Holding the attention of students learning about Great Britain's "Magna Carta" http://www.awesomestories.com/history/magna_carta/magna_carta_ch1.htm and America's "Constitution" http://www.awesomestories.com/famous_trials/marbury_madison/marbury_madison_ch1.htm can be challenging. Using primary sources (including the documents themselves, pictures of people involved and "virtual tours" of places - like Runnymede - where events took place) can help make the subjects more interesting and the lessons more memorable.
The primary-sources website where these linked stories are located is subscription-based, but it is free to all educators, schools and libraries. Simply request an academic membership at the site's main URL: http://www.awesomestories.com/
Carole Bos, J.D.
Grand Valley State University
Dean's Advisory Board
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