Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. We’d have a variety of Social Studies simulations and games available to us.

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Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

While they're sometimes belittled, worksheets are an excellent tool for helping students analyze primary sources or better understand a historical event through a secondary source. They also all assess studies skills like cause-and-effect, interpreting sources, understanding timelines, and working on map skills.

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History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

By actively engaging with the material in this way, students are able to develop critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of the subject matter. One way to do this is to incorporate a variety of primary sources into lessons, including documents and speeches from underrepresented groups.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Since all of the projects must incorporate primary sources, students learn how to access online archives such as the Hathi Trus t and newspapers.org. Now she sees herself preparing students for lives of civic engagement. It’s amazing, really beautiful,” she says.

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