This document consists of six pages of course description accompanied by over 200 pages of reproduced material including the complete constitutions of Bulgaria, Romania, and the United States, respectively. This unit allows students to analyze primary and secondary sources, think critically about the documents, and reflect on whether a country's…

This paper presents three lessons intended for an advanced placement comparative politics course at the high school level. The lessons include a slide show and a map study of both Bulgaria and Romania and uses documents to compare and contrast the constitutions of Bulgaria and Romania with that of the United States. The text of the slide show…

This lesson plan on Romania and Bulgaria could be adapted for various grade levels and ability groups. Topics addressed include cultural diversity, the period of Soviet control in the region and its lasting effects, factors contributing to political instability, the current attempts to move towards a market economy, and traditions and customs…

This project is designed for interdisciplinary study at the middle school level with an exploration of the country of Bulgaria. Suggestions are made for communications arts using the Cyrillic alphabet, music and folk songs, family and consumer sciences, art and crafts, and history and geography. (EH)

This paper presents a unit for government and economics and one for world history on the dramatic regional changes which have occurred in Central and Eastern Europe since the late 1980s. The units can be taught cohesively covering 2-3 weeks or as modules integrated into relevant themes in the curriculum. The "case studies" approach…

This paper presents seven lessons intended to increase the cultural awareness of middle school students concerning life in Bulgaria, Romania, and other parts of the world. The lessons include: (1) "Getting Acquainted, Letter Writing"; (2) "Learning English as a Second Language"; (3) "Newspaper Sharing"; (4)…