Touching History Agenda

9-9:50 Sun Ventana Room CSLA

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. Charles R. Swindoll

Teaching with Primary Sources from the Library of Congress program  in conjunction with the California History-Social Science Project - using digitized primary source materials to design challenging, high-quality instruction. 

Focus integrating primary sources into instruction and using media to address the Common Core State Standards and build 21st century skills.

Introduction overview with Prezi 

9-9:05   Why Primary Sources From Berkeley to Berkeley!!!

Bancroft, SFPALM (MP+D) LOC, NARA, Calisphere, DPLA, NJAHS

on wiki Introduction overview with Prezi 

9:05-9:15  Partners provide one item from pocket or purse & explore these primary sources (compile list on sheet)

9:15-9:25  Provide each small group with a primary source (realia, letter, map, photo, postcard) & direct group to examine & discuss their item.  Then give each group the appropriate analyzing sheet & have group complete.

9:25-9:30  Select group present their primary source & findings. Discuss presentations & review types of primary sources (list on large sheet)

9:30-9:40  Guided whole group discussion: "Think like a Historian", media resources & literacy strategies ***  Library of Congress other history websites

9:40-9:45  Reflect on activities using 3-2-1 form (evaluation)

3 new  things you learned
2 tools/strategies you will use
1 idea you will share

9:45-9:50  Each participant develop personal next steps (post card strategy)

Interactive Poster

Teaching with Primary Sources: Using Multimedia and Primary Sources in Instruction
Library of Congress & the UC Berkeley History Social-Science Project July 2013

Skills & Strategies: PBWorks, Diigo, Information & Media Literacy

Lesson Focus Question: Why are primary sources essential for inquiry process?

Lesson Teaching Thesis: What will the students learn in this lesson? 
Explore primary sources
Review types of primary sources
Discuss "Think like a Historian" & Common Core connections
Examine Library of Congress resources
Reflect on activities & develop personal next steps

Resources and Materials:  Library of Congress Images of 20th Century School

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsa.8b20408/

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/gsc1994028612/PP/

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/npcc.27764/

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b19787/

Literacy Strategy/ies: Working with partner & small group then sharing information   & Large group discussion

Common Core State Standards: Reading & Writing
Reading: Informational Text  
7.       Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
Writing
7.    Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
8.    Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
9.    Draw evidence from literary and or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Speaking and Listening:  
2.       Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
3.       Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
4.    Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
5.    Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
 Language
 4.    Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
6.    Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
 10. Historical Thinking Skill: Historical thinking skill/s students will practice while completing this lesson.: evidence , context, and significance



 

National Japanese American Historical Society

Calisphere Resources  Digital collections featuring California reosurces

Digital Public Library of America  from libraries, archives & museums. Features app development using data.

Smithsonian, New York Public Library, National Archives. DPLA Fact Sheet

National Archives & Records Administration  Teachers Resources include primary source forms.

Museum of Performance & Design "MP+D has served the arts community for over sixty years as a cultural resource and an archive for some of our nation's most important performance related materials. It manages a rare collection of 3.5M items on the history of performances in San Francisco and the Bay Area, maintains a comprehensive Research Library, and hosts a variety of engaging public events."

The Bancroft Library  Building  Bancroft: The Evolution of a Library