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Docsteach: The Constitution in Action: Article Iii (Lab Team 4)
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.
US National Archives
Docsteach: The Constitution in Action: Article Iv (Lab Team 5)
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.
US National Archives
Docsteach: Assimilation of American Indians
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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Docsteach: The Titanic Disaster: One Survivor's Story
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.
US National Archives
Docsteach: Titanic Survivors: One Ship, Two Different Worlds
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...
US National Archives
Docsteach: Inevitable Accident or Wrongful Act: Judging the Titanic Disaster
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...
US National Archives
Docsteach: The Titanic Disaster: Measuring Loss of Life, Property and Injuries
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...
Utah Education Network
Uen: World War One Main Events Using Primary Sources
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.
George Mason University
Gmu: Virginia Montecino: Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of Www Resources
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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Library of Congress: Teaching With Primary Sources
This website is an excellent resource for teaching with primary sources. This resource features Holocaust lessons, lesson plan strategies, and podcasts.
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Compare Primary and Secondary Sources
Learn how to analyze and compare the relationship between a primary and a secondary source.