Teaching With Primary Sources Lesson Plans. Relevant teks have been included at the end of the lesson plan. Four to five 50 minute class sessions i.
1 selecting a tool 2 choosing your primary sources and 3 customizing instructions. This curriculum teaches students how to investigate historical questions by employing reading strategies such as sourcing contextualizing corroborating and close reading. These lesson plans are designed to assist teachers with using primary source materials to integrate congress into history government and civics classes.
They are suitable for junior high and high school students.
They are suitable for junior high and high school students. Lesson plans provide teachers with easy to use grade appropriate educational activities and link to national educational standards. Four to five 50 minute class sessions i. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features a set of primary documents designed for groups of students with a range of reading skills.