Using Primary Sources

From the Library of Congress

Conference Assignment

MEDT 7469

Spring 2012

Dr. Goldberg

Lisa Flanagan & Diane Tyner

Example: A photograph of former President John F. Kennedy taken at the time of his presidency.

Example: A typewriter made and used in 1960 – not a replica

Primary sources are original documents and items from the time period being studied.

Picture from www.mytypewriter.com

Photograph from www.jfklibrary.org

“Examining primary sources gives students a powerful sense of history and the complexity of the past. Helping students analyze primary sources can also guide them toward higher-order thinking and better critical thinking and analysis skills.”

-www.loc.gov/teachers

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Found PoetryPrimary Source Set

Lesson Plan

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Lesson Plan10th Grade 10th Grade

Using LOC Primary Sources

United States History

High School US History Assignment

• Students will develop a collage of images about the Pearl Harbor attack using the Library of Congress database.

• Students will use these photos in a visual and oral presentation.

• Students must use at least 10 photos from the website and cite those photos.

• Photos can be shared using Google Presentations, Power Point, Movie Maker, Photo Story or iMovie.

Standards AlignmentGPS – SSUSH19 – The student will identify the origins, major developments, and the

domestic impact of World War II. B. Explain the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.ISTE Standard # 3. Research and Information Fluency

Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:a. plan strategies to guide inquiryb. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and mediac. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks

AASL Standards - 1.1.8 Demonstrate mastery of technology tools for accessing information and pursuing inquiry. 1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions. 1.1.5 Evaluate information found in selected sources on the basis of accuracy, validity, appropriateness for needs, importance, and social and cultural context. 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.

LOC Search Engine

Search Results

PH & WWII

LOC Search Results

Presentation Example• Citation :• Title: Three civilians were killed in this

shrapnel-riddled car by a bomb dropped from a Jap plane eight miles from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941

Creator(s): United States. Navy.,

Date Created/Published: 1941 December 7.

Medium: 1 photographic print.

Summary: Car with dead driver at wheel.

Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-92121 (b&w film copy neg.)

Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.

Call Number: LOT 11710 <item> [P&P]

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/96509581/

How can I use this with

elementary school students?

State: GA, Grade: 3, Subject: Language Arts

GA.ELA3C. ConventionsGA.ELA3C. ConventionsELA3C1. The student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate application of conventions and grammar in both written and spoken formats. ELA3C1.j. The student uses resources (encyclopedias, Internet, books) to research and share information about a topic.Common CoreCommon CoreCC.3.L.1 Conventions of Standard English: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. AASL Standard(s) 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning. ISTE Standard # 3. Research and Information FluencyStudents apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:a. plan strategies to guide inquiryb. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and mediac. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks

Standards Alignment

New York City school children http://www.loc.gov/pictures/ item/2006675675/

Students will analyze the photograph to the right. They will pay particular attention to the clothing, the background, and items they see in the photograph.

Students will discuss what they see.

Students will create categories; i.e. clothing, items, surroundings.

Students will use a graphic organizer to organize what they see in the photograph.

Students will view other photographs of children and compare and contrast what they see.

Students will write about the differences and similarities of the photographs and their lives today.

What can you observe about this photograph?

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/

Now it’s your turn.

Chiricahua Apaches as they arrived at Carlisle from Fort Marion, Florida

http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/36689

Chiricahua Apaches four months after arriving at Carlisle

http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15330coll22/id/36690

Library of Congress

• Offers valuable resources for students and teachers

• Offers links to history through various materials such as photographs

• Offers lessons based on GPS that can easily be aligned to ISTE NETS, Common Core, and AASL Standards

• Offers a way for students to use higher order thinking skills

• Offers a way to link the present to the past

Thank you for attending this presentation of Using Primary Sources from the Library of Congress.

For a list of Library of Congress Primary Source uses go to https://locsources.wikispaces.com/.

American Association of School Librarians (2011). Standards for the 21st century

learner. Retrieved January 20, 2012, from

http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/guidelinesandstandards/

learningstandards/AASL_LearningStandards.pdf

Choate, J. N. (1866, November 4). Chiricahua Apaches as they arrived at Carlisle from

Fort Marion, Florida [Photograph]. Retrieved from

http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ p15330coll22/id/36689

Choate, J. N. (1886). Chiricahua Apaches four months after arriving at Carlisle

[Photograph]. Retrieved from

http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15330coll22/id/36690

International Society for Technology in Education. (2007). The ISTE NETS and

performance indicators. Retrieved January 20, 2012, from

http://www.iste.org/Libraries/PDFs/NETS_for_Student_2007_EN.sflb.ashx

Georgia Department of Education. (2011). Grades 9-12, United States history. In

Georgia performance standards. Retrieved March 12, 2012, from

https://www.georgiastandards.org/standards/Georgia%20Performance

%20Standards/Grade%20Three%20GPS%203-13-09.pdf

Georgia Department of Education. (2011). Third grade language arts and reading. In

Georgia performance standards. Retrieved March 12, 2012, from

https://www.georgiastandards.org/standards/Georgia%20Performance

%20Standards/United%20States%20History%202009-2010%2008-14-2008.pdf

New York City school children. 2 girls "with shining faces, opening day", [Photograh].

(1915). Retrieved from Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Washington, D.C. 20540 USA database. (LOT 10850 [item] [P&P])

Library of Congress. (n.d.). Using primary sources. Retrieved March 16, 2012,

from http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/

Library of Congress. (1941, December 7). Three civilians were killed in this shrapnel-

riddled car by a bomb dropped from a Japanese plane eight miles from Pearl

Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941. In loc.gov. Retrieved March 19, 2012, from

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalogs (LOT 11710).

Library of Congress. (n.d.). Primary source analysis tool. Retrieved March 18, 2012,

from

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/resources/Primary_Source_Analy

sis_Tool.pdf

United States Navy (1941, December 7). Three civilians were killed in this shrapnel-

riddled car by a bomb dropped from a Jap plane eight miles from Pearl Harbor,

Hawaii, December 7, 1941 [Photograph]. Retrieved from

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/96509581/

Typewriter [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://mytypewriter.com/olivettilettera32c1963.aspx

Photograph, John F. Kennedy [Photograph]. (1960). Retrieved from

http://www.jfklibrary.org/ Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKPOF-007-008-

p0080.aspx