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"American Authors in the Nineteenth Century: Whitman, Dickinson, Longfellow, Stowe, and Poe This primary source set showcases five prominent American authors and includes examples of the different media that promoted, and sometimes significantly altered, their public images and literary works. Looking at these primary sources provides an opportunity to explore both the authors' literary texts and the ways in which those works, and the authors themselves, were portrayed in the media at the time of their renown." Some Common Core connections include: CCSS.ELA-Lit.RH.11-12.7 ( Grades 11-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies ): Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem. CCSS.ELA-Lit.RH.11-12.9 ( Grades 11-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies ): Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources. CCSS.ELA-Lit.RH.11-12.8 ( Grades 11-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies ): Evaluate an author's premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information. CCSS.ELA-Lit.RH.9-10.8 ( Grades 9-10 Literacy in History/Social Studies ): Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claims. CCSS.ELA-Lit.RH.9-10.9 ( Grades 9-10 Literacy in History/Social Studies ): Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.

"Making Evidence-Based Claims ELA/Literacy Units empower students with a critical reading and writing skill at the heart of the Common Core: making evidence-based claims about complex texts. These units are part of the Developing Core Proficiencies Curriculum."

Create your own "Choose Your Own Adventure" story -------------- I can see this as a fab way to incorporate research, creativity, and critical thinking (21st century learning) with historical events. For example, what if George Washington hadn't decided to have his troops inoculated against the smallpox epidemic  during the Revolutionary War -- How would that have affected the casualty rate? -- and from there the adventure could show a possible different outcome.