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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[...] »
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted[...] »
Post-1865
Close Reading of a Primary Document 
On the website Historical Thinking Matters, a student reads aloud a[...] »
Religion and the Labor Movement: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers 
Engaging Library of Congress primary sources that connect religion and[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
How to Read a Landscape
Discover historic landscapes with this guide to reading the land produced by[...] »
Using Technology
Using Facebook to Engage with Historical Figures
Students interact with history by creating Facebook fan pages for historical[...] »