HistoryRewriter

MARCH 4, 2024

The last time I wrote about Thick Slides, I used them for a Primary Source Scavenger Hunt. They are a fun and engaging formative or summative assessment that gives students some structure for writing.

Social Studies 246

Social Studies Primary Sources Government History 246

NCHE

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Since 2021, the National Council for History Education has partnered with the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources program on a nationwide program, “The Rural Experience in America”. One example of the work that will be presented in The Source is students’ discoveries in their hometown of Thomaston, Georgia.

Library 130

Library Primary Sources Local History Professional Development 130

World History Teachers Blog

JULY 27, 2023

I love it—you can take primary sources that you find on the internet, paste in the URL and the program will generate the source with questions, both multiple choice and short answer. You can adjust the length of the source. Some primary sources are just too long for our kids, so the "shorten" function really helps.

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Primary Sources 130

Active History Teacher

JULY 18, 2024

It’s the hardest primary source I teach and I’m sure many of you feel the same. The question is, “What kinds of Constitution activities will help them apply what they know and help them remember?” Every year I teach the Constitution I want to try something new. I WANT it to be meaningful. I WANT it to make sense.

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Primary Sources History Teaching 195

Thrive in Grade Five

AUGUST 19, 2023

Whiteboard Example Student Example Idea #2: Make Primary Source Connections! After using a primary source text or image with your students, ask them to make a couple of connections. Allow students to pair up and discuss the primary source used in class.

Social Studies 130

Social Studies Primary Sources Classroom Management Government 130

Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Students will learn this through several primary sources before deciding if the era was truly progressive after studying the definition. Specifically, it illustrates to students how “slippery” the term Progressivism actually is! So, it shows that while it is a good term to generalize a scattered era of history, it has flaws.

Teaching 130

Teaching Primary Sources Critical Thinking History 130

World History Teachers Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The story maps are engaging and include images, maps, graphs, and primary sources presented in an engaging manner like the excerpt below from the First Crusade story map.

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Primary Sources Geography World History History 130

Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2024

As Publications Manager at Teaching American History , I frequently hear the following from our teacher partners: I love teaching with primary sources! My district has dropped our textbook and we are switching to primary sources. There is a dizzying number of websites out there that promote the use of primary sources.

Library 101

Library Primary Sources American History Social Studies 101

Teaching American History

AUGUST 6, 2024

Background readings, a pre-webinar discussion board, and links to webinar recordings and relevant primary sources will be made available to registrants. Teaching American History’s exhibit, The Election of 1912 , recounts the history of this three-way election with data, maps, images, historical essays and primary sources.

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Primary Sources American History Professional Development History 72

Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

I had used AI to simplify the primary sources into 7th-grade-friendly readings, hoping this would keep students engaged and make the sources more accessible. This made the Loyalist primary source lesson from the Digital Inquiry group a perfect choice.

Primary Sources 81

Primary Sources Government History Human Rights 81

Active History Teacher

JULY 13, 2024

If you teach EARLY American history, some of the 17th and 18th century vocabulary is difficult to read and understand in primary sources. The Declaration of Independence and Constitution are HARD to read and understand. Examples: Thou, ordain, angst etc. The language of teenagers is NOT the language of history.

History 195

History Primary Sources American History Teaching 195

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 22, 2020

I often recommend the use of this tool in History as a way to explore primary source documents. Suppose you want to develop a literacy lesson for your learners. ThingLink could be used to curate content (text, video, images). After kids review the content, Google Forms could be used for them to answer higher-order questions.

Primary Sources 482

Primary Sources Artifacts Pedagogy Leadership 482

NCHE

MAY 1, 2023

Funded by a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant, our 3-day long programming has guided hundreds of teachers in exploring how technology has shaped history while simultaneously developing teachers’ ability to design, implement, evaluate, and share primary source based historical inquiry.

Primary Sources 100

Primary Sources Archiving Library Museum 100

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This part helped students connect primary source analysis to the broader motivations for European exploration, further deepening their historical thinking skills. The video helped set the stage for understanding the complexities of Columbus’s actions and provided a foundation for the primary source activity.

Primary Sources 86

Primary Sources Artifacts Geography Lesson Plan 86

Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The study was published in the Journal of Human Genetics 1 and offers a refined perspective on the genetic diversity and ancestral composition of modern Japanese populations, which have long been thought to derive from two primary sources: the indigenous Jomon people and continental Asian migrants.

Ancestry 66

Ancestry Primary Sources Humanities Cultures 66

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Friday Primary Sources Lesson Link , Thick Slide Summary Friday was a day off for me, so I set up an inquiry lesson for my students—a deep dive into the question, “Why is it important to have a voice in government? I asked it to rewrite the sources at a 7th-grade reading level , but still maintain the original tone and style.

Primary Sources 91

Primary Sources History Government Critical Thinking 91

Thrive in Grade Five

MARCH 23, 2019

The librarians have created huge sets of primary source images by topic or time period. Library of Congress Primary Source Sets I encourage students to browse the primary source sets or to search for an image. My favorite place to send students to look for history-based images is the Library of Congress.

