Arrested: Analysis of Written Documents | Standing Bear's Footsteps

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English-Language Arts History-Social Science

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Arrested: Analysis of Written Documents | Standing Bear's Footsteps

There are four activities in this Media Gallery:

Omaha Herald May 15 1879_1 Written Document Analysis Activity
Omaha Herald May 15 1879_2 Written Document Analysis Activity
Omaha Herald May 17 1879 Written Document Analysis Activity
Omaha Herald Article on Standing Bear’s Release Written Document Analysis Activity

Students will use the Habits of Mind Matrix for Primary Documents (find in support materials) examine and respond to the questions presented: Analyze newspaper articles about this event from various national newspapers. Is there bias evident in any of these articles? If so, how?

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PBS Learning Media