Teacher-created, classroom-tested lesson plans using primary sources from the Library of Congress.
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African American History
American History
1900 America: Primary Sources and Epic Poetry | Grade 9-12 |
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Change in Early 20th Century America: Doing the Decades | Grade 9-12 |
American Indian History
Indian Boarding Schools | Grade 6-12 |
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American Indian Reservation Controversies | Grade 9-12 |
American Revolution
George Washington: First in War, First in Peace, and First in the Hearts of His Countrymen | Grade 9-12 |
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Arts & Culture
City & Regional History
Civil War
Culture & Folklife
Discovery and Exploration
Around the World in 1896 | Grade 6-8 |
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Government, Law & Politics
Immigration & Ethnic Heritage
Maps & Geography
Drake's West Indian Voyage 1588-1589 | Grade 3-8 |
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Geography and Its Impact on Colonial Life | Grade 6-8 |
Journeys West | Grade 6-12 |
Local History: Mapping My Spot | Grade 3-8 |
Marco Paul's Travels on the Erie Canal: An Educational Voyage | Grade 3-8 |
Mark Twain's Hannibal | Grade 6-12 |
Waldseemuller'sMap: World 1507 | Grade 3-8 |
News, Journalism & Advertising
The Great Gatsby: Primary Sources from the Roaring Twenties | Grade 9-12 |
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The Titanic: Shifting Responses to Its Sinking | Grade 6-12 |
Oral Histories
Photographs, Prints, and Posters
Poetry and Literature
Science, Technology & Business
Sports, Recreation & Leisure
American Indian Reservation Controversies | Grade 6-12 |
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Baseball, Race and Ethnicity: Rounding the Bases | Grade 9-12 |
Baseball, Race Relations and Jackie Robinson | Grade 9-12 |
Recreation Yesterday and Today | Grade 6-12 |
Women's History
Nineteenth Century Women: Struggle and Triumph | Grade 6-12 |
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Suffrage Strategies: Voices for Votes | Grade 3-8 |
Suffragists and Their Tactics | Grade 6-12 |
Women in the Civil War: Ladies, Contraband and Spies | Grade 6-12 |
Women's Suffrage: Their Rights and Nothing Less | Grade 6-12 |
World History & Cultures
World War I
World War I: What Are We Fighting For Over There? | Grade 6-12 |
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World War II
Japanese American Internment | Grade 3-8 |
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Jump to era:
- Three Worlds Meet, Beginnings to 1620
- The American Revolution: 1763-1783
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Rise of Industrial America, 1876-1900
- Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
- Great Depression and WWII, 1929-1945
- Postwar United States, 1945-present
Three Worlds Meet, Beginnings to 1620
Drake's West Indian Voyage 1588-1589 | Grade 3-8 |
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The Evolution of the Book: Introducing Students to Visual Analysis | Grade 3-8 |
The Huexotzinco Codex | Grade 3-8 |
Waldseemuller'sMap: World 1507 | Grade 3-8 |
The American Revolution: 1763-1783
The New Nation, 1783-1815
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Rise of Industrial America, 1876-1900
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Great Depression and WWII, 1929-1945
Postwar United States, 1945-present
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1900 America: Primary Sources and Epic Poetry | Grade 9-12 |
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African American Identity in the Gilded Age: Two Unreconciled Strivings | Grade 6-12 |
After Reconstruction | Grade 9-12 |
The Alaska Purchase: Debating the Sale from Russian and U.S. Perspectives | Grade 9-12 |
America at the Centennial | Grade 9-12 |
The American Dream | Grade 6-12 |
American Indian Reservation Controversies | Grade 6-12 |
American Lives in Two Centuries: What is an American? | Grade 9-12 |
The American West: Images of Its People | Grade 6-8 |
Around the World in 1896 | Grade 6-8 |
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The Declaration of Independence: Created Equal? | Grade 9-12 |
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The Declaration of Independence: From Rough Draft to Proclamation | Grade 6-12 |
Drake's West Indian Voyage 1588-1589 | Grade 3-8 |
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Family Customs Past and Present: Exploring Cultural Rituals | Grade 6-12 |
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Found Poetry with Primary Sources: The Great Depression | Grade 6-12 |
French Canadian Immigrants in New England | Grade 6-8 |
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How Transportation Transformed America: Going to Market | Grade 3-8 |
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The Huexotzinco Codex | Grade 3-8 |
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The Immigrant Experience: Down the Rabbit Hole | Grade 3-8 |
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Immigration: Our Changing Voices | Grade 6-12 |
Immigration and Migration: Today and During the Great Depression | Grade 6-12 |
Immigration and Oral History | Grade 6-12 |
Immigration History Firsthand | Grade 6-8 |
Indian Boarding Schools | Grade 6-12 |
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Japanese American Internment | Grade 3-8 |
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Journeys West | Grade 6-12 |
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Labor Unions and Working Conditions: United We Stand | Grade 6-12 |
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Local History: Mapping My Spot | Grade 3-8 |
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Oral History and Social History | Grade 6-12 |
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Out of the Dust: Visions of Dust Bowl History | Grade 3-8 |
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Recreation Yesterday and Today | Grade 6-12 |
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A Russian Settlement in Alaska: A Community at the Meeting of Frontiers | Grade 9-12 |
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The U.S. Constitution: Continuity and Change in the Governing of the United States | Grade 6-12 |
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