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  • NCES.6.H.1.3 - Use primary and secondary sources to interpret various historical pers...
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Harriet Jacobs and Elizabeth Keckly: The Material and Emotional Realities of Childhood in Slavery
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In this lesson, students learn firsthand about the childhoods of Jacobs and Keckly from reading excerpts from their autobiographies. They practice reading for both factual information and making inferences from these two primary sources.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Provider Set:
EDSITEments
Author:
Laurel Sneed
Date Added:
04/04/2015
Hieroglyphs and Communication
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The focus of this lesson is on the use of hieroglyphs as a form of communication, record keeping, and as a means for preserving and passing down history. Students will learn basic information about the alphabet, common Egyptian words, and how to read hieroglyphic messages. Students will also practice using hieroglyphs to create messages of their own.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Social Studies
World History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
PBS
Author:
Lisa Prososki
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Homer's Civil War Veteran: Battlefield to Wheat Field
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In this lesson, students compare and contrast a Winslow Homer's painting with a Civil War photograph from Gettysburg in order to better imagine what a returned Civil War veteran might think and remember as he tends his wheat fields back home.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Demonstration
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Provider Set:
EDSITEments
Author:
Kaye Passmore and Amy Trenkle
Date Added:
04/04/2009
The Industrial Age in America: Sweatshops, Steel Mills, and Factories
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About a century has passed since the events at the center of this lesson-the Haymarket Affair, the Homestead Strike, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. In this lesson, students use primary historical sources to explore some of the questions raised by these events, questions that continue to be relevant in debates about American society: Where do we draw the line between acceptable business practices and unacceptable working conditions? Can an industrial-and indeed a post-industrial-economy succeed without taking advantage of those who do the work?

Subject:
American History
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Provider Set:
EDSITEments
Author:
MMS
Date Added:
09/06/2019
Interview A Famous Greek: Reconstructing the lives of the ancient Greeks
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Drawing on the 'Character Stories' section of this Web site, students perform a role playing exercise to examine the motives, beliefs and values of the men and women who made Athens the center of the Greek world. The "Site Index" link on this page will provide more relevant links for each character: http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/htmlver/ The video references to the documentary are not necessary.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Presentation
Provider:
PBS
Author:
Nick Bartel
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Language of Language Arts:  Journal vs. Narrative:  Sacajawea in the Writings of Lewis and Clark
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Students will read passages from texts and write answers to questions about the passages in order to compare them. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Subject:
English Language Arts
English as a Second Language
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
K12Reader
Author:
k12reader.com
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Language of Social Studies: Using Primary Sources with English Language Learners
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This resource supports English language development for English language learners. This lesson plan guides English Language Learners through the process of analyzing primary sources. This lesson includes Civil War Photographs from the National Archives, however the activity can be used with any topic of study. The lesson includes links to PDF handouts.

Subject:
English as a Second Language
Social Studies
Turning Points in American History
Twentieth Century Civil Liberties/Rights
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Provider:
TeachingHistory.org
Author:
Amber Hall
Date Added:
02/26/2019