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Allow students to explore historical events through multiple perspectives [...] »
Through the lens of documents concerning the Iran-Contra Affair, this lesson [...] »
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Primary sources from the Library of Congress help students explore a [...] »
Classroom discussions need not be argumentative and unproductive. Discover a [...] »
Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of [...] »
This teaching guide includes a structured guide to explaining the case [...] »
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