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Advantages and concerns of handheld technologies for school use: Handheld computers offer advanatages over full-sized, varied-functioning computers, but they also raise concerns. Here are some issues to consider before deciding that they are right for your school.

Site robbers: In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.6; Students will use an interview with a Native American to write a newspaper article or letter that expresses concern about robbing archaeological sites.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Citing sources: A guide for high school students to citing sources from print and the web.; Format: article; By Melissa Thibault.

The Lowry War: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.12; Many Lumbee Indians in Robeson County resented the demands of the Confederate army. In 1864, members of the Lowry family raided the homes of wealthy slaveholders. The Home Guard executed Allen Lowry and his son William, but another son, Henry Berry Lowry, hid in the woods for years as outlaws, becoming folk heroes.; Format: article

Interpreting a short story: Students will study the literary genre of the short story and examine how, through writing, an author can comment directly/indirectly on our society as a whole. Hopefully, the students will develop an awareness of the problems/concerns facing our society and an appreciation of how a skilled writer can mirror society's ills and sometimes offer solutions for the problems that plague us.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Regina Johnson.

Amnesty letters: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.5; Letters from North Carolinians to President Andrew Johnson asking for amnesty after the Civil War. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Intrigue of the Past: Lesson plans and essays for teachers and students explore North Carolina's past before European contact. Designed for grades four through eight, the web edition of this book covers fundamental concepts, processes, and issues of archaeology, and describes the peoples and cultures of the Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Alternative discussion formats: History and literature on trial: In Alternative discussion formats, page 3; Putting historical or literary figures on trial makes a lively and challenging alternative to a class debate.; By Kathryn Walbert.

Graveyard of the Atlantic: In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.6; The waters off North Carolina's coast have been called the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" because of the great number of ships that have wrecked there -- thousands since the sixteenth century. Geography, climate, and human activity have all played roles in making this region unusually treacherous to shipping.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

An Act to Encourage the Settlement of this Country (1707): In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.2; Passed by the provincial Assembly of Carolina in 1707, this legislation provides incentives for settlers and explains the justification for doing so. Includes historical commentary.; Format: legislation

Olaudah Equiano remembers West Africa: In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.4; Excerpt from a book written by a freed slave in the late eighteenth century, with memories of his boyhood in Guinea. Describes the government, culture, religion, architecture, and agriculture of the region. Primary source includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by Shane Freeman.

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