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Teaching with Textbooks
Lessons in which students compare secondary sources are a challenge for me to set up. This entry about comparing textbook accounts helped a lot!
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9-12 Resources
Pre-1865
Scholars in Action: Analyzing 19th-Century Letters 
Watch a scholar interpret letters from labor activist and reformer Sarah[...] »
American Indian Women 
Different kinds of power in different cultures. Perceptions of dignified and[...] »
Post-1865
Writing to Learn History: Annotations and Mini-Writes 
A pen or pencil in your student's hand is an excellent tool for teaching[...] »
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Sourcing a Primary Document
See sourcing in action, as a historian reads a document about the Scopes[...] »
Using Technology
“A Push” in the Right Direction
AP U.S. History teacher Scott Campbell and his students use Twitter to reach[...] »