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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The Constitution in Action: Article Iii (Lab Team 4)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students will analyze the Opinion of the Court by Chief Justice Earl Warren in the Case of Miranda v. Arizona and identify how the document demonstrates content contained within Article III of the Constitution in action.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The Constitution in Action: Article Iv (Lab Team 5)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity young scholars will analyze the Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii and identify how the document demonstrates content contained within Article IV of the Constitution in action.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: Assimilation of American Indians

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this activity, students will analyze primary sources to determine the role and activities the federal government undertook in an attempt to 'Americanize' or assimilate Native Americans.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The Titanic Disaster: One Survivor's Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will follow the story of one Titanic survivor, Lucy Ridsdale. A fifty year old nurse from Great Britain, Lucy would survive the Titanic disaster aboard lifeboat 13.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: Titanic Survivors: One Ship, Two Different Worlds

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This short analysis activity asks students to examine two claims filed by survivors of the April 15, 1912 Titanic disaster to understand the vast class differences between a first class passenger and a steerage passenger. Students will...
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: Inevitable Accident or Wrongful Act: Judging the Titanic Disaster

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity asks students to analyze evidence presented in the 'In the Matter of the Petition of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, Limited, for Limitation of its Liability as owner of the steamship TITANIC' case that began after...
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The Titanic Disaster: Measuring Loss of Life, Property and Injuries

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will analyze claims filed by survivors, families of victims and owners of cargo of the Titanic disaster. They will examine claims for loss of life, loss of property and injuries that were filed as part of 'In the Matter of the...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: World War One Main Events Using Primary Sources

For Teachers 5th
In this instructional activity, 5th graders will use primary sources to learn about World War I. Students will record their discoveries about World War I on a graphic organizer provided with the instructional activity.
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Handout
George Mason University

Gmu: Virginia Montecino: Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of Www Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An easy-to-follow guide to assist in determining whether online resources are reliable and true. Find questions to ask while reviewing sources. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8 and CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9
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Website
Other

Library of Congress: Teaching With Primary Sources

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This website is an excellent resource for teaching with primary sources. This resource features Holocaust lessons, lesson plan strategies, and podcasts.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Compare Primary and Secondary Sources

For Students 4th - 9th Standards
Learn how to analyze and compare the relationship between a primary and a secondary source.