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George Washington and Frederick Douglass letters: Recognizing point of view and bias: In Where English and history meet: A collaboration guide, page 4; This lesson uses two letters written by famous individuals. Frederick Douglass, a well-known former slave who became a leader of the American abolition movement, escaped from slavery in Maryland to freedom in New York in 1838. George Washington was a large slaveholder in Virginia (as well as the first president of the United States).; Format: (grade 9 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Karen Cobb Carroll, Ph.D., and NBCT.

Primary sources: a process guide for students: Questions to consider when reading primary source documents.; By Dan McDowell.

Uncovering assumptions through critical writing: Students will learn to identify assumptions and propaganda techniques in advertisements. They will then use these techniques to create their own advertisement for a product and write a business letter persuading a company to produce their product.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 English Language Arts); By Rennie Lee.

Where English and history meet: A collaboration guide: Strategically plan a collaborative unit and learn how to overcome those everyday obstacles that prevent success. This guide is accompanied by four lesson plans to help you put collaboration into practice.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Differences across the curriculum: Part 1: Part of a set of lessons offering an integrated approach to exploring diversity with eighth graders, this lesson serves as a pre-reading activity for the drama version of "The Diary of Anne Frank." Students will learn how diversity creates bias which leads to conflict, where students confront their bias and practice tolerance.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Lynn Carter.

Letter activity one: In Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity two, page 2; The following excerpt is from a letter from Mr. Sherlock Bronson, a lawyer and president of Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation, to the Honorable Graham Braden, a member of the U. S. House of Representatives. It was written March 16, 1939. The...; Format: lesson plan; By Pauline S. Johnson.

Letter activity two: In Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity two, page 3; Read the three short letters of March 31, 1939, April 1, 1939, and April 7, 1939. Who wrote each of...; Format: lesson plan; By Pauline S. Johnson.

Slavery and bias in historic West Africa: A case of he said, he said: In this lesson, students will examine three primary source documents concerning West African history, and will work to discover the similarities and differences between the documents. Students will discover the biases revealed by the authors of the documents.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Shane Freeman.

The African American experience in NC after Reconstruction: The documents included in this lesson come from The North Carolina Experience collection of Documenting the American South and specifically focus on African Americans and race relations in the early 20th century. The lesson juxtaposes accounts that relate to both the positive improvements of black society and arguments against advancement. Combined, these primary sources and the accompanying lesson plan could be used as a Document Based Question (DBQ) in an AP US history or African American history course.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

Persuasive speaking: A classroom model: In Arts of persuasion, page 3; A plan for teaching persuasive speaking in the middle school classroom, with tips for speakers and on how to recognize bias.; By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.

Current events in Africa: In this lesson for grade seven, students find two news stories about a current event in Africa: one from an American media source and one from an African media source. Students compare the two to gain an understanding of cultural bias and perspective.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); By Shane Freeman.

Pizza anyone?: Students survey their class and analyze data about favorite pizza toppings. This activity is meant to be fun and engaging, with the class participating and making decisions as a whole.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); By Jack Hunter.

Reading newspapers: Factual reporting: This learner's guide introduces students to the use of historical newspapers as primary sources and provides key questions for reading them.; Format: article/learner's guide; By Kathryn Walbert.

CareerStart lessons: Grade eight: This collection of lessons aligns the eighth grade curriculum in math, science, English language arts, and social studies with potential career opportunities.; Format: (multiple pages)

Native Americans and Jamestown: Using primary sources, students will investigate the role of Native Americans in the successes and failures of Jamestown. Students will identify and analyze inaccurate portrayals of Pocahontas and Powhatan by comparing historical facts with literary fiction.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 and 11–12 Social Studies); By Jennifer Ricks.

Reading newspapers: Editorial and opinion pieces: A learner's guide to identifying, reading, and understanding editorial and opinion pieces in historical newspapers.; Format: article/learner's guide; By Kathryn Walbert.

Determining the author's purpose: Analyzing a recruitment video: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.10; In this lesson plan, students analyze a video about ROTC to determine why the video was created.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.

Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate soldier: Students read the account of a private from Charlotte who served in the Civil War and grew tired of only hearing about the war from the perspectives of officers. After reading his experiences as a “man behind the gun” students will write their own point-of-view piece. They also have the opportunity to read other diary accounts from the war available through Documenting the American South.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

Who started the Civil War?: Comparing perspectives on the causes of the war: This lesson plans presents the account of Rose O'Neal Greenhow, a confederate spy during the Civil War. Students are encouraged to find confirming and refuting evidence of her perspective on what caused the Civil War by browsing the Documenting the American South Collection of digitized primary sources.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

Reading images: an introduction to visual literacy: Images are all around us, and the ability to interpret them meaningfully is a vital skill for students to learn.; By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.

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