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Especially good section on fallacies, reasoning practice, how to get to saying something original. Good sample materials for stuents to look at

Although most Americans were shocked by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the outbreak of war between the two countries came as no surprise to most observers of international affairs. Indeed, the war could be seen as the culmination of tensions between the two countries that can be traced back to 1915, when Japan issued its so-called "Twenty-One Demands" on China.

selecting topics from student interest -- from present to past.

Use with US History

Organized into units by theme with links to information about authors and their times as well as seminal titles. Good for student projects

good site on all the president easy to navigate

A great online text resource written by renowned historians. A great supplement to a traditional U.S. History textbook. Includes important documents as well.

Video on creativity-- good for prep for term paper, senior projects etc.

good images, songs and lyrics to use as classroom starters.

EASE History is a rich online environment that supports the learning and teaching of US History. Hundreds of historical videos and photographs are currently available in EASE History.

American Social History Project | Center for Media and Learning - The American Social History Project | Center for Media and Learning is dedicated to renewing interest in history by challenging traditional ways that people learn about the past.

The Reading Like a Historian curriculum engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features sets of primary documents modified for groups of students with diverse reading skills and abilities. This curriculum teaches students how to investigate historical questions employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading.

Video Viewing Guides: Flexible, ready-to-teach lesson plans and handouts Video introductions Essential questions Background information, including key people, events and vocabulary Warm-up discussion questions Key concepts and quotations Comprehension and critical-thinking questions for assessment Class discussion and short essay questions Extension activity ideas Teacher key Standards-linked content