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Expand your collection of primary source materials and teaching tools with this new set of resources complementing the renowned Teaching With Documents curriculum collection. Article Compilations features 113 articles, most of which have appeared in Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies. Each article supports a document from the National Archives, providing a historical context and related teaching activities. The documents reflect U.S. history and policies from the formation of the union to Watergate and each booklet includes a wealth of visual materials, including posters, maps, photographs, charts, drawings, and official government correspondence. Classroom teachers will want to use the interactive CD-ROM in each booklet, which includes digital images of the original documents for engaging class presentations.