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Introducing BRI’s Middle School Videos!

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<p>Earlier this year, the Bill of Rights Institute <a href="https://billofrightsinstitute.org/blog/introducing-bris-elementary-videos">introduced new videos</a> to accompany our resource for elementary school students, <a href="https://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/curricula/elementary">BRI Jr.</a></p>

<p>Now, the newest resource from BRI for middle school students, <a href="https://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/curricula/building-a-self-governing-people-civics-us-history-for-middle-school">Building a Self-Governing People</a>, is getting in on the fun with its own <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjemLhDhcNFG-2MpBBSM_3hm8ctb9kEQ">video playlist</a> on BRI’s YouTube channel. It offers videos on a wide range of topics that are found in Building a Self-Governing People, including the American Revolution, civics and constitutional life, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.</p>

<p>The videos are concise, move quickly, and can be used flexibly in the classroom to support historical thinking and writing skills. Each one guides students through an engaging, 2-part exploration of history courtesy of a special “museum curator” and “professor.”</p>

<p>They lead students on a guided investigation of a primary or historical source and demonstrate how to use that source to answer a historical question, with a focus on key document-based question (DBQ) skills such as writing a thesis or grouping sources. The DBQ skill sections also integrate the grade 6–8 DBQ organizers and other resources to teach target skills.</p>

<p>BRI’s YouTube channel features an extensive library of videos, including a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjemLhDhcNGEZcipaXZXjoDJxY6Fo0QN">playlist of mini-documentaries</a> commemorating America’s 250th birthday, our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjemLhDhcNEfOoIed7GLcXRiZQkq08BP">Primary Source Essentials</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjemLhDhcNHBHY1SjML-r0TaHXUJYE5Y">Scholar Talks</a>, as well as videos related to curricula such as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjemLhDhcNED7mFY0fDOJXkTXx0Uowq9">Government and Politics: Civics for the American Experiment</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjemLhDhcNFcE4kex6P0p1aEOTTT3WUD">Heroes and Villains</a>.</p>