The West

Current Events & Pop Culture

Available to teachers only as part of the Teaching the West Teacher Pass

Teaching the West Teacher Pass includes:

Assignments & Activities
Reading Quizzes
Current Events & Pop Culture articles
Discussion & Essay Questions
Challenges & Opportunities
Related Readings in Literature & History

Sample of Current Events & Pop Culture

People of the West from A to Y

PBS’ eight-part documentary The West takes an in-depth look at the history of the American West from the pre-colonial period to World War I through a series of biographies. The site's interactive biographical dictionary profiles everyone from Stephen F. Austin to Brigham Young.