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Sorting the Loyalist Documents

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students organize the Canadian Loyalist primary source documents and add more information to their primary source document concept maps.
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Modifying an HTML Document

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students make changes in HTML documents by re-opening workspace for their web pages, using the text editor, and reloading document in web browser to see changes.
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Taking Notes from Written Documents

For Students 7th - 9th
In this notetaking skills worksheet, students discuss the main events and opinions of a document, as well as listing three things the document tells about life at the time it was written. 
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Mastering the Document-Based Essay Question

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a primary source document from the Civil War period of history in order to derive meaning for an essay question. The essay is based completely on the document with no other research to support the content.
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Documenting Women's Lives - Anglo-Saxon England

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils read excerpts from poems from women who lived during the Middle Ages. They match the correct document to statements on a workshee they are to complete.
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The Alcatraz Proclamation: A Primary Document Activity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the Alcatraz Proclamation. In this Native American lesson, students research Native American history and activism as they examine the Alcatraz Proclamation of 1969.
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Latinos and the Fourteenth Amendment: A Primary Source Document Activity

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the effect of the Fourteenth Amendment.  In this US History lesson, 8th graders read and analyze primary source documents.  Students write a three minute paper demonstrating their understanding of the...
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Energy Inspiration Document and Website Production

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders conduct a web quest to find information on types of energy found in US. In this earth science lesson, 7th graders investigate the environmental consequences of using these resources. They develop a creative presentation...
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Deciphering the Declaration of Independence

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners explore the textual meaning of the Declaration of Independence. In this Declaration of Independence lesson, students read and paraphrase the text of the document into modern-day language. Learners also consider the meaning of...
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Social Security

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners investigate the inception of Social Security benefits provided by the Government.  In this Social Security lesson, students debate whether or not people should be entitled to receive money from the government....
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US DBQs European Migration through Civil War

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Shared ResourceThis activity contains DBQs about United States History ranging from the European Migration through the Civil War. All of the documents provided contain primary sources for students to answer as well as an essay to complete once...
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US DBQs Reconstruction to Today

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Shared ResourceThis activity contains DBQs about United States History ranging from Reconstruction to Present Day. All of the documents provided contain primary sources for students to answer as well as an essay to complete once documents are complete.
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Hackers Lesson Plan Template

For Teachers 7th
Shared Resource Describe the threat of viruses to computer/ network. Illustrate the methods for avoiding attacks. Explain the consequences of social, illegal, and unethical uses of technology (e.g., piracy; illegal downloading; licensing...
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Vietnam Unit III: JFK Letter to Bobby Lou

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Shared Resource2/2 primary source document pair: JFK is responding to the letter sent by Bobby Lou Pendergrass who is grieving the loss of her soldier brother. JFK answers her questions about why he believes the U.S. is involved in the Vietnam War.
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What can we learn about England in the 11th Century?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read source documents to find information about England in the 11th century.  For this England in the 11th century lesson, students analyze and answer questions based on a source document.
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Learning Sight Words with Picture Me Reading and the Document Camera

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify sight words. In this learning sight words lesson, 1st graders view flash cards to practice the words and identify them in a poem. 
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A Victorian Prison

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Prisons in Victorian England were miserable places, designed to deter people from committing crimes. To understand why these prisons were so tough, young historians review documents and pictures from Coldbath Fields prison. After...
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World Cup: Did England rig the results?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss a rugby match to understand its world implications. In this rugby lesson, students read and analyze primary documents to find how sports effect world relations.  Students answer critical thinking questions related...
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Alabama Railroads: Maps as Historic Documents

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners identify historic documents and focus on the state of Alabama in 1860. This was during the time of the Reconstruction. The skills of comparison and analysis are used.
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Documents Related to Brown v. Board of Education

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze photographs taken at schools during the Civil Rights Movement. They take a few minutes to examine a photograph, and write down everything they saw in the photograph. After a few minutes, students share their findings.
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Iran Hostage Crisis: Reading Primary Documents

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Following brief instruction about the Iran Hostage Crisis during Jimmy Carter's presidency, small groups read three-page sections from the diary of hostage Robert C. Ode. They write editorials from the perspective of either U.S. citizens...
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Ecosystem Lesson Plan: Food Chain/Food Web

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss ecosystems, eliciting their current knowledge of an ecosystem. Students receive an Ecosystems document and look at the picture. Students brainstorm connection between the cover picture and ecosystems. The indicated...
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Too Many Types Of Titles

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Direct instruction on punctuation rules for titles is followed by collaborative practice in class. Two worksheets with aesthetically engaging graphic design provide practice. For 12 examples, small groups either underline, italicize, or...
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Comparing the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights with the U.S. Bill of Rights

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Just how alike are some historical documents? Discover the similarities between the Magna Carta and the United States Bill of Rights in a fast-paced activity. Historians learn the importance of both documents and the lasting impact they...

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