[LM_NET] LM_NET Magna Carta and US Constitution with Primary Sources

[Carole Bos <bosc@GVSU.EDU>]

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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