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Immigration Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read an immigrant teenager's account of coming to America via Ellis Island and answer 10 questions. The last two questions have the students put themselves in the shoes of an immigrant today and an immigrant 100 years ago. The answers are...$3.00 -
John Brown's Raid Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students read an account of John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry from the Civil War, excerpts from an interview John Brown conducted prior to his execution in 1859, and answer 20 questions. The answers are included where appropriate. This would be great...$3.50 -
Revolutionary War Battle Primary Source Analysis with Creative Writing Activity
$3.00Students will read an account about George Washington crossing the Delaware during the American Revolution and answer 11 questions. They will then pick another battle from the war and write a similar account of it (balancing historical responsibility and...$3.00 -
Hamilton-Burr Duel Primary Source Analysis and Creative Activities
$3.25Students will read and analyze an account of the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr by answering 10 questions. They will then complete two creative activities, one being social media oriented, the other involves creating a memorial marker...$3.25 -
The Battle of Antietam Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will analyze 2 accounts from the Battle of Antietam from the Civil War and answer 15 questions, including comparing the accounts. They will then complete two extension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would...$3.75 -
Gladiator Primary Source Analysis and Creative Activity
$3.50Students will read a short passage on Ancient Roman gladiator games and a Roman account of the games, answer 15 questions, and create their own gladiatorial games (6 prompts provided) complete with an advertisement. The answers are included where...$3.50 -
Executive Order 9066 Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read and analyze Executive Order 9066 about Japanese Internment during World War 2 (WW2, WWII) by answering 9 questions. There are then 7 discussion questions which students could pair up to discuss and answer before having a whole class...$3.25 -
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will compare and contrast excerpts from early Civil Rights speeches from activists Washington and DuBois by answering 16 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. Students will also read excerpts from the majority and dissenting opinions from...$3.50 -
The Emancipation Proclamation Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read and analyze Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation by answering 7 questions, analyzing a political cartoon, and completing a comprehension task. They will then read 4 different points of view and answer 10 more questions. Lastly,...$4.00 -
The Christmas Truce Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read and analyze a brief background of the Christmas Truce of World War 1 (WW1, WWI) and an account of a British soldier who was part of it by answering 16 questions and completing a creative task. This would be great for a sub and the...$3.25 -
Nuremberg Trial and Execution of Nazi War Criminals Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read about and analyze the Nuremberg Trial, sentencing, and executions of Nazi War Criminals by answering 9 questions and completing 2 comprehension tasks. Some questions are derived directly from the text, for others students have to infer...$3.00 -
WW1 Battles Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will analyze and compare and contrast 3 battle accounts from World War 1 (WWI, WW1): the Battle of the Somme, the Battle of Gallipoli, and the Battle of Jutland. There are 20 questions between the 3 accounts and this can be completed as an...$3.50