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Peer reviewedAlexander, Mary; Childress, Marilyn – Social Education, 1982
Contains a primary source document--President Nixon's resignation letter--and suggests teaching strategies for its use with secondary level students. To refresh students' memories of the events surrounding the letter, a selective chronology is also presented. (RM)
Descriptors: Presidents, Primary Sources, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedAlexander, Mary; Burroughs, Wynell, Eds. – Social Education, 1984
The primary source document reproduced here consists of the first two pages of a briefing notebook prepared for President Eisenhower outlining the issues to be raised with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev during his visit to the United States in 1959. Teaching activities are suggested. (RM)
Descriptors: Foreign Policy, International Relations, Learning Activities, Primary Sources
Peer reviewedAlexander, Mary – Social Education, 1983
A photograph of the Lincoln Memorial under construction is a useful primary source for studying topics in United States history. Seven suggested teaching strategies are listed. (AM)
Descriptors: History Instruction, Photographs, Primary Sources, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAlexander, Mary; Childress, Marilyn – Social Education, 1980
Presents a transcript of a decoded telegram which describes events surrounding the death in 1924 of Robert Imbrie, United States Vice Consul to Tehran, Persia (presently Iran). Background information and suggestions for teaching are included. (KC)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Primary Sources, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedByers, CeCe; Alexander, Mary – Social Education, 1978
Reviews the course of events leading to the founding of Israel in 1947. Presents primary source materials, activities, and discussion questions to help students analyze reasons for the Arab-Israeli conflict. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Arabs, Diplomatic History, Jews, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedByers, CeCe; Alexander, Mary – Social Education, 1978
Discusses episodes from the history of the Sioux Indians in North and South Dakota and suggests ways in which this information can be incorporated into social studies classroom activities. Information is taken from primary source material in the Educational Division of the National Archives. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: American Indians, Culture Conflict, Curriculum Development, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedAlexander, Mary; And Others – Social Education, 1978
Offers information about six teaching techniques and/or instructional materials related to civil rights. Techniques and materials include an overview of primary sources; information about mini-units; civil rights discussion topics; data retrieval charts; a time line; and eight civil rights documents. (DB)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Data Analysis, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Documentation
