This is a guest post from Tim Anderson, a middle school English teacher and Google Certified Educator at Sulphur Springs Elementary School in Jonesborough, Tennessee. There often seems to be a disconnect between students and historical events. Connecting literature to history helps make it come alive for students. Since my eighth graders are studying the Civil War, I chose to have them read Chasing Lincoln’s Killer, a fast-paced thriller about the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth pieced … [Read more...]
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Teaching Now: Using Primary Sources to Create a Lincoln Assassination Newscast
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George Washington penned a letter about religious freedom to prominent Jewish leader Moses Seixas. Check out our 