History 130

History Primary Sources Social Studies Library 130

World History Teachers Blog

JUNE 15, 2022

Examining primary sources about the looting, Thompson notes that one soldier wrote his mother that in one monastery " I got rather a nice gong which no doubt you will find useful when I am able to get it home." Thompson notes that in 1903 the British led a force into Tibet and killed over 600 Tibetian soldiers with Maxim machine guns.

Primary Sources 130

Primary Sources History Teaching 130

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Simplifying Primary Sources with AI My goal was to simplify the lesson while still helping students build confidence and learn. The language was jargon-filled, dry, and not exactly something an 8th grader doesn’t give a damn about.

Primary Sources 94

Primary Sources Geography History Lesson Plan 94

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

Patty Topliffe, who teaches social studies at Woodstock High School in Vermont, said teaching vocabulary and other literacy skills to her students helps them understand primary source documents. Credit: Image provided by Patty Topliffe Poor reading skills are a nationwide issue.

High School 145

High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

Education Week - Social Studies

APRIL 30, 2024

Through the use of primary sources, and students' own critical thinking skills, this Texas teacher navigates the current political climate.

Social Studies 59

Social Studies Primary Sources Critical Thinking 59

US Government Teachers Blog

JULY 27, 2023

I love it—you can take primary sources that you find on the internet, paste in the URL and the program will generate the source with questions, both multiple choice and short answer. You can adjust the length of the source. Some primary sources are just too long for our kids, so the "shorten" function really helps.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources 52

ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

I often weave these historical narratives into content through primary sources. I love using primary sources and personal narratives to make history more relevant for my students, but that takes second place to tangible pieces of history like my family artifacts, such as my great-grandfather's World War I uniform.

History 114

History Primary Sources Artifacts Social Studies 114

ASHP CML

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Carli and Trystin compiled primary sources and collaboratively wrote teaching activities, essential questions, and a background essay. In spring 2024, Trystin Curbelo joined ASHP as an intern to work with researcher Carli Snyder on a new collection for our popular database, Social History for Every Classroom (SHEC).

History 40

History Primary Sources Economics High School 40

ASHP CML

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Now available as a free, open-access digital resource, this version includes a comprehensive social history textbook alongside thousands of primary sources from our History Matters website, and new teaching resources. Working People and the Nation’s History.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Digital Resources History High School 40

TCI

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Review the list to find seasonal social studies lessons, primary source activities, and biographies for K-12 classrooms. Explore our free lessons, primary source activities, and biographies of empowering women from around the world. Explore our collection of primary-source poems and activities.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Primary Sources Heritage K-12 52

Active History Teacher

DECEMBER 22, 2022

For example, students can race to complete primary source analysis, vocabulary matching, map activities, and more. Put students into small groups and ask them to complete a task in a designated amount of time or to be the quickest (while also being correct).

Primary Sources 195

Primary Sources American History History Cultures 195

Anthroholic

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Secondary sources refer to materials that interpret, evaluate, or analyze data or information from primary sources. They offer a second-hand perspective on a subject or event and are often derived from primary source data.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Anthropology Research 52

4QM Teaching

APRIL 30, 2023

That rubric defined “rigor” as student engagement with primary source texts and artifacts. Question Two) — is most appropriately addressed by interpreting primary sources. Reading primary sources sounds like the authentic activity of professional historians. I noticed something strange, however.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Artifacts Archiving Social Studies 40

Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

First up, the LOC (aka Library of Congress): The Library of Congress has an amazing treasure trove of primary source materials. Clicking the Growth topic will take you to subjects with connections to primary sources. CitationTip: at the bottom of each Pdf document is the necessary citation for the source.

Primary Sources 67

Primary Sources Archiving Library American History 67

Studies Weekly

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

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Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources Classroom Management Lesson Plan Professional Development 98

Active History Teacher

JULY 9, 2021

I love watching students make connections as they sort primary sources , vocabulary and key people in US History. Honestly, my students LOVE it when I break out with the baggies. They know we are about to do something hands-on. They are discussing, reviewing and are engaged in the content.

Social Studies 195

Social Studies Primary Sources American History History 195

ASHP CML

AUGUST 6, 2024

A beta version is now available as a free, open-access digital resource featuring a comprehensive social history textbook supplemented by thousands of primary sources drawn from our History Matters website and new teaching resources. Working People and the Nation’s History.

Primary Sources 40

Primary Sources Digital Resources History High School 40

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.

History 52

History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

Civics for All of US

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Addressing Racial Discrimination in Voting During the Kennedy Administration Katie Munn Mon, 09/11/2023 - 12:38 Body Investigate primary source material from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to learn how citizens and government officials used the tools of democracy to challenge racial discrimination in voting.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Museum Library Lesson Plan 52

Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

TJ Warsnak and Derek Schutte Exploring Strategies for Analyzing Primary Sources Erika Lowery Don’t forget to register! Using Online Geo Tools to Enhance Your Instruction and Make Your Kids Smarter Glenn Wiebe 3 Guys and a Textbook: A Lighthearted Look At Increasing Engagement (for mature audiences only!) Hope to see you there!

Social Studies 67

Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2019

NewseumED is committed to helping students “learn how to authenticate, analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources” and supporting teachers in putting “current events in historical context through standards-aligned lesson plans, videos, primary sources, virtual classes, and programs.”

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Primary Sources Civics Lesson Plan Teaching 148