Resources for Primary Sources and Informational Texts EIWP/ROE Institute Day EIU October 17 th, 2014

Library of Congress Resources ◦Primary Source SetsPrimary Source Sets ◦Lesson PlansLesson Plans ◦Themed ResourcesThemed Resources EIU Teaching with Primary Sources ◦Primary Source Analysis ToolsPrimary Source Analysis Tools

Foundational and Seminal Documents National Archives ◦Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National ArchivesOur Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National Archives ◦Docs Teach: The National Archives ExperienceDocs Teach: The National Archives Experience  Categorized by National History Standards

The Learning Network ◦14 Ways to Use the Learning Network14 Ways to Use the Learning Network ◦50 Ways to Teach with Current Events50 Ways to Teach with Current Events ◦Text to TextText to Text ◦200 Prompts for Argumentative Writing200 Prompts for Argumentative Writing ◦What’s Going on in this Picture?What’s Going on in this Picture? ◦Teaching with InfographicsTeaching with Infographics  Buzzfeed’s 28 Maps that Will Teach You28 Maps that Will Teach You

Sources for Various Subjects Narratively --click on EXPLORE to search Narratively ◦Life on the Run—series of essays; PELife on the Run ◦“Brooke Luu’s Stormy Journey Home”—literary journey; fleeing Vietnam/History“Brooke Luu’s Stormy Journey Home” ◦American Dreamless—series of essays; GatsbyAmerican Dreamless ◦Google MagazinesGoogle Magazines  Life Magazine February 8, 1960 Life Magazine February 8, 1960

Article of the Week strategy & additional current events resources Kelly Gallagher’s Article of the Week Dave Stuart Jr.’s Teaching the Core ThinkCERCA NewsELA Izzit

Political Cartoons ◦It’s No Laughing Matter: Analyzing Political Cartoons on Library of Congress Provides a set of lessons to practice using analysis tools.It’s No Laughing Matter: Analyzing Political Cartoons on Library of Congress Library of Congress also provides political cartoons from throughout history (primary sources) ◦Daryl Cagle’s Political Cartoonists IndexDaryl Cagle’s Political Cartoonists Index May be followed on Twitter or have a daily sent ◦Cartoons for the ClassroomCartoons for the Classroom New current event lesson every other week. ◦Cartoon Analysis Worksheet from National ArchivesCartoon Analysis Worksheet from National Archives

Alternate viewpoints of Boston bombing the bombing:

Boston Bombing Contrasting Viewpoints

Art Museums Online Art Museums online ◦Museum of Modern ArtMuseum of Modern Art ◦Art Institute of ChicagoArt Institute of Chicago Artwork Resource Packets (PDF downloads)--Teaching activities have IL Learning Standards (not CCSS) ◦National Gallery of ArtNational Gallery of Art For example, Heroes and Heroines unit with 5 works of art ◦Smithsonian American Art MuseumSmithsonian American Art Museum Content Links—online exhibitions Teacher Guides--47 teacher resources with artwork; activities vary Example: “Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell” includes activities for various subjects PLUS a list of primary sources to pair with the artwork

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