Seven Wise Resources: Part Five

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What is 'Gilder Lehrman'? 

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is a nonprofit organization which focuses on history education for grades K-12, as well as some services for the public. They have over 70,000 documents to use, as well as a variety of lesson plans.

What Is It Good For? 

Gilder Lehrman has a search engine for lesson plans, videos, and essays, primarily.  You have to choose either a time period, content type, topic, or keyword. There is also a search engine for just sources. 

What Would A Typical Class Using 'Gilder Lehrman' Look Like? 

Any sources you use from the collection provide the following information: summary of the item, people associated with the item, historical era, keywords and subjects, and the "sub era"— or, the more specific time period. Here is an example.

Each lesson (hyperlinked is an example lesson) begins with a couple of essential questions— to guide learning. Following that are documents that accompany the lesson (for this particular lesson, there are 4, including an Act transcript, a speech, a farewell address, and quotes from Dwight D Eisenhower). After this, there is a helpful procedure which lists how specifically to go about the lesson. Each lesson is organized by resource type, eras and sub-eras, grade level(s), theme, as well as coverage people (people who are associated with the lesson).

How Might I Use This? 

This essay, which discusses Nixon's impeachment, would be a great read for students. The essay focuses more on why these events occurred, and their political implications. It would be best valuable for older students.

Sarias, David. “The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.” To Understand a Scandal: Watergate beyond Nixon | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, www.gilderlehrman.org/history-now/understand-scandal-watergate-beyond-nixon.

“The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.” Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, www.gilderlehrman.org/.

 Torin. “The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.” Dwight D. Eisenhower's Domestic Leadership | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, www.gilderlehrman.org/content/dwight-d-eisenhower’s-domestic-leadership.

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