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This site offers lessons and exercises that address some of the basic rules of spelling. These are totally printable, so you can use them in non-computerized settings.
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In this activity, students use primary sources to answer the question of whether Pocahontas saved John Smith’s life.
Screenshot of the Reading Like a Historian lesson on Pocahontas
The Reading Like a Historian curriculum engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features sets of primary documents modified for groups of students with diverse reading skills and abilities. U.S. History consists of the following Units:
- Unit 1: Introduction
- Unit 2: Colonial
- Unit 3: Revolution and Early America
- Unit 4: Expansion/Slavery
- Unit 5: Civil War and Reconstruction
- Unit 6: The Gilded Age
- Unit 7: American Imperialism
- Unit 8: Progressivism
- Unit 9: World War I and the 1920s
- Unit 10: New Deal and World War II
- Unit 11: Cold War
- Unit 12: Cold War Culture/Civil Rights
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In this activity, students watch the movie, Amistad, which depicts the 1839 revolt by enslaved Africans aboard the ship, Le Amistad. A U.S. Navy vessel seized the ship and the abolitionists filed a court case to free the Africans. The trial and subsequent appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court brought out the evils of slavery to the public and was a major step in turning the North against the South.
There is a post-viewing enrichment worksheet provided which helps to guide the discussion. Discussions can be continued in class or online in a discussion forum.
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Philip Zimbardo is a well-known professor of psychology at Stanford University and has created a series of videos , on different psychological topics. Be sure to check out other videos found on his YouTube channel.
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