This unit uses first- and second-hand accounts to explore the life of Ruby Bridges and revolves around the book "Through My Eyes" by Ruby Bridges. This detailed lesson includes a full literacy unit, tips for small group and independent...

This lesson focuses on how to find sources including information on research strategies: preliminary, intermediate, and advanced. It provides a variety of resources available in each level including videos: " How To Google Like A Pro!...

Students will read an article by Byron Loosle on the meaning of Native American symbols and compare that to a video clip of an actual Native American explaining the symbols. There is a difference of opinion and students will weigh both...

In this module, students will read primary and secondary sources about events from the Reformation movement. They will identify the central ideas of the texts, and cite evidence from the text that supports the central idea.

Students will practice comparing and contrasting a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic.

Find relationships among primary and secondary sources that identify where information from different sources converges and where it differs.

Get the feel of running a newspaper by selecting articles and pictures. If you are interested in checking out real newspapers, there is a clickable list of online newspapers for younger readers.

Students will learn how to identify the central idea of a text about human impacts by examining key details.

A lesson module on identifying the types of information one finds on the Internet (popular/scholarly, primary/secondary/tertiary) and the different formats information can come in. Learning exercises are embedded in the module, and a...