Primary and Secondary Sources

A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm.

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• Secondary Source

A short story describing Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla's 'electrical' battle. 

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Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.

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• Secondary Source

A cartoon showing how Pocahontas met John Smith. 

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A text book describing the civil rights movement. 

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A news report about the opening of a power plant. 

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• Secondary Source

An autobiography about the 40th president, Ronald Reagan. 

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Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A book describing Christopher Columbus sailing to America. 

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• Secondary Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A famous artist's painting of what cowboy life was probably like. 

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• Secondary Source

A journal by a cowboy about the cattle drives from Texas to Kansas. 

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• Secondary Source