Quick Links for High School Teachers
Teacher’s Pick
Teaching With Textbooks
Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation, perspective, and bias. [...] »
Lessons in which students compare secondary sources are a challenge for me to set up. This entry about comparing textbook accounts helped a lot!
—Anonymous
9–12 Resources
Pre-1865
Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record
Showcases more than 1,230 images depicting the enslavement of Africans, the Atlantic Slave Trade, and slave life in the New World. [...] »
Structured Academic Controversy (SAC)
Are classroom discussions about winning the argument or about understanding alternative positions? [...] »
Post-1865
Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film
Do films capture your students' attention? Introduce them to Roosevelt in motion. [...] »
Close Reading of a Primary Document
On the website Historical Thinking Matters, a student reads aloud a speech by former Louisiana Governor Huey Long. [...] »
