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 * **1. Brown University research into the Iran-Contra Affair. ** This web resource provides an extraordinarily thorough amount of documentation and research into the Affair. Most importantly, it provides various primary documents. These primary documents could be used to cross examine a lesson from one source to ensure that one is receiving the most true historical information.
 * **2. History.com article on the U.S. invasion of Panama. ** This resource provides a respectable amount of information on the invasion. It comes from the perspective of one not seeing the invasion from an objective point of view and not one from emotional responses. This resource could easily be used to provide a counter argument against the accusations towards the U.S. concerning the invasion.
 * **3.PBS article on the Iran-Contra Affair. ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Focusing less on the invasion of Panama, this article gives a more in depth look into the CIA involvement in Iran. As the Iran-Contra Affair is a complicated historical occurrence, breaking it down into smaller, recognizable parts allows for easier comprehension. This article is very informative about the Iran side of the Iran-Contra Affair.
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">4. Historiography article. ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Historiography, in simple terms, is the history of history. It is, however, much deeper than that. Historiography is the disciplinary literacy of historical writing. Understanding the concepts outlined in this brief article will prepare students to begin writing as an historian. This is a great resource to use when initially teaching how to think like an historian.
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">5. Lesson plans on Iran-Contra Affair. ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This web resource provides links and downloads to other educator's lesson plans concerning the Reagan presidency as well as the Iran-Contra Affair. It is important to get multiple perspectives when teaching or learning something that is the source of such potential controversy. Teachers can use this source to expand upon their own lessons.
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">6.Iran-Contra Coverup Documentary. ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This full length documentary is the source of much information concerning the Iran-Contra Affair and is more interestingly a different type of media. The documentary is very well done, and is something students could view on their own time. Clips from this documentary can supplement the information of a typical lesson.