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History Close to Home Lesson Plan

History Close to Home Lesson Plan

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Students examine primary sources as related to Nevada and the Civil War. In this United States history lesson plan, students gather and analyze various primary sources in small groups and interpret unknown vocabulary words by using context clues.

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abraham lincoln, united states presidents, nevada, the united states civil war

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abraham lincoln, battle born, civil war, nevada, silver state, social studies

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2nd - 8th

Subjects

Social Studies & History

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1 hr

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