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Subject and curriculum material are appropriate for the target grade level.

Correspond to multiple aspects of the Texas Knowledge and Skills for the target grade level.

Provide the instructor with all the background materials necessary to conduct the lesson.

Lesson may be used alone or in conjunction with other lessons.

Consists of visual and written components.

Treat conceivably offensive content in a conscientious, age-appropriate manner, rather than avoid it.

Develop higher order thinking skills by requiring the student to interpret and juxtapose conflicting information.

Introduce students to the concept of history as a process of interpretation, rather than absolute knowledge about past events.

Create a you-are-there atmosphere through role-playing activities and the recreation of past historical events.

Utilize historical documents in a similar manner to the use of hands on experiments in science classrooms so that students can act like practitioners in the field by entering into a process of critical inquiry.

Introduce the concept of bias in historical documents and engage the students in critical thinking exercises by teaching them to analyze the author's motivation and assumptions, as well as the historical context of a given document.