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To make something real, make it personal. Abstract concepts can best be [...] »
Through the lens of documents concerning the Iran-Contra Affair, this lesson [...] »
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Use this strategy to help students discover historic actors—the people, [...] »
Primary sources in both English and Spanish on the Spanish American War, [...] »
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Are classroom discussions about winning the argument or about understanding [...] »
Classroom discussions need not be argumentative and unproductive. Discover a [...] »
Primary sources from the Library of Congress help students explore a [...] »
This teaching guide includes a structured guide to explaining the case [...] »
Help students understand recent immigration history by exploring photographs [...] »
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