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Classroom-tested, teacher-friendly history lessons and teacher tools. Specializing in creative primary source analysis. Happy teaching!
World War I - Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points Speech - Close Reading Activity
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World War I - Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points Speech - Close Reading Activity

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This close reading activity is designed to enable students to dissect and understand the complex text of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points speech. It is fully editable, allowing the teacher to customize the degree of scaffolding used to match the needs of the students. The lesson fits well within the context of a larger unit on World War One and could be used for either World History or U.S. History classes. Files Included: -Lesson plan -Student handout Standards Addressed: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.1 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.2 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.4 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.10 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.2.B
Marx - Communist Manifesto Primary Source Activity Pack
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Marx - Communist Manifesto Primary Source Activity Pack

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This primary source activity pack gives students multiple ways to analyze Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ Manifesto of the Communist Party. Students will read selected excerpts and can use multiple History Made Fresh strategies, such as Primary Source Ninja to identify broader themes within the document, and Prove It or Lose It to test claims made about the document for validity. Both strategies give purpose to student reading and writing with the goal of increasing understanding and demonstrating mastery. Also included is a bonus activity for analyzing Marx and Engels’ “Ten Conditions” for communism. These activities are classroom tested.
Gandhi Letter - To Every Englishman in India -  Primary Source Activity Pack
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Gandhi Letter - To Every Englishman in India - Primary Source Activity Pack

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This collection of primary source analysis activities gives teachers a variety of activities to help students dig into the letter written by Gandhi in 1920 titled To Every Englishman in India. History Made Fresh strategies such as Primary Source Ninja, Prove It or Lose It, and the Reading Frame are included. These can be used in class, at home, or as a simple plan for a substitute. Each activity encourages reading for understanding and prepares students for an extended writing activity or presentation. These activities are classroom tested.
Paternalism in the Age of Imperialism: Lesson and Primary Source Activity
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Paternalism in the Age of Imperialism: Lesson and Primary Source Activity

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This lesson teaches students the concept of Paternalism, as it was a commonly held belief and motivator during the Age of Imperialism in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Students will first learn the concept through a short, focused PowerPoint slide set. They will analyze two visual sources (a political cartoon, and a newspaper advertisement) at the end of the presentation. Then, students will read Rudyard Kipling’s poem The White Man’s Burden: The United States and the Philippine Islands. Students will analyze the poem using the Primary Source Ninja strategy pioneered by History Made Fresh. This lesson is classroom tested and the slideshow is fully customizable.
United Nations: Universal Declaration of Human Rights Primary Source Activity Pack
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United Nations: Universal Declaration of Human Rights Primary Source Activity Pack

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Teaching about the United Nations? This collection of primary source analysis activities gives teachers a variety of activities to help students dig into the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. History Made Fresh strategies such as Primary Source Ninja, Prove It or Lose It, and the Reading Frame are included. These can be used in class, at home, or as a simple plan for a substitute. Each activity encourages reading for understanding and prepares students for an extended writing activity or presentation. These activities are classroom tested.