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NewsBank Archive of Texas History Lesson Plans

The Archive of Texas History is an ideal resource for creating engaging, effective lesson plans that support Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The following lesson plans use primary sources such as historical newspapers and government documents to help students improve their critical thinking skills, compare and contrast perspectives and form their own conclusions.

Elementary School (grades 1-5)

• Identifying Cause and Effect Relationships: Railroads and Cattle Drives
• Sticks and Stones: Learning About Culture Through Architecture

Middle School (grades 6-8)

• " Divided We Fall': Comparing Texans' Civil War Views
• Identifying and Supporting Viewpoints: The Cherokee War

High School (grades 9-12)

• "A Plot that Failed": Texas, Zimmermann's Telegram and WWI
• Making Connections in History: Climate Change and the Dust Bowl

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