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Civil War Photos: What Do You See? 
Analysis of photographs of Civil War artillery broadens students [...] »
The Debate in the United States over the League of Nations 
Documents and audio files explain the range of early political viewpoints on [...] »
English Language Learners
Instructional strategies and resources for ELL
Life, Liberty and Property: What’s the Big Idea? 
Explore a lesson, designed especially for English Language Learners, that [...] »
Uncovering Human Agency 
Use this strategy to help students discover historic actors—the people, [...] »
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Free Speech Teaching Guide 4: Mandel v. Kleindienst (1972): Censorship via Visa 
This guide traces the history of ideological visa denial to explore [...] »
Applying KWL Guides to Sources with Elementary Students 
To engage with a source, ask, "What do I know, what do I want [...] »
Free Speech Teaching Guide 2: Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969): Defining and Arguing Hate Speech 
This teaching guide includes a structured guide to explaining the case [...] »
Students Working in Local Historic Preservation 
Engage your students in preserving local history! Use this teacher's [...] »
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Realizing the Value of Primary Sources 
When you just can't get your students to care what the Founders, or anyone [...] »