* NEW LESSON PLAN * EXPERIENCING CHANGE

During our annual Congress in the Classroom® workshop --
http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_programs_CongressClassroom.htm --
participants are asked to introduce the lesson plans, resources, and techniques
that have proven successful in teaching about Congress in their classrooms. A
2006 participant, Marcie Adam McBride, Saint Michael High School, Baton Rouge,
LA, presented a lesson entitled, "Experiencing Change."

After successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to understand
civil service reform under President Rutherford B. Hayes. They will be able to
explain why President James Garfield was assassinated and to describe how
President Chester Arthur ended the spoils system. Students will be able to
recall the main points concerning the presidential election of 1884 and describe
Coxey's "army" marching on Washington in 1894.

Find "Experiencing Change" at:
http://www.congresslink.org/print_lp_experiencechange.htm