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The Transcontinental Railroad Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read and analyze an account of the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 by answering 18 questions (text based, discussion, and image analysis). They will also label a physical geography map with 15 items and a political...$4.00 -
Bataan Death March Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read about the Bataan Death March from a selection of memoirs of fighting and being POWs in the Pacific Front of World War 2 (WW2, WWII). They will then answer 2 questions about a propaganda poster and 10 based on the text. The last...$3.00 -
Albany Plan of Union Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read and analyze excerpts from Ben Franklin's Albany Plan of Union by responding to 14 questions and creative tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! The historical spelling and grammar has been...$3.25 -
Civil War Battles Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read and analyze accounts of the First Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Battle of the Ironclads from the American Civil War by answering 32 questions (including comparing and contrasting the accounts). They can be...$4.00 -
The Fall of Constantinople Primary Source Analysis and Map Activity
$4.00Students will read about the sack of Constantinople and its effects on the Byzantine Empire at the hands of the Ottoman Empire and analyze it by answering 9 questions to get a first hand look at what happened in the city when it was razed and pillaged...$4.00 -
America Enters World War 1 Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read a primary source about America's entry into World War 1 and Wilson's decision to ask Congress to declare war against Germany. They will answer 17 questions, analyze 6 images, and complete a creative task involving 3 points of view. The...$3.50 -
Pompeii Primary Source Analysis and Creative Tasks
$3.50Students will read and analyze an account from Pliny the Younger of the destruction of Pompeii by Mt. Vesuvius by answering 12 questions and completing 4 creative tasks. The tasks are about 6 types of people from Pompeii, "what if your town was frozen in...$3.50 -
Salem Witch Trials Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will read and analyze a brief background on the Salem Witch Trials and an account of Martha Corey's trial for witchcraft by answering 10 questions and completing 2 creative tasks. They will then analyze 3 images according to 5 prompts. The...$3.75 -
Battle of Lexington and Concord Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read a Patriot's account and a British account from the Revolutionary War (American Revolution) of the Battle of Lexington, answer 18 questions, and compare and contrast the accounts. They will then complete 2 extension tasks and analyze 6...$4.00 -
Armenian Genocide Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze an account of the forced evacuations and massacres of the Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire by answering 14 questions. The questions are based on the text, the included images, and a telegram from Ambassador...$3.50 -
The Crusades Primary Source Analysis and Creative Activities
$4.00Students will read an account of the Crusades, answer 16 questions, and complete 5 creative tasks. The tasks include creating an emblem for their banner, discussing how a town crier could motivate them to join up, designing a museum exhibit, and more! An...$4.00 -
Pearl Harbor Primary Source Analysis Compare 3 Points of View
$5.00Students will read and analyze 3 accounts of the events at Pearl Harbor from the point of view of an American soldier, a Japanese bomber, and the White House by answering 25 questions (including comparing and contrasting the accounts). Two questions have...$5.00