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Common Core Resources from the Library of Congress . Teaching with Primary Sources at Middle Tennessee State University. What is Teaching with Primary Sources ?. Educational Outreach program of the Library of Congress
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Common Core Resources from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources at Middle Tennessee State University
What is Teaching with Primary Sources? • Educational Outreach program of the Library of Congress • A tool for educators that provides materials and strategies to use in the classroom
What does Teaching withPrimary Sources do? • Promotes and facilitates the use of the primary sources available at the Library of Congress Web site
What can TEACHING WITH PRIMARY SOURCES offer you? • Educational resources • Webcasts & Newsletters on particular topics • Web site with Primary source sets, Lesson ideas, and Tools for searching and using primary sources • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES • Workshops, presentations, & institutes • Professional development credits • Stipends for high quality lesson plans that use Library of Congress primary sources to promote student inquiry
Secondary source: “The Boston Massacre” from America’s Library
Key Ideas and Details (con’t) Make logical inferences∙ Support conclusions drawn from the text ∙ Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development a. Key Ideas and Details Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly ∙ Cite specific textual evidence ∙ Summarize the key supporting details and ideas c. Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Analyze how and why individuals, events and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text b. Craft and Structure Interpret words and phrases as they are used in text ∙ Analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone ∙ Analyze the structure of texts ∙ Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of text Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (con’t)Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats ∙ Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims ∙ Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take
Common Core Resources • TPS Journal: “Primary Sources and the Common Core State Standards” • http://www.loc.gov/teachers/tps/journal/common_core/ • Teaching with the Library of Congress Blog • http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/ • Teachers guides and analysis tools • http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/guides.html • TPS-MTSU Webcast • http://cem.mtsu.edu/video/k-12/using-primary-sources-address-common-core-standards
Other Resources • Professional development online modules • http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/selfdirected/ • Graphic organizers • http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/tools.php#Worksheets • America’s Library • http://www.americaslibrary.gov/ • Read.gov • http://read.gov/
Book Backdrops • Activity incorporating literacy skills with English/Language Arts and Social Studies • Connecting books (fiction and non-fiction) to primary sources
Book Backdrops • Professional development plan (online) from TPS Direct: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/tpsdirect/pdplanbuilder/exports/fullexport/Book-Backdrops.pdf
Handout:Creating Book BackdropsUsing the Inquiry Method • Build vocabulary • Connect to people, dates, events • Search for primary sources • Use primary sources as basis for discussion
Page # Context in book Vocabulary p. 4 railsplitter [When looking at Lincoln’s picture, Grace’s brother says,] “He looks like a railsplitter, not a president.”
Page # Person Date Event Place Context in book / history p. 1 Springfield, Illinois Lincoln was living there during the 1860 election. He had a law practice there.
Grace Bedell to Abraham Lincoln, October 15, 1860. Holograph letter.
For president, Abram Lincoln. For vice president, Hannibal Hamlin [1860]
C.S. German. Abraham Lincoln. Albumen print, possibly January 26, 1861.
Materials from Library of Congress Teachers Page:Themed Resources:Abraham Lincolnhttp://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/lincoln/index.html
Contact me!Stacey GrahamProject Coordinator, Teaching with Primary Sources Across TennesseeCenter for Historic PreservationMTSU Box 80Murfreesboro, TN 37132(615) 494-8783Stacey.Graham@mtsu.edu