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HIST 153:
Contemporary America - U.S. History

The following modules include content that is appropriate for teaching HIST 153.

Index of Modules

• Analyzing an Historical Artifact

• Analyzing an Historical Document

• Annotating an Historical Letter

• Avoiding Ethnocentrism: The Gay Shoe Clerk

• Conducting an Oral Interview

• Creating Posters

• Global Roundtables (Auto Industry Focus)

• Judging Credibility of Sources: Henry Ford was a Nazi

• Learning Research Skills: Analyzing a Film about Cars

• A Picture Paints 1,000 Words: Analyzing an Historical Photograph