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Read Works

Read Works: Primary Source Texts About Slavery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage provides two stories about slaves in America with question sets. This passage uses primary source documents to teach reading skills including comparing and contrasting.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Modern City in Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Primary
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National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Wets & Drys

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Primary
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National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Chicago Tribune Cartoons

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Primary
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National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: New Yorker Cartoons

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Primary
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National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Modern Woman

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Primary
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National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Modern Democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Primary
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National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Machine: Factory

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Prosperity: Labor Strike

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Primary
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National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Religion & Science

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Primary
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National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Machine: Radio

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Primary
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National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Native & Foreign

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Primary
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National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Felix the Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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Read Works

Read Works: Analysis of the Declaration of Independence

For Teachers 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief analysis of the Declaration of Independence. A paired passage, a lower level passage with related content, a questions sheet, and an additional answer sheet are...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Ruby Bridges a Firsthand Account

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, we will read and understand the story "Through My Eyes" by Ruby Bridges. We will then compare and contrast this first-hand account with the secondhand account of "The Story of Ruby Bridges" by Robert Cole. A video...
Primary
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National Humanities Center: America in Class: Becoming Modern: America in the 1920s: Divisions

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of primary resources includes historical documents, film, literary texts, and works of art with notes and discussion questions on the conflict and divisions characterizing the 1920s.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Researching Information: Comparing Electronic and Print Texts

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson allows students to compare and contrast print text structure with that of an online site. Students work together and use worksheets in comprehending the informational text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research...
Primary
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National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Religion: Frederick Douglass

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...