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State Building in the Americas for AP World History

In this presentation, we delve into the incredible world of indigenous state-building in the Americas, where civilizations like the Inca,...

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The Aleuts for AP U.S. History

The Aleuts are an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP U.S. History. You...

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The Navajo for AP U.S. History

The Navajo are an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP U.S. History. You...

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The Haudenosaunee Confederacy for AP U.S. History

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy is an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP...

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The Prefix SUPER-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Prefix SEMI-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Suffixes ER and OR: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use the...

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The Suffix -NESS: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use the...

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The Suffix -ION: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use the...

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The Prefix OCT-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Prefix QUAD-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Prefix TRI-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Prefix BI/DI-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Prefix PRE-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Prefix NON-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Utes for AP U.S. History

The Utes are an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP U.S. History. You...

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The Lenape for AP U.S. History

The Lenape are an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP U.S. History. You...

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The Secotan for AP U.S. History

The Secotan are an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP U.S. History....

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The Prefix OVER-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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The Shoshone for AP U.S. History

The Shoshone are an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP U.S. History....

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