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Worksheet for Analysis of a Map

For Students 6th - 10th
For this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer questions that require them to analyze the maps of their choice.
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Worksheet for Analysis of a Newspaper Article

For Students 8th - 12th
In this primary source analysis activity, learners respond to 20 short answer questions that require them to analyze their selected newspaper articles.
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Worksheet for Analysis of a Postcard

For Students 8th - 12th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 11 short answer questions that require them to analyze the pictured postcard.
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Worksheet for Analysis of Sheet Music

For Students 6th - 12th
In this primary source analysis instructional activity, students respond to 20 short answer questions that require them to analyze sheet music of their choice.
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Worksheet for Analysis of a Written Document

For Students 8th - 12th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer questions that require them to analyze the provided historical document.
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Worksheet for Analysis of a Political Cartoon

For Students 9th - 12th
In this primary source analysis learning exercise, high schoolers respond to 25 short answer questions that require them to analyze the political cartoon titled "America When Feminized."
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Worksheet for Analysis of an Artifact

For Students 8th - 12th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, learners respond to 20 short answer questions that require them to analyze an artifact of their choice.
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Worksheet for Analysis of a Broadside or Leaflet

For Students 8th - 12th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 15 short answer questions that require them to analyze leaflets or brochures of their choice.
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Worksheet for Analysis of a Motion Picture

For Students 9th - 12th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 14 short answer questions that require them to analyze the motion picture of their choice.
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The People of Kansas: Who Are They and Why Are They Here?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine the settlement patterns of the Kansas Territory. In this Kansas history lesson, students analyze primary documents from the pioneers in the territory. Learners write letters or perform skits that feature their findings.
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Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students pay tribute to Abraham Lincoln. In this Lincoln celebration lesson plan, students create short films using images and narrate facts found online.  Students use a video editing program and publish final products on Lincoln's...
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Carter’s Approach to Facing the Energy Crisis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine President Carter's stance on the energy crisis of the 1970s. In this energy crisis lesson plan, students analyze primary sources that feature the crisis during Carter's term. High schoolers script...
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Establishment of Plainfield

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders analyze documents and maps of Plainfield, CT from different time periods, then, working in a small group, create a map for a giventime.  In this Plainfield lesson, 8th graders read primary and secondary sources...
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Ideas have Consequences—The Reformation

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine information regarding the Protestant Reformation. In this primary source analysis lesson, students read teacher-selected primary sources that enable them to analyze the ideas and consequences of the Reformation.
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Dispute Over Slavery in Kansas Territory

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze primary sources on slavery from Kansas Territory. In this Civil War lesson, students evaluate the antislavery and pro-slavery arguments and summarize key points. Students write a persuasive paper from the antislavery...
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Analyzing Photographs & Prints

For Students 7th - 12th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 12 short answer questions which require them to analyze photographs and prints.