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History is made by those who are unafraid to push the envelope and redefine the society in which they live. Encourage your students to examine the men and women who worked to make America what it is today with this creative activity. FIND OUT MORE »
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A Look at Slavery through Posters and Broadsides 
How to identify the author, audience, date, and message of historical [...] »
American Presidents 
Analyze letters written by America's presidents to learn more about these [...] »
English Language Learners
Instructional strategies and resources for ELL
Bracero History Archive 
Explore resources on the Bracero guest worker program from the mid-20th [...] »
Summarizing and Paraphrasing 
Paraphrasing and summarizing exercises help ELL students improve at [...] »
Teaching Guides
Explore new teaching methods and approaches
Rethinking "Westward Expansion": A Guide for Preservice Teachers 
Help students reconsider the how the expansion of the United States from [...] »
Stop Action and Assess Alternatives 
Teach students to explore contingency with this great lesson plan idea.
[...] »What Is an "Inquiry Lesson"? 
Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of [...] »
Four Reads: Learning to Read Primary Documents 
Teach your students to read like a historian with this guided four-step [...] »
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Two-Year High School U.S. History Programs 
What are the benefits and detriments of implementing a two-year U.S. history [...] »