NCHE

MARCH 25, 2024

Very few scholarly books, including those that prove to be the most important and influential, ever reach the public; journal articles remain invisible. Some of those articles are written for mass-market publications, while others focus on specific topics and outlets ranging from nursing to Black culture to material artifacts.

K-12 312

K-12 Primary Sources Archiving American History 312

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

For example, I will have students read an online article and complete an interactive notebook graphic organizer based on what they read. One way to do this is to incorporate a variety of primary sources into lessons, including documents and speeches from underrepresented groups.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Historic Sites Teaching Primary Sources 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

You can’t skip the slavery unit, or you can’t think to skip Harriet Jacobs’ primary source of her narratives of a slave girl, where she’s talking about being sexually harassed by slaveholder,” she said. The historical site, about 12 miles away from Norfolk, is a popular field trip destination.

History 98

History American History Teaching K-12 98

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

I started by reading the article and lesson aloud to my students. After reading the article we did a number of activities to help students learn more about climate change and environmental activism. I was really impressed with the way my students responded to this article and lesson.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies Middle School 52