Using Library of Congress Primary Sources in Instruction
Session Description & Outcome: Get a glimpse of the presenter's week at the LOC Summer Teacher Institute, explore the LOC website, analyze a primary source using the LOC Primary Source Analysis tool, and connect to resources for use in instruction. Audience: All Levels Facilitator(s): Lauren Magnuson, Kenwood HS, Baltimore County |
Overview of Lauren's week at LOC and How you could apply for the Summer Teacher Institute (5 mins) Primary Source Analysis activity (model of how to do the activity with students) (20 mins) Overview of LOC website (10 mins) Time to explore LOC website (10 mins) Reflection (5 mins)
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Primary Source Analysis Tool (link to PDF on LOC site) Primary Source Analysis Tool Digital Version Teacher Guides for Analysis Tools by type Teacher's Home Page on LOC Self-directed Online Modules for Professional Development Photo for analysis About the Photo
Observation Lesson (with all the pieces) on Chinese Immigration Lauren co-taught with U.S. History teacher. Feel free to use/modify for your own purposes.
2nd Observation Lesson (with all the pieces) on Industrialization Lauren co-taught with U.S. History teacher. Feel free to download from the OneDrive folder and modify.
Document Analysis "Say, Mean, Matter" tool created for elementary and middle school but could be tweaked for high school (for primary or secondary sources) Document Analysis Sheet ES SAY MEAN MATTER.pdf
Practical Ideas for using Primary Sources in your instruction |
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