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Presidential Elections: Newspapers and Complex Text

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Newspapers offer rich examples of complex text, and they often have features to help readers understand and put it into context. Chronicling America offers digitized historical newspaper pages from 1836-1922, including a time-saving list of Recommended Topics. In this election season, I was drawn to the pages about presidential elections. Here are a few particulars that caught my attention, with teaching ideas that came to mind.

Posted in: Government and Law, Lesson Ideas, Teaching Strategies

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A Historical Tour of Poetry and Song: Lyrical Legacy

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

April has been set aside as a time to celebrate and explore the rich and varied legacy of poetry. “Lyrical Legacy: 400 Years of American Song and Poetry” provides resources for teaching with eighteen American songs and poems from the digital collections of the Library of Congress.

Posted in: Teaching Tools