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How to identify the author, audience, date, and message of historical [...] »

Explore the ins and outs of turn-of-the-century labor law, business, housing [...] »
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Paraphrasing and summarizing exercises help ELL students improve at [...] »

Learn about SQ3R, a note-taking system for English Language Learners to help [...] »
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Documents are riddled with difficult vocabulary. Don't be afraid to adapt [...] »

Engage your students in preserving local history! Use this teacher's [...] »

Help students understand the events of 9/11 and how such events are [...] »

Teachers guide students to create interactive digital maps detailing the [...] »

Construct an ongoing, shared classroom timeline in middle and elementary [...] »
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