Carol LaVallee, Sarasota County Schools

—Samuel TottenHas the international community learned lessons from past genocides? The author traveled to Srebrenica, 10 years after the Serb-orchestrated genocide, and spoke with survivors and others about the tragedy s impact.215

Guiding students to examine the historical perspectives of ordinary citizens like the schoolteacher who spurred New York City transit to desegregate, is a powerful way to demonstrate the impact that one individual can have.

—Nancy P. Gallavan and Teresa A. Roberts Investigating the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II helps students develop an appreciation of constitutional rights and civil liberties. 282

By implementing a few key strategies for incorporating informational texts in the classroom, teachers can make content, texts, and inquiry visually and cognitively accessible to all students.

Though Holocaust rescue efforts were limited, they are certainly noteworthy; this lesson offers a creative approach to teaching about the unique Danish rescue of 7,000 Jews.

The featured documents related to the Chinese Exclusion Act can launch an engaging classroom lesson on the complicated history of United States immigration policy.