This book of adaptable lesson plans makes it easy for K12 teachers, librarians and other informal educators (archivists, museum professionals, etc.) to deliver engaging primary source-based instruction that aligns with standards.

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Differentiation -- Choosing sources : teaching with your collections -- Reading the lessons in this book -- Document analysis -- Analyzing historic maps -- Analyzing political cartoons -- Understanding bias in historic sources -- Note taking -- Guiding and essential questions -- Developing a research question -- Claims and counterclaims -- Crafting a thesis statement -- Avoiding plagiarism : paraphrasing -- Citing sources -- Finding and assessing sources online.