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PORO Advertisement in Franklin’s Paper The Statesman
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Afro-American Woman Inventor: Chole Etta Johnson
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Grade 9
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The mountain sentinel (Ebensburg, Pa.), August 14, 1851
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Kent State Shooting
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Petition for bail from accused witches, ca 1692
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On this day in 1800, Congress approved the purchase of books to start the Library of Congress.
7 - 12
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Historical Figure & Event
Students practice and refine research skills by visiting the Library of Congress website and conducting a research project.
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Paul Revere began his famous midnight ride in 1775.
4 - 8
Calendar Activity
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Historical Figure & Event
Through the study of Paul Revere, students learn about primary source documents while researching their family histories, with which they create and compare their family trees.
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Gary Soto, poet and children's writer, was born on this date in 1952.
K - 6
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Author & Text
Using one of Soto's stories, students take part in share stories about their families, describe their street/neighborhood, or compose an acrostic poem using the Acrostic Poems interactive tool.
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Grade 6
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Cape Flattery—light house on Tatoosh
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Grade 9
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Shell Ornaments—Quinault
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Grade 9
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Coastal habitats of the Elwha River
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Grade 9
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Elwha River Hydroelectric System, Glines Hydroelectric Dam
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Grade 9
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Jamie Fox Collection
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Grade 6
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Emigrants crossing the plains
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Grade 9
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Cram’s township and railroad map of Washington
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Grade 9
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Elwha River Hydroelectric System, Glines Hydroelectric Dam
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