Historical Thinking Matters
Spanish-American War: 5 Day Lesson
Nine historical documents, an interactive online notebook, and a fantastic opportunity for historical inquiry await your pupils in this 5-day lesson plan. Class members identify and discuss various causes for the Spanish-American War...
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"Scottsboro Boys": A Trial Which Defined an Age
Here's a must-have resource. Whether your focus is racism, the Great Depression, the "Scottsboro Boys" trial, or part of a reading of To Kill A Mockingbird, the information contained in the seven-page packet will save hours of...
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What Can We Learn from Primary-Source Documents? Lesson 2
Young scholars extrapolate information from primary-source documents. They read and research to create a whole-class timeline of events leading up to 1867 and Confederation.
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Reflective Questions: Speeches
In this primary source analysis worksheet, high schoolers analyze speeches of their choosing and respond to 6 analysis questions about the speeches.
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New York Girls Ask the President for a CCC of Their Own
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students analyze a letter from young women in want of CCC jobs of their own during Great Depression. Students respond to 3 short answer questions about the letter to Roosevelt.
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Questions on Benjamin Franklin’s Cartoon
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students examine Benjamin Franklin's "Join or Die" political cartoon and then respond to 8 short answer questions based on their analysis of it.
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Proceedings from the Council of Maryland
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students read and discuss proceedings from the Council of Maryland in the 1660's.
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The Boston Tea Party: Massachusetts Gazette
For this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond read an article from the 1773 Massachusetts Gazette regarding the Boston Tea Party. Students discuss the excerpt and its significance in American history.
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The Burning of the Peggy Stewart
In this primary source analysis worksheet, learners examine a painting titled, "The Burning of the Peggy Stewart," and discuss its significance.
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Transcription of Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation
For this primary source analysis worksheet, students read Lord Dunmore's Proclamation and discuss its historical significance.
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Dr. Seuss Political Cartoon Questions
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students examine a political cartoon by Dr. Seuss about World War II and then respond to 5 short answer questions.
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Holes
Students distinguish between primary and secondary sources when researching on the Internet and evaluating historical records. They recognize important features of a primary source such as the type of document, who created it, what is...
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Interpreting Political Cartoons in the History Classroom
Learners analyze political cartoons. In this historical perspectives lesson, students use the provided cartoon analysis worksheet to examine the political cartoons that their instructor shares with them.
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Learning From Document - Public Laws
Students research primary sources about the Bracero worker program. In this primary source lesson, students investigate two public laws along with other documents to determine if the Bracero worker program was implemented properly. They...
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Trouble in the Fields: Mexican Migrant Workers
Students become curators and museum reviewers for an online gallery using a selected group of primary sources on Mexican migrant workers. They share and reflect on their own and each other's ideas though participation in an on-line...
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Family History
Fourth graders identify primary source items in the study of their families. They relate the importance of primary source materials in understanding history and events of the past.
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Historical Events of the Civil War
Fifth graders research the Civil War through the use of primary documents. In this historical events of the Civil War instructional activity, 5th graders write about the information gotten from the primary document. Students answer...
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Indian Removal: Does History Always Reflect progress?
Learners explore the idea that progress for some might not mean progress for all. In this Native American lesson, students recognize different viewpoints about historical events through the study of primary documents. Learners decipher...
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Forced to Flee: Famine and Plague
Students examine facts about the Irish Potato Famine and explore primary resources, such as newspaper articles, photographs, songs, and poems, related to the famine. Once research is complete, they create a small collage of their...
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Soldiers' experiences with medicine and hospitals in the Civil War
Students explore medicine and hospitals during Civil War using primary sources.
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The Real World Revisited
Class members participate in a series of hands on, online, and multimedia activities to identify the difference between primary and secondary sources. They watch a related video and visit a variety of sites to locate primary and...
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Economic Causes of the March on Washington
Money can't buy happiness, but it can put food on the table and pay the bills. The first of a five-lesson unit teaches pupils about the unemployment rate in 1963 and its relationship with the March on Washington. They learn how to create...
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Written Document Analysis Worksheet
Investigate different types of documents with your middle schoolers. They look at newspapers, letters, maps, reports, etc. and answer a list of questions provided. Introduce them to different primary sources!