) WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands, Slattery, Britt E...

8. Women and the Law Ladies of the 80's: 1780's, 1880's, 1980's
...Revolution, but they increased in their influence, contributing to the even greater legal conservatism after 1776. There was an increasing reliance on the Blackstone's Commentaries of Common Law, and thus, a declining legal status for women.(7) QUOTATIONS FROM THIS ERA: Abigail Adams to her husband John, the future 2nd president of the United States: "Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember that all men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to form a rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which...