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

Learn about the importance of primary sources in history, analyze primary sources, and explore the Library of Congress website for materials and lessons. Workshop includes resource tools for analysis and inquiry.

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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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