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The Will Of Ebenezer Wells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover that a is a good source of information about history. They see that a may also provide information or clues about attitudes, beliefs, practices, and economic conditions of the time period and place in which it...
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Quebec

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders to examine the past to find out why Quebec has been so determined to protect its cultural heritage. They access primary resources on the Internet to promote their engagement with the past.
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National Women's History Month

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the messages presented through propaganda posters for the Bread and Roses protest of 1912 and define their role in women's emancipation. In this women's history activity, students research propaganda sources and complete...
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Researching Another country's Holiday: Organizing and Recording Information

For Teachers 5th
Prior to this instructional activity, 5th graders will have collected notes from several sources. Students extend their note taking to include at least one example each of summarizing and paraphrasing. They record bibliographic...
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Them Damned Pictures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine and gather information from primary sources about events during the Revolutionary War. They identify and place the political cartoons. They respond to a cartoon from the point of view of someone who lived at the time.
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Faces of the Bench

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use primary source documents to gather information on justices in the Michigan Supreme Court. They write about the thoughts and experiences of the author. They identify and describe each justice briefly.
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Using Oral History to Understand Immigrant History

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners use oral history to comprehend how life chaned for men, women, and childern when they immigrated to the United States. Students conduct interviews with immigrants in an attempt to interpret hardships, lifestyles, careers, and...
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Pictures Telling Stories

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students see the importance of primary sources in the study of history, but also the limitations of relying only on primary sources of taking the money, as it were, at face value.
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Illustrated Letters

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students role play the role of a famous artist living during the 1800s. They write a letter to their friend explaining the impact of this artist on others. In groups, they read primary source documents to examine life during the 1800s.
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Work in Post-World War II Wisconsin

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the changing nature of work in postwar America by analyzing a variety of sources and conducting their own research. They answer the question, "How did work change in Wisconsin after World War II?"
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Research as a Historian, as an Artist

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers work together to research one area of history that is of an interest to them. Using primary sources, they examine photographs and disuss what they already know about the topic. They present their images and information...
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Civil Rights and the Michigan Supreme Court I: A Case of Racial Discrimination in the late 1800s and Minority Supreme Court Justices

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the decision of the Michigan Supreme Court in the Ferguson v. Gies, a case dealing with discrimination in a restaurant. They participate in a class discussion about the case and the justices that presided over it. They...
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Challenges Faced by the New Nation's Presidents

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders, while in the computer lab utilizing the internet, locate primary sources to interpret and analyze the struggle of the new nation to gain the respect of European countries. They interact with a worksheet that organizes...
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That Was Then

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compare and contrast their community in the past and today. Using primary sources, they develop their own history of their community. Individually, they create maps of the local area and complete sketches of local gravestones.
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News Interviews of Historical Figures During the Indian Wars

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils examine the lives of important historical figures. Using primary source documents, they develop a list of questions to ask the figure if they were still alive. In groups, they discover information about the other historical...
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How Michigan Law Affects You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how the laws in Michigan affect their lives. They use primary source documents to analyze the state's history. They discuss laws pertaining to women as well.
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Making More Places at the Table: The American Civil Rights Movement of the 50's and 60's

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the biography of Henry B. Gonzalez. They examine primary source documents from Congressman Gonzalez's personal papers related to his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement.
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On the Homefront: Indiana Family Letters

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze primary source material from the Civil War. They describe the war as it was perceived by those on the homefront in Johnson County, Indiana. Students describe how Hoosiers responded to the draft. They write a document...
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VA Statute for Religious Freedom, II. Matching Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze primary source documents. In this matching instructional activity, students read sections of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. Students match the document sections with paraphrased sections and discuss...
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Deerfield Debates Its Future: Education

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils consider the effect of technological development, industrial growth and changing population on education in historical Deerfield Connecticut. They review many primary resources to investigate history and write a response to their...
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Texas History

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study about how colonization occurred in Texas. They do this through studying pictures, books, internet, or other various sources. Students use clip art and PowerPoint to create a final project. They can insert sound...
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Importance of American Flag in American Literature

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Betsy Ross - fact and myth. As an introduction to American Literature, class members become detectives and search web sites to find information about the flag, prominent places it has been displayed (on the moon, at ground zero, in...
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Character in Leadership

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders inquire and research using secondary and primary resources.  In this leadership traits unit, 5th graders investigate information about Harry S. Truman and present on his early life and leadership abilities. Possible lesson...
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Boarding Schools And Native American Culture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson that focuses on the influence of American values placed upon the Indians. Students use primary and secondary documents in order to explore the indoctrination. They create a project that reflects adequate...

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