Build social studies content-area literacy by integrating dynamic primary sources into the classroom! This comprehensive kit uses original documents, photographs, and other materials to engage students in learning about New York's rich past. These authentic resources will promote meaningful discussion and critical thinking, as students uncover firsthand accounts of New York history and develop a more comprehensive understanding of historical events.
Primary Sources: New York State Kit includes:
Provide students with a deeper and more comprehensive view of historical events through maps, letters, photographs, political cartoons, and more! Students will participate in the constructive process of history by studying primary source documents and photographs. Viewing historic photographs, handling facsimiles of famous documents, and reading the comments and opinions of those in the past prepare students for document-based assessments.
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