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Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship Discussion Guide This literature guide to Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an...		A Wreath for Emmett Till Teacher's Guide Preparation assignments, group discussion questions about lynching and civil rights, and many...
Vietnam War Student Project Discover an outline for a student presentation on the Vietnam War. This is a good activity for...		Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...
Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...		Historical Sites Project Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its...
Of Plymouth Plantation Excerpt An excerpt from William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation. This resource will help...		Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The...
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Homesick: My Own Story Activities and resources to teach Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz.		Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave...
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Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman Find enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance your teaching of Alan Schroeder's...		September 11: A Testimony This outstanding book contains photographs taken by the staff of Reuters after the terrorist...
Hiroshima: Synopsis, Ideas, and Writing Connections A brief synopsis of Hiroshima, an account of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 told from the...		Journeys in Time and Places in Time These are stories of change: of pilgrims and pioneers, soldiers and children, explorers and...