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Build social studies content-area literacy by integrating dynamic primary sources into the classroom! This comprehensive kit uses original documents, maps, photographs and other materials to engage students in understanding U.S. government and civics. These authentic resources will capture students' curiosity about the past and promote critical thinking as they analyze historical events. Primary Sources: United States Government and Civics Kit includes: Eight Photograph Cards: Civil Rights Act; Women's Suffrage March; President Bush Holds a National Security Council Meeting; And more…; Eight Primary Sources: Petition for the Townsend Plan; Telegrams from Khrushchev and Kennedy; Reform Bills; And more…; and a Teacher's Guide including lesson plans, student activities, and document-based assessments.
Provide students with a deeper and more comprehensive view of historical events through maps, letters, photographs, political cartoons, and more! Students will participate in the constructive process of history by studying primary source documents and photographs. Viewing historic photographs, handling facsimiles of famous documents, and reading the comments and opinions of those in the past prepare students for document-based assessments.
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