Communities in Crisis Lesson 1: Primary Source? What is That?

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Distinguish between primary and secondary source documents using the theme of philanthropy. Middle schoolers discuss Anne Frank: The Diary of Young Girl as a way to study the past using a primary source. Then they investigate how to leave accurate records for others to explore in the future. Consider having them write a set of autobiographical stories to pass on to their families.

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textual evidence, evidence, anne frank, the holocaust, world war ii, primary source analysis, primary sources