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Written Document Analysis Worksheet

For Students 7th - 8th
Investigate different types of documents with your middle schoolers. They look at newspapers, letters, maps, reports, etc. and answer a list of questions provided. Introduce them to different primary sources!
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Photograph Analysis Worksheet

For Students 8th - 9th
In this photograph analysis worksheet, students are presented steps for analyzing photographs that include observation, inference, and further questioning.
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Poster Analysis Worksheet

For Students 8th - 9th
In this poster analysis worksheet, students respond to eight questions that help them analyze a poster more in-depth. Students then answer multiple questions based on their discoveries.
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Map Analysis Worksheet

For Students 8th - 9th
In this map analysis activity, learners decipher what type of map they are using based on a complete list of criteria. Students then answer multiple questions based on their discoveries.
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Motion Picture Analysis Worksheet

For Students 8th - 9th
In this motion picture analysis worksheet, students decipher what type of motion picture they viewed based on a complete list of criteria. Students then answer multiple questions based on their discoveries.
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Artifact Analysis Worksheet

For Students 8th - 9th
In this artifact analysis worksheet, students decipher what type of artifact they have based on a complete list of criteria. Students then answer multiple questions based on their discoveries.
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Sound Recording Analysis Worksheet

For Students 8th - 9th
In this sound recording analysis learning exercise, students listen to a sound recording and analyze it in order to gain more information about the recording's subject.
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Cartoon Analysis Worksheet

For Students 8th - 9th
In this cartoon analysis worksheet, students fill out the worksheet to assist in the analysis of cartoons. They consider symbols when determining the message of the cartoon.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: American History Collection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Housed at the New York State Historical Society, this extensive collection of more than 60,000 documents detailing the political and social history of the United States is searchable and allows students...
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Teaching With Documents

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Site from National Archives provides copies of primary documents that can be used while presenting various topics in U.S. history.