How We Turn Boring Primary Sources Into Engaging Teaching Tools for Any Student

Sarah Cooper teaches eighth-grade U.S. history and is Dean of Studies at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Canada. She is the author of Making History Mine. Kevin Thomas Smith is an award-winning Social Studies teacher at Ridgeview High School in Clay County, Florida; an AP Reader for the College Board; and the author of Teaching With DBQs: Helping Students Analyze Nonfiction and Visual Texts. Donna L. Shrum is an educator, researcher, and freelance writer in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.