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Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of the past".

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Webquest, Inquiry, and Lincoln’s Views on Technology

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Spotlight on Elementary Education

In this Lesson Plan Review, students analyze primary and secondary sources describing an encounter between the Lewis and Clark expedition and a Native American tribe. The lesson overall is a great way to encourage students to work collaboratively to analyze this important historical interaction from multiple perspectives.

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Lesson Plan Reviews

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The Short-Handled Hoe

History is imbedded in the smallest objects. In this lesson, students [...] »

Three Perspectives on Native American Removal and Westward Expansion

Check out this lesson on arguments surrounding the 1830 forced removal of [...] »

English Language Learners

Instructional strategies and resources for ELL

Summarizing and Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing and summarizing exercises help ELL students improve at [...] »

Supporting Text Comprehension and Vocabulary Development Using WordSift

Help English learners understand basic concepts with this interactive tool [...] »

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Concept Formation

In order to understand topics, you must first understand concepts. Learn all [...] »

The Research Paper: Developing Historical Questions

Research papers are not an archaic form of assessment. Learn how to help [...] »

Adapting Documents for the Classroom: Equity and Access

Documents are riddled with difficult vocabulary. Don't be afraid to adapt [...] »

Stating Your Case: Writing Thesis Statements Effectively

Thesis statements form the backbone of history essays and DBQs.

Four Reads: Learning to Read Primary Documents

Teach your students to read like a historian with this guided four-step [...] »

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Teaching High School History at Home

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