RESOURCES FOR PRIMARY SOURCES AND INFORMATIONAL TEXTS
EIWP Summer WorkshopEIUJune 26, 2015
HOW TO UTILIZE PRIMARY SOURCES AND INFORMATIONAL TEXTS (MORE STUDENTS; LESS TEACHER)
Bell ringer (picture/photo/editorial cartoon) Analysis/reading for background information,
historical/cultural context Students research to give 5-10 minute presentation during
unit (each student within unit/month/quarter/semester) Alternate points of view Article of the week/current events; 10-minute reads
(Mattoon HS) Paired analysis/reading with current unit/novel Culminating activity Quarterly independent project (no class time; given at
beginning of quarter, due by end)
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WWW.LOC.GOV
Resources Primary Source Sets Lesson Plans Themed Resources
EIU Teaching with Primary Sources Primary Source Analysis Tools
@librarycongress @TeachingLC @PSNTPS (Primary Source Nexus—TPS grant site)
FOUNDATIONAL AND SEMINAL DOCUMENTS AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES WWW.ARCHIVES.GOV
Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National Archives
Docs Teach: The National Archives Experience
Categorized by National History Standards
@DocsTeach @CongressArchive
THE LEARNING NETWORKLEARNING.BLOGS.NYTIMES.COM
14 Ways to Use the Learning Network
50 Ways to Teach with Current Events
Digital Tools for Discovery: 10 New Ways to Search and Explore The New York Times
Text to Text
183 Questions for Writing or Discussion
200 Prompts for Argumentative Writing
THE LEARNING NETWORKW/ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
10 Intriguing Photographs to Teach Close Reading and Visual Thinking Skills
What’s Going on in this Picture? Reuters
@reuterspictures
Teaching with Infographics: Places to Start
10 Ways to Teach Math and More Using Infographics
Infographics for Science and Health Buzzfeed’s 28 Maps that Will Teach You
LITERATURE WITH THE LEARNING NETWORK(SORRY, I AM AN ENGLISH TEACHER)
Teaching Shakespeare with NYT Teaching The Great Gatsby with NYT Teaching The Crucible with NYT Teaching The Odyssey with NYT Teaching The Giver with NYT
@NYTimesLearning @Kschulten (editor of Learning Network) NYT Now iPhone app
ARTICLE OF THE WEEK STRATEGY
Kelly Gallagher’s Article of the Week AoW template available on my blog @KellyGToGo
Dave Stuart Jr.’s Teaching the Core (yes, the keynote speaker on 6/10) @davestuartjr
ADDITIONAL CURRENT EVENTS RESOURCES
10 Things You Need to Know Today—news for today (daily email from The Week magazine) @TheWeek @SpeedReads
Go Kicker—news from yesterday (also has a Facebook page) @goKicker
Izzit
These allow you to flip learning, use BYOD, or create independent reading. You manage online and students complete online:
ThinkCERCA—QuickCercas are free forever NewsELA Actively Learn
SOURCES FOR VARIOUS SUBJECTS
Narratively--click on EXPLORE to search
Life on the Run and Hoop Dreams--themes about running and about basketball; PE, health
Poisoning the Planet—theme for Earth Day; science/environment, geography
American Dreamless—theme; Gatsby All That Jazz—theme; music Foodie Fables and Foibles—theme; foods
MORE SOURCES FOR VARIOUS SUBJECTS
Google Magazines Life Magazine February 8, 1960
Wonderopolis—all subjects; more elementary level @Wonderopolis
Mental Floss—all subjects @mental_floss
The Wilson Quarterly—“explores our world by examining ideas, culture, news, and the real lives they affect”
@wilsonquarterly
POLITICAL CARTOONS
It’s No Laughing Matter: Analyzing Political Cartoons on Library of Congress
Provides a set of lessons to practice using analysis tools. Library of Congress also provides political cartoons from throughout history (primary sources)
Daryl Cagle’s Political Cartoonists Index May be followed on Twitter or have a daily email sent
Cartoons for the Classroom New current event lesson every other week.
Cartoon Analysis Worksheet from National Archives
ALTERNATE VIEWPOINTS OF BOSTON BOMBING
BOSTON BOMBING CONTRASTING TEXTUAL ELEMENTS
ART MUSEUMS ONLINEMAY BE USED FOR ART LESSONS OR AS COMPANION PIECES TO A THEME
Art Museums online
Museum of Modern Art
Art Institute of ChicagoArtwork Resource Packets (PDF downloads)—some teaching activities have IL Learning Standards; some have CCSS
National Gallery of Art For example, Heroes and Heroines unit with 5 works of art (geared for grades 5-8)
Smithsonian American Art Museum Content Links—online exhibitions
Teacher Guides—7 categories of resources with artwork; activities varyExample: “Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell” includes activities forvarious subjects PLUS a list of primary sources to pair with the artwork
HELP
Help writing a thesis statement for ALL teachers: FATT sentence (focus, author, title, text type) or TSAT sentence (text type,
source, author, thesis):
In the ____________________ “__________________________” (text type) (Title)
by _____________________________, he/she ______________(Author) (Focus)
___________________________________________________.
**Strong verbs: expresses, discusses, states, disputes, persuades, suggests, advocates, challenges, focuses, supports, presents, emphasizes, provides, argues, claims, attacks, reflects, comments, describes, distinguishes, reveals, implies, refers, displays
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Kristin Runyon, English teacher Charleston High School
[email protected] email [email protected] email Reading, Writing, and Reflecting my blog, which is where this PowerPoint is locatedrenewthroughperseverance.wordpress.com
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