Here's a worksheet designed to help learners develop their skill reading primary source documents. The questions, based on an excerpt from Ronald Reagan's Farewell Address, encourages close reading and analysis.

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social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use other worksheets in the series to provide learners with weekly skill-building exercises
• Ask class members to consider the ways America has changed since Reagan's speech

Pros

• Provides great practice for the AP document-based essay question
• The worksheet is part of a series of similar resources
• The questions provide additional information about Reagan and points he makes in his speech

Cons

• None