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Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources 1

Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources 1

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O Benefits of using primary sources in the classroom: o Establish a learner-centered environment o Help students to develop inquiry and communication skills to foster both active and reflective learning o Encourage student assessment of process and content of learning 3

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Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources

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Collection Highlightsloc.gov

American Memory Collection

Prints and Photographs

Historic Newspapers

Performing Arts

Veteran’s History Sound

Recordings Film Maps Manuscripts

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www.loc.gov/teachersO Benefits of using primary sources in

the classroom:o Establish a learner-centered environmento Help students to develop inquiry and

communication skills to foster both active and reflective learning

o Encourage student assessment of process and content of learning

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Teaching with Primary Sources

From the LOC teacher’s site:Click:Classroom Materials

Primary Source Sets

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Primary Source SetsO Allow

students to analyze materials from the time under study.

O http://www.loc.gov/teachers/

classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/#

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Primary Source Analysis Tool

www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/guides.html

Analysis may be done on any type of primary source.

Analysis process should be modeled for students and done frequently for the best results.

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Primary Source Analysis Tool

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Follow-up Activity Ideas

O Beginning: Write a brief description of the map in their own words.

O Intermediate: Study three or more maps of a city

or state during different time periods. Arrange them in chronological order. Discuss clues to the correct sequence.

O Advanced: Search for maps of a city or state of different time periods. Then compile a list of changes over time and other differences and similarities between the maps.

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Veterans History Project

www.loc.gov/families

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myloc.gov

Allows you to:

Image from the Herblock Gallery

O Customize your LOC experience

O Collect your favorite exhibit items and store them there

O LOC’s Knowledge Quest

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Primary Source Analysis Tool

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