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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
Africans in America 
Trace the history of Africans in America through Reconstruction, with 245[...] »
Abraham Lincoln and the Jews 
Students learn about the sixteenth president's relationship with Jewish[...] »
Post-1865
Everyday Life in the 19th Century 
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Wandering through time into our ancestors' attic.
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Agents of Social Change: 20th-Century Women's Activism 
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Source documents to help you approach 20th-century feminism.
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Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
Why Did It Happen? Making Claims about Cause and Effect
A shift in writing is required, often using new language tools, when making[...] »
Using Technology
Using Facebook to Engage with Historical Figures
Students interact with history by creating Facebook fan pages for historical[...] »