Post on 05-Jan-2016
Come to the Mountain!
KMWP Continuity Events
Webinar Series
Writing From MemoryWriting Activities with American
Memory and Other Digital ArchivesJune 3, 2010 – 4:30 p.m.
Objectives• Showcase strategies with digital archives
• Explore Archives: – Library of Congress collections– National Archives experience with Digital Vaults
• Highlight teacher resources & lesson ideas
• Discuss, comment, question, write
To see speaker’s explanation of slides, download the PowerPoint to view the notes
QuickWrite Countdown: 5-4-3-2-1
• Write 5 observations (what you see)
• Write 4 inferences (interpretations of what you see justified with evidence)
• Write 3 questions
• Write 2 hypotheses (example: What were people feeling and thinking?)
• Write 1 caption
Write 5 observations (what you see)
Write 4 inferences (interpretations of what you see justified with evidence)
Write 3 questions
Write 2 hypotheses (example: What were people feeling and thinking?)
Write 1 caption
Links to Online Resources
• The Library of Congress – American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem
• The National Archives Experience – http://www.digitalvaults.org/
• Georgia’s Virtual Vault - http://content.sos.state.ga.us/
• New York Public Library Digital Gallery - http://digitalgallery.nypl.org
• Making Connections Through Poetry - http://www.loc.gov/teachers/history/index.html