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Vital Witnesses

Using Primary Sources in History and Social Studies
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The use of primary sources as texts in the classroom is growing. Teachers realize these vital witnesses provide opportunities to motivate students and improve learning. They bring students closer to the people, places, and events being studied and help students improve content knowledge while building skills. Recent trends in standards, such as Common Core, and the increasing use of the Document-Based Questions also promote primary source use. The strong push to use primary sources in teaching history and social studies creates a need among teachers for more information on what they are and how they can be used effectively in the classroom. Vital Witnesses meets this need by providing teachers with a comprehensive guide to primary sources and their use in the classroom. Primary sources are defined, and the various types are described. Classroom-tested activities and strategies are offered to teachers for addressing the needs of all learners and for accommodating Common Core standards and the C3 Framework for State Social Studies Standards.
Preface Introduction: What Are Primary Sources? Part One: Understanding Primary Sources The world of primary sources Print documents Visual documents Maps Photographs Editorial Cartoons Film/video Fine Arts Folk Culture and Mythology. The Built Environment Material culture Natural Environment Part Two: Primary Sources in the Classroom The Big Picture Inquiry-Based Learning Method Classroom Exercises Exploring the nature of primary sources Using primary source texts to open a unit of study Constructing Document-Based Questions Using Visuals to Meet the Needs of All Learners Designing a Curriculum for All Learners Part Three: Accommodating Common Core Accommodating Common Core Literacy Standards Accommodating the C3 Framework for State Social Studies Standards Bibliography
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