Dan Nguyen

In this lesson, students will read about the 3 great trade empires of West Africa - the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires. They then create a travel brochure about each Empire. Students first read a...

This lesson plan covers the rise of Absolutism and the methods that King Louis XIV of France used to centralize power. The lesson begins with a very short powerpoint to set up Absolutism. The first...

This lesson, created by Dan Nguyen, covers the Age of Exploration. Students will read a 3 page article over the Motivations for Exploration, How Portugal Begins Exploration, and the Discovery of the...

In this lesson, students read about the Ancient Greek City-States of Athens and Sparta. For each city-state, students are given a 1 and a half page article that discusses: 1. Culture 2. Government...

This lesson plan has students compare and debate the characteristics of different economic systems. Students will look at how Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism differ from one another in the...

This lesson plan has the students take on the role of either the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War. A brief powerpoint sets up the lesson and gives instructions. Then students...

In this lesson, students learn about the various factors and theories that help explain why the Roman Empire declined and fell. A brief powerpoint sets the lesson up and gives students their...

This lesson plan covers the French Wars of Religion, the Anglo-Spanish Wars, and the Thirty Years' War. Students read a 3 page article about the wars and use it to complete a 2 page chart. For each...

The purpose of this lesson is to have students compare and contrast the fall of the Roman Empire with the fall of the Han Dynasty in China. Students will be given a worksheet that discusses several...

This lesson plan explores historical and contemporary Supreme Court Cases that deal with conflicts between National and State powers. Students will analyze the following court cases: 1. McCullough...

*Note - this is lesson #1, created by Dan Nguyen, of my French Revolution unit. Please check my page if you would like to purchase the entire unit at a discounted price. This lesson plan covers the...

These 3 lessons, created by Dan Nguyen,cover the 3 stages of the French Revolution. In the first lesson, students read an article about the origins and causes of the revolution and use it to complete...