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Teaching with Textbooks

Introduce students to the idea that history shows interpretation, perspective,[...] »
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

Structured Academic Controversy (SAC)

Are classroom discussions about winning the argument or about understanding[...] »

Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast.[...] »

Post-1865

Using Visuals to Build Interest and Understanding

Using primary source images to help English Language Learners build[...] »

Rethinking "Westward Expansion": A Guide for Preservice Teachers

Help students reconsider the how the expansion of the United States from[...] »

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Historical Thinking & Literacy

Lincoln on the Big Screen
Poster, Out of the wilderness, Albert M. Bender, c.1939-1943, LoC

How do historians think about films like Steven Spielberg's Lincoln[...] »

Using Technology

Using Facebook to Engage with Historical Figures

Students interact with history by creating Facebook fan pages for historical[...] »