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Curated OER

Life During the Great Depression An Oral History Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Although our connections to those who personally witnessed the Holocaust are dwindling, this lesson focuses on conducting an interview and getting some primary source material. There is a list of resources your high schoolers can...
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US National Archives

Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service

For Students 9th - 10th
Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...
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Northwestern University

Northwestern University Library: Hogarth and Eighteenth Century Print Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Browse this large collection of Hogarth's prints to find examples of all of his favorite subjects, including eighteenth-century views of London.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Election Central 2016: Elections Throughout History

For Students 9th - 10th
This link from the Election Central 2016 website focuses on elections throughout history with the use of primary source documents such as campaign posters, newspaper headlines, and video clips from various Presidential elections...
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Wisconsin Historical Society

Turning Points in Wisconsin History: Effigy Mounds Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
A good description of the life of the Woodland Moundbuilding culture in what is now Wisconsin. Learn about the effigy mounds built by these Native Americans, and access primary source manuscripts of writers trying to figure out these...