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Explore the rise of animosity between the U.S. and Japan through primary [...] »
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Explore the ins and outs of turn-of-the-century labor law, business, housing [...] »
English Language Learners
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Paraphrasing and summarizing exercises help ELL students improve at [...] »
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Explore a lesson, designed especially for English Language Learners, that [...] »
Teaching Guides
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Help your elementary school students get more out of historical biographies [...] »
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Political cartoons are often conceptually complex, but offer valuable [...] »
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A pen or pencil in your student's hand is an excellent tool for teaching [...] »
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Help students better understand the history behind the term "Manifest [...] »
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Research papers are not an archaic form of assessment. Learn how to help [...] »
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