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ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
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ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Children of Darkness, by Stephen B. Oates

Guiding Questions

Nat Turner

Nat Turner

Teacher-to-Teacher

    Contents

Recommended Instructional Tasks

  • TASK 8. Analyze and Compare Author Purpose
  • TASK 10. Question the Author
  • TASK 17. White Out
  • TASK 23. Identifying Claim/Evidence
  • TASK 24. QFT (Question Formulation Technique)
  • TASK 25. Document Analysis/Sourcing

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