An important part of studying history is being able to read and decode historical texts. In our classrooms, we often have students practice the following historical skills when reading a primary source: 

• Sourcing 
• Purpose and Perspective
• Cause and Effect
• Change and Continuity 

Our Decoding the Text lessons have students read, annotate, and analyze a key primary source from American history. Students will use these historical skills to better understand the text and the historical context in which it was written. When they are finished reading the text and answering questions (covering sourcing, purpose and perspective, cause and effect, and change and continuity), each lesson also has a short quiz written to reflect PSAT style questions.

Looking to make analyzing primary sources more engaging? We've also included our "Decoding Task Cards" that help foster collaboration when analyzing the text. We give different suggestions on how to use these cards in the classroom.

This bundle currently includes the following resources:

• The Declaration of Independence
• The Constitution: 3 Branches
• Brutus No. 1
• Federalists v. Anti-Federalists
• Washington's Farewell Address
• The Monroe Doctrine
• The Declaration of Sentiments
• The Dred Scott Case
• The Gettysburg Address

**The Emancipation Proclamation is included as a free resource with purchase of any of our Decoding resources.

We will continue to add more resources to this bundle. We will notify you when a new resources has been included so you can download it!

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