Modern US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets

Strengthen your on-level U.S. History or AP US History units with 48 1-page-or-less, high-interest primary sources from 1900s modern American History:

• Turn of the Century - Progressive Era, Roaring 1920s
• Hard Times - Great Depression, WWII
• Mid-Century - Cold War, Civil Rights Movement
• Late 1900s - Vietnam War, Reagan through Trump administration

Each source comes with a tailored graphic organizer and answer key, using the effective HIPPOS method:

Historical Context

Intended Audience

Point of View

Purpose

Outside Information

So, what?

Each 6-pack comes in PDF, Word, & Google Slides format for your flexibility!

Easily add more rigor and dimension to the units you already have by including these very accessible, insightful, and impassioned voices along with a simple framework to get students thinking deeply about the past!

By buying this bundle, you not only save big, you also get exclusive access to an ALL-IN-ONE primary source reader that gives you a truly print-and-done workbook reader for your students that will cover your whole course!

Plus, each 6-pack comes in PDF, Word, & Google Slides format for your flexibility!

For the cost of one traditionally published reader, you have access to UNLIMITED books for all your students.

This primary source reader is ALSO a rigorous workbook with included essay questions and conceptual note-taking sheets, perfect for on-going and end-of-unit assessments!

Included for each era:

• Six thematically related documents (with editable version!) that tell a multi-faceted story of that era
• Tailored HIPPOS graphic organizer (with editable version!), extension questions, and teacher answer key for each document
• Engaging driving question that requires students to deeply consider the documents as a whole (with editable version!); perfect for an end-of-unit assessment!
• Conceptual definition activity to deepen your students' thematic understanding
• Lesson plans, detailed and step-by-step with implementation options
• 2 Skill Sheets: Annotating a Text, HIPPOS Primary Source Analysis

These packs work great for all levels of learners--APUSH and On-Level--letting you maximize your purchase in both classes!

Be sure to also grab US History Primary Source Bundle Volume 1 for 1600s to 1900.

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Tips from my classroom:

For APUSH or Honors students, these make great homework or independent assignments, handed out with each chapter. Assign a few from each pack or let students pick! They can also be used for quick document-based analysis assessments.

For on-level students, these make great jigsaw or station activities for whole-class or small-group completion. This is a great way to strengthen document-based analysis skills!

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Included in this Bundle:

• Progressive Era: learn how enough passion can turn anyone into an agent of change.
• Roaring 1920s: sense the growing divide between rural, traditional and urban, modern American societies.
• Great Depression: explore the changing relationship between president and citizen.
• WWII Warfront: explore the difficult decision made by political and military leaders in the fight of their lives.
• Cold War: examine the word choices of leaders fighting a war of words.
• Civil Rights Movement: analyze the impassioned arguments of those for and against equality.
• Vietnam War: weigh the role public opinion should play in complex foreign policy.
• Modern Presidents: hear how our leaders struggle unite the country.

Need this for 1600s-1800s America too?

US History Primary Source Bundle Volume 1 hear the voices of Colonial America through the Gilded Age

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This listing is for one license for regular, non-commercial classroom use by a single teacher only. Commercial use like online teaching (ex. Outschool) or sharing with other teachers (ex. shared drive, in a Facebook group, in a professional development training) is strictly prohibited.

By purchasing a license to this resource, you have access to all future updates at no cost, available under “My Purchases." Multiple and transferable licenses are available for purchase. PDF files are uneditable, other files have editing abilities, unless otherwise stated. All files are protected under federal copyright laws.

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