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Curated OER

Jamestown Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify and share Primary Sources in Early American History by Janey Levy. Then they discuss the usefulness of using primary sources in uncovering the past. Students also research original documents from Jamestown to complete...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Everyman, 15th Century [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a PDF of the morality play Everyman, written in the 15th century. It is about Death coming to get Everyman and hold him accountable for his life.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Colonizing the Bay

For Students 9th - 10th
John Winthrop's "Model of Christian Charity" was delivered as a sermon aboard the Arabella, as the Puritans approached their destination of Massachusetts Bay in 1630. The speech spells out his vision of the society they hoped to create...
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection provides a unique view of American History using items such as posters, business cards, flyers, catalogs, advertisements and leaflets. These items capture experiences from important turning points such as the American...
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Leaflet Regarding Women

For Students 9th - 10th
Leaflet regarding women's suffrage in Wyoming, presented at the World's Fair in Chicago, 1893. View the original document and a transcript of the text.
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Lesson Plan
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Enslaved African Americans and Expressions of Freedom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will examine African American slave spirituals, a painting, and a personal narrative to analyze the underlying messages of these materials.