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Using Primary Sources with Materials & Lessons from the Library of Congress May 5, 2012

Using Primary Sources with Materials & Lessons from the Library of Congress May 5, 2012. Ms. Patricia Brownlee Social Studies Teacher Lake Stevens Middle School. Today’s Objectives:. What is a primary source? What’s not? Why Use Primary Sources? Examine primary sources

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Using Primary Sources with Materials & Lessons from the Library of Congress May 5, 2012

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  1. Using Primary Sourceswith Materials & Lessons from the Library of CongressMay 5, 2012 Ms. Patricia Brownlee Social Studies Teacher Lake Stevens Middle School

  2. Today’s Objectives: • What is a primary source? What’s not? • Why Use Primary Sources? • Examine primary sources • Conduct primary sources analysis • Visit & Familiarize yourself with the Library of Congress Website

  3. Primary Sources are: • The raw materials of history – original documents & objects which were created at the time under study. • They aredifferent fromsecondary sources, or accounts or interpretations of events created by someone without firsthand experience.

  4. 3 Steps of Primary Source Analysis • Observe: to watch somebody or something attentively, especially for scientific purposes • Reflect: to express or be an indicator of something , to think carefully • Question: to raise doubts about something, especially about its truth, genuineness, or usefulness

  5. What do you observe? FACILITATOR WILL TYPE STUDENT RESPONSES HERE:

  6. Any thoughts? What are your reflections? FACILITATOR WILL TYPE STUDENT RESPONSES HERE:

  7. What questions do you have? FACILITATOR WILL TYPE STUDENT RESPONSES HERE:

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  9. PRIMARY SOURCES & INQUIRY The activity will require the following resource: • Primary Source Analysis Tool (Preliminary) • Deconstruction Tool (Follow-Up)

  10. This concludes this portion of your workshop on Primary Source Document Analysis & Inquiry Thank you!

  11. Please feel free to contact me for any reason. Ms. Patricia Brownlee Social Studies Teacher www.Msbrownlee.com Lake Stevens Middle School Cell Phone: 305.725.5744 E-mail: pbrownlee@dadeschools.net

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