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A Look at Slavery through Posters and Broadsides 
How to identify the author, audience, date, and message of historical [...] »
Civil War Photos: What Do You See? 
Analysis of photographs of Civil War artillery broadens students [...] »
English Language Learners
Instructional strategies and resources for ELL
SQ3R: Survey, Question, Read, Review, Recite 
Learn about SQ3R, a note-taking system for English Language Learners to help [...] »
Using Primary Sources with English Language Learners 
Primary source analysis activities can help include English Language [...] »
Teaching Guides
Explore new teaching methods and approaches
Comanche Nation and "Manifest Destiny": A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers 
Help students better understand the history behind the term "Manifest [...] »
What Is an "Inquiry Lesson"? 
Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of [...] »
Using Blogs in a History Classroom 
Setting up and maintaining a blog for your classroom is easy (and typically [...] »
Document-Based Whole-Class Discussion 
Classroom discussions need not be argumentative and unproductive. Discover a [...] »
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Brain-based Research 
What's in a brain? Quite a lot actually! Discover how brain research relates [...] »