Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources 1

Collection Highlights loc.gov loc.gov American Memory Collection Prints and Photographs Historic Newspapers Performing Arts Veteran’s History Sound Recordings Film Maps Manuscripts 2

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

Teaching with Primary Sources From the LOC teacher’s site: Click: Classroom Materials Primary Source Sets 4

O Allow students to analyze materials from the time under study. Allow students to analyze materials from the time under study. O classroommaterials/primarys ourcesets/# classroommaterials/primarys ourcesets/# 5

Primary Source Analysis Tool Analysis may be done on any type of primary source. Analysis process should be modeled for students and done frequently for the best results. Analysis process is recursive. 6

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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. 13

Veterans History Project 14

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 15

Primary Source Analysis Tool 16