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Primary Sources and the New State Standards in World History

Primary Sources and the New State Standards in World History. 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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Primary Sources and the New State Standards in World History

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  1. Primary Sources and the New State Standards in World History Teaching with Primary Sources at Middle Tennessee State University

  2. 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

  3. What does Teaching withPrimary Sources do? • Promotes and facilitates the use of the primary sources available at the Library of Congress Web site

  4. 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

  5. Primary Source Analysis I see… I know… I wonder…

  6. Huexotzinco Codex, 1531Plaintiff testimony and pictographs of the products and services provided as tribute

  7. 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

  8. Library of Congress Resources • Lesson plans: World History & Cultures: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/#topic270 • The Cultures and History of the Americas exhibition: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/kislak/kislak-exhibit.html • Hispanic Exploration in America primary source set: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/hispanic-exploration/

  9. Library of Congress Resources • Maps from the World Digital Library primary source set: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/wdl/ • Understanding the Cosmos: Changing Models of the Solar System and the Universe primary source set: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/understanding-the-cosmos/

  10. 7th grade Social Studies standards

  11. TPS-MTSU Resources for World History • World History links guide: http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/tools/World_History_Links.pdf • Early Civilizations primary source set (6): http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/sets/Primary_Source_Set--Early_Civilizations.pdf • The Middle Ages primary source set (7): http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/sets/Primary_Source_Set--Middle_Ages.pdf

  12. TPS-MTSU Resources for World History World History lesson activities: • Write Like a Sumerian (6): http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/lessonplans&ideas/Lesson_Activity--Cuneiform.pdf • Touring Ancient Sites (6): http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/lessonplans&ideas/Lesson_Activity--Touring_Ancient_Sites.pdf • Illuminated Manuscripts (6, 7): http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/lessonplans&ideas/Lesson_Activity--Illuminated_Manuscripts.pdf

  13. TPS-MTSU Resources for World History • Haitian Revolution lesson plan (9-12): http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/lessonplans&ideas/Lesson_Plan--Haitian_Revolution.pdf • Coming soon! • High School World History primary source set • The History of Math lesson activity • Early Maps of the World lesson activity • World War I Links Guide

  14. Upcoming workshops in West TN • August 19, "Building a National History Day Project Using the Library of Congress" Workshop in partnership with Tennessee History Day in Dyersburg from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. To register, email historyday@tennesseehistory.org. • August 20, "Building a National History Day Project Using the Library of Congress" Workshop in partnership with Tennessee History Day in Jackson from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. To register, email historyday@tennesseehistory.org.

  15. Upcoming workshops in West TN • TOMORROW! National Council for Geographic Education Conference • 9 a.m. • “A Bird’s Eye View”

  16. Thanks for coming!

  17. Contact me!Stacey GrahamProject Coordinator, Teaching with Primary Sources - MTSUCenter for Historic PreservationMTSU Box 80Murfreesboro, TN 37132(615) 494-8783Stacey.Graham@mtsu.edu

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