Mayors of Cleveland Lesson Plan

(Photo Courtesy of the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University)

Attached below is the new lesson plan on the mayors of Cleveland over the years, particularly from the 1970s through the 1990s. It is designed for high school students, and is a part of the Road to Recovery series. As mentioned in the previous post, it will be the last lesson plan until late May, and I sincerely thank everyone who has viewed and supported this website. I encourage continued suggestions for lesson plans, and I am working on getting guest contributions to this site from historians who are experts in certain aspects of Cleveland’s history.

Cleveland Mayors Lesson Plan

Irishtown Bend Lesson Plan

(Photo Courtesy of the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University)

As voted for by the community, I have created a lesson plan on Irishtown Bend, the area located on the west bank of the Cuyahoga River that is named after the Irish immigrants who lived in the area in the 19th century. This lesson plan is timely because of ongoing discussions about the future of this area. In addition, this lesson plan also places a focus on archaeology in addition to the area’s history. It is designed for high school and early college students, and is another addition to the Road to Recovery series. The lesson plan is located below.

Irishtown Bend Lesson Plan

The Road to Recovery: Playhouse Square

(Photo Courtesy of the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University)

The next lesson plan will be a continuation of the Road to Recovery series, and it will focus on the history and revival of Playhouse Square. This is a timely topic due to the recent revival of downtown Cleveland as a whole and the recent success of Playhouse Square in attracting top-tier acts. This lesson plan will be appropriate for students and patrons ranging from late middle school to the casual adult patron of a museum. I also hope to design this lesson plan to be implemented by museum educators, as the previous lesson plans have heavily focused on in-class work. This lesson plan will be out within the next week.

 

Famous Figures Lesson Plan

(Photo Courtesy of the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University)

Hello All,

Attached is the second lesson plan that I have created, titled “Famous Figures of Cleveland”. It covers businessman John D. Rockefeller, President James Garfield, and poet Langston Hughes. As mentioned in my previous post, it is geared towards middle school and early high school students. I hope that it inspires an interest in the history of Cleveland and the important national role that it played in the late-19th to 20th century. I also hope it inspires students to pursue local history in general, and I have included some activities to help educators and students provide a directed focus towards local history in their area. All of the links are located inside the lesson plan this time. The lesson plan is located below and I look forward to hearing your feedback.

Famous Figures of Cleveland

Famous Figures of Cleveland

(Photo Courtesy of the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University)

Hello Everyone,

The new lesson plan, Famous Figures of Cleveland, will be coming out within the next week or so. For purposes of educational inclusiveness, I decided to take a break from The Road to Recovery series. This lesson plan will be geared towards students in middle school and early high school, and focuses on individuals who made some kind of difference nationwide. It will be a standalone lesson plan, not part of any series, but fully tagged and searchable within CLEsson Plans. Individuals included in the lesson plan will most likely include oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, famous poet Langston Hughes, and President James Garfield. This is an important lesson plan because these are some of the well-known figures that brought national attention to Cleveland, and you can teach various aspects of history through these figures.

Economic Changes, White Flight, and the Era of Recovery

(Photo Courtesy of the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University)

The first series of lesson plans will be titled The Road to Recovery: Historical Impacts on Modern Cleveland. The first lesson plan within this series focuses on the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood, which has undergone its fair share of economic changes over the past 60 years. It will serve as an example as to how the economy and people of Cleveland as a whole have managed to adapt over time to their new situation. This lesson plan, as of now, will be published within the next week.