U.S. History: Document-Based Activities

Using Primary Sources in the Middle Grades! Written by Barbara Doherty and Charlotte Jaffe. Letters, historical documents, diary excerpts, photos, posters, and other primary-source documents make history come alive! The book is divided into 3 sections: The American Revolution, Westward Expansion, and Woman Suffrage. Each section contains background information, a variety of primary sources, and challenging activities to integrate the artifacts into the curriculum. Through these activities students will improve their abilities to analyze, create, discuss, hypothesize, and evaluate. 80 pages.