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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)

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/

http://www.eiu.edu/~eiutps/

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

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true&




http://docsteach.org/

http://docsteach.org/

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

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/14-ways-to-use-the-learning-network-this-school-year/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/14-ways-to-use-the-learning-network-this-school-year/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/50-ways-to-teach-current-events/

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/50-ways-to-teach-current-events/

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/digital-tools-for-discovery-10-ways-to-search-and-explore-the-new-york-times/



http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/text-to-text/

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/183-questions-for-writing-or-discussion/?module=BlogPost-ReadMore&version=Blog%20Main&action=Click&contentCollection=U.S.&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/183-questions-for-writing-or-discussion/?module=BlogPost-ReadMore&version=Blog%20Main&action=Click&contentCollection=U.S.&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/200-prompts-for-argumentative-writing/

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/200-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

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/10-intriguing-photographs-to-teach-close-reading-and-visual-thinking-skills/



http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/?s=what's+going+on+in+this+picture

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/?s=what's+going+on+in+this+picture

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/teaching-with-infographics-places-to-start/

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/teaching-with-infographics-places-to-start/

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/22/interpreting-the-data-10-ways-to-teach-math-and-more-using-infographics/

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/22/interpreting-the-data-10-ways-to-teach-math-and-more-using-infographics/

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/teaching-with-infographics-science-and-health/

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/maps-that-will-teach-you-a-damn-thing-about-your-state-fo

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

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/teaching-shakespeare-with-the-new-york-times/

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/teaching-the-great-gatsby-with-the-new-york-times-2/

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/teaching-the-crucible-with-the-new-york-times/

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/teaching-topics/the-odyssey/

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/text-to-text-the-giver-and-the-dark-side-of-young-adult-fiction/

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

http://www.kellygallagher.org/article-of-the-week/

http://www.teachingthecore.com/

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

http://theweek.com/10things/557703/10-things-need-know-today

http://gokicker.com/

http://www.izzit.org/index.php

http://www.thinkcerca.com/

https://newsela.com/

http://www.activelylearn.com/

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

http://narrative.ly/

http://narrative.ly/american-dreamless/

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

http://books.google.com/books

http://books.google.com/books

http://books.google.com/books?id=-EoEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0

http://wonderopolis.org/home

http://mentalfloss.com/

http://wilsonquarterly.com/

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

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/activities/political-cartoon/index.html

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/activities/political-cartoon/index.html

http://www.cagle.com/

http://nieonline.com/aaec/cftc.cfm

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

http://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning

http://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning

http://www.artic.edu/learn/teachers-pre-k-12



http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/education.html



http://americanart.si.edu/education/resources/

http://americanart.si.edu/education/resources/

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