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Analysis of photographs of Civil War artillery broadens students [...] »
You're a Union general on the eve of Antietam. You know Lee's plans. What [...] »
English Language Learners
From chanting to formal essay framing—discover creative ways to frame ELL [...] »
Use this strategy to help students discover historic actors—the people, [...] »
Teaching Guides
Maps show far more than how to go from point A to point B! Discover how to [...] »
Construct an ongoing, shared classroom timeline in middle and elementary [...] »
Help students reconsider the how the expansion of the United States from [...] »
Political cartoons are often conceptually complex, but offer valuable [...] »
Using primary sources from the Library of Congress, help students reconsider [...] »
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