American Women of Impact Throughout the course of history, women have struggled to craft their own place within American society and culture. Each woman profiled on this web site is a unique example of independence, determination, talent, and spirit. This web site will continuously be a work in progress as students continue to add biographical profiles of women they respect and admire. Through reading, researching, and gathering primary resources when possible, high school level students will explore the genre of biographical profiling. Writing is a significant key to learning and most of the activities associated with this web unit center around writing or literature.
Finding Murphy’s Heroes through Oral History In the world we live in - broader now due to technology - we will always have a need for heroes: those we can take courage from and emulate. Too often we look for these heroes in faraway places and positions of authority; Murphy High School students are discovering heroes in their own families and right around the corner.
This unit is intended to celebrate the heroes among us.
Thomas Wolfe: Back Home Again This unit plan introduces the presentation of various works of Thomas Wolfe as well as a concise study of his life - specifically his role in local history both shaping him and being affected by him. Included with this unit are technological skills which the students will utilize to reinforce the acquired knowledge. Students will learn to use the resouces which are available from the Library of Congress and other online sites.
Where I Am From: A Journey of Self-Discovery This is a semester long unit plan that gives students the opportunity to discover their heritage and make connections between their past and their present. Students will also examine the effects of the Depression on Clay County, NC and the nation, and will read Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Students will create a writing keepsake which details their self discovery and reflection.
