In the Raw:Primary Sources and the Web

June PreszlerTIE

Outcomes Dissect meaning relative to primary

sources Identify various types of primary

sources applicable to content areas Locate (free) primary source materials

via the Internet Consider ways primary sources might

enhance classroom content Select one document, photograph or

artifact that could be used within individual content areas

Is It Primary?

Primary sources are the "materials on a topic upon which subsequent interpretations or studies are based, anything from firsthand documents such as poems, diaries, court records, and interviews to research results generated by experiments, surveys, ethnographies, and so on.“

Primary sources are records of events as they are first described, without any interpretation or commentary. They are also sets of data, such as census statistics, which have been tabulated, but not interpreted.

From Hairston, Maxine and John J. Ruszkiewicz. The Scott, Foresman Handbook for Writers. 4th ed. New York : HarperCollins College Publishers, 1996, pg. 547.

Or Is It Secondary?

Secondary sources, on the other hand, offer an analysis or a restatement of primary sources. They often attempt to describe or explain primary sources. Some secondary sources not only analyze primary sources, but use them to argue a contention or to persuade the reader to hold a certain opinion.

Examples of secondary sources include: dictionaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, and books and articles that interpret or review research works.

From Hairston, Maxine and John J. Ruszkiewicz. The Scott, Foresman Handbook for Writers. 4th ed. New York : HarperCollins College Publishers, 1996, pg. 547.

In the Raw

Primary sources are sources that have yet to be interpreted.

It’s up to you to interpret them. In other words, they are “in the raw”—

they’re in their natural state; they haven’t been processed or polished or perfected

Primary Secondary

Original artwork Slave diary

Poem

Ft. Laramie Treaty

Videotape of a theatrical performance

Critique of artwork Book about Underground

Railroad Treatise on the poetry

genre Essay on Native

American land rights

Biography of the playwright

http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/infosrv/lue/primary.html

In the News

3-minute pause Identify and reflect on some of the

primary source documents that have recently made headlines

Lincoln’s Letter Found

http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-108.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070608/ap_on_re_us/archives_lincoln

Why Use Primary Sources?

Develop critical thinking skills…

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company

Collection. The Close of a Career in New York

Why Use Primary Sources?

Understand all history is local Acquire empathy for the human

condition Consider different points of view

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/cwar:@field(NUMBER+@band(ppmsc+00168))

Understand the continuum of historyhttp://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mcc:@field(DOCID+@lit(mcc/024))

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American Memory from the Library of Congress

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/index.html

Primary Source Learning

http://www.primarysourcelearning.org/

National Archives

http://www.archives.gov/education/

Central Plains Region:http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/

Authentic History

http://www.authentichistory.com

Exploratorium

The Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception

http://www.exploratorium.edu/index.html

http://www.exploratorium.edu/nagasaki/

http://www.exploratorium.edu/educate/index.html

Journey North

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/

Mathematical Possibilities

Eye Spy Math in American Memory

http://lcweb4.loc.gov/learn/educators/handouts/EyeSpyFiles/EyeSpyMathFeb05.ppt#1

CIESE: Real Time Data Projects

http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/popgrowthproj/

The Music Within Us

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_music_kit.php

http://www.authentichistory.com/civilwar.html

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/lyrical/tools/

Putting It All Together

Learning Page Professional Developmenthttp://lcweb4.loc.gov/learn/educators/index.html

Learning Page Evaluating Primary Sourceshttp://rs6.loc.gov/learn/educators/workshop/primary/index.html

Creating and Using Primary Source Sets http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/using.pdf

Recreating American Memory Materials for Off-Line Use

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/summer_institute/docs/makeit_takeit.doc

From EduPlace

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/primary.html

Primary Source Hotlist

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listdocumentpa.html#cat1

Primary Source Pathfinder

http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/primary.html

Primary Source Repository

http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html

University of Berkeley

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/PrimarySourcesOnTheWeb.html

Using Historical Resources in Math http://www.math.nmsu.edu

/~history/#discrete

Using Primary Sources on the Web http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/

History/RUSA/

Voyages of Discovery

http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/primary.html

Which Is It?

Mountains of History Video by TIE Media Services

Women Behind the Carving http://vs.moorecast.com/vmem08/1007

6/women_behind_the_carving.wmv