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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Diary

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore history using a story of a boy finding a diary and reading it until the last entry suddenly ends. The end of the story is the focus of the lesson as students answer guided questions to find the truth.
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Activity
Cornell University

Cornell University: Library: Get Out the Vote: Campaigning for the u.s. Presidency

For Students 9th - 10th
An examination of the process of campaigning and electioneering through partisan artifacts, symbols and ballots in ten featured elections.
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Website
History of American Wars

History of American War: Battles of the Civil War 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of the events of 1864 during the Civil War.
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Primary
Other

Democratic Party Platform, 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
The page reproduces the text of the Democratic Party Platform of 1864.