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Primary and Secondary Resourcesfor Secondary Teachers
August 16, 2012
Access “Media Talk” , our District Media Center wiki, usinghttp://mediacenters.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us
Today’s Agenda
I. See-Think-Wonder-Learn
II. Primary vs. SecondaryIII. Connecting with Primary SourcesIV. Analyzing Primary SourcesV. Writings, Sketches, Photos& MusingsVI. Conservation Past and PresentVII.Land of Opportunity?VIII.Why Use Primary SourcesIX. Where to Find Primary SourcesX. Navigating the LOCXI. Additional Resources
See-Think-Wonder-Learn!
See-Think-Wonder-Share-Learn
Turn & Talk What is a primary source? A secondary source?
Primary Sources
Primary SourcesOriginal works in various media formats such as photographs, drawings, letters, diaries, documents, books, films, posters, play scripts, speeches, songs, sheet music, artifacts, images, and first-person accounts that are recorded at the time of an event.
Characteristics:– Come from witnesses to a period of time or an
event– First hand knowledge
Secondary Sources
Secondary SourcesSources created by someone either not present when the event took place or removed by time from the event. Examples: textbooks, journal articles, histories, and encyclopedias.
Characteristics: Describe Written/drawn/painted after a period of time or
an event
Connecting with Primary Sources
1.Select one item that appeals to you and return to your seat.
2.Look closely at your item and decide what themes or historical time period the item represents or fits.
3.Get up, move around, and find others with items from the same time period or theme and sit together.
Connecting with Primary Sources
4.Create a title for your group.
5. Discuss the process your group used to decide why you belonged together and choose one person to share this.
Connecting with Primary Sources
Connecting with Primary Sources
Connecting with Primary Sources
Connecting with Primary Sources
Connecting with Primary Sources
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/primary-source-analysis-tool/
New from LOC…Online Interactive Primary Source Analysis Tool
Writings, Sketches, Photos & Musings
Writings, Sketches, Photos & Musings
Family Papers
Conservation Past and Present
WPA Poster Collection
Why Use Primary Sources?
1. Engage students
2. Develop critical thinking skills
3. Construct knowledge
"Why Use Primary Sources?" - For Teachers (Library of Congress). N.p., n.d. Web.19 June 2012. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/whyuse.html
Why Use Primary Sources?
Where to Find Primary Sources and Ideas for Use
Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Gazette Primary Source of the Month
Go Straight to the Source by Kristin Fontichiaro The Library of Congress Teachers
TPS Partners Using Primary Sources
MeL Michigana
National Archives Teachers’ Resources Docs Teach
Help
LOC HistoryUser access
Thomas.gov
Key Resources
Welcome to http://www.loc.gov
Where to Start Looking for Teacher Resources at the LOC
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
Search by state standards
Search LOC Teachers only
Click here for descriptions and links to all the types of classroom materials available
LOC Help for Teachers Wanting to Use Primary Sources
• Teaching with the LOC Blog– Helpful hints (search by format)– Lesson ideas– Strategies for using primary sources
• Teaching with Primary Sources Journal– Published quarterly– Library of Congress Educational Outreach
Division in collaboration with the TPS Educational Consortium
Learning More
•Online professional development
–Take Online Modules
•Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS)
–Professional Development Builder (Lincoln’s
Pockets)
•Teacher Summer Institute
More Classroom Activities and Resources forSee-Think-Wonder-Learn!
Students as Detectives• Early American Ritual (Artifacts)• Birdseye View Panorama of Birmingham (Maps)• Classrooms Then and Now (Prints and
Photographs)
Barbara ClarkDistrict Media Department Head/Media Specialist
Laurie OlmstedMedia Specialist
Quarton Elementary [email protected]
PowerPoint and other resources available @
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