"Progressive Era", Regents US History Short Essays,

Progressive Era Regents US History Short Essays This teaching resource helps students develop historical analysis skills for the updated New York State Regents US History exam part II short essay task. Students are presented with two pairs of primary source documents related to the Progressive Era with accompanying prompts. The first essay analyzes the historical context of two documents and their cause/effect, similarity/difference, or turning points. The second analyzes context, purpose, bias, or point of view's effect on reliability for one document. This mimics the prototype exam from NYSED. Monthly practice with debriefing helps cement skills. This complete Part II Regents resource for high school teaches document analysis like historians with enriched, authentic experiences examining the past.