
Complete bibliography of Cynthia's resources from each lesson.
- Subject:
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Lecture Notes
- Author:
- Cynthia Szwajkowski
- Date Added:
- 05/31/2017
Complete bibliography of Cynthia's resources from each lesson.
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Primary Sources to accompany Advice, Persuasion or Propaganda lesson.
The primary sources in this set can
be used for inquiry-based learning exercises
and projects. Each document falls under the
umbrella topic of voter education, and students
are encouraged to annotate in the margins in order
to support the development of document analysis
and critical thinking skills. Suggested projects that
make use of this set’s primary sources are also
included for the educator as a springboard for
research-based projects.
The following unit offers multiple entry points into developing an understanding of media literacy. The unit framework and primary sources can be integrated into classrooms of grades 4-12. Each lesson has student objectives that can be accomplished within 40 minute periods over the course of several weeks. A midpoint writing assessment, whole class capstone debate, and final independent writing assessment are included. Support materials are integrated into the lessons, and the primary source document pages can be found at the end of the unit guide.
This article summarizes inquiry-based approaches to the use of the U.S. Census Records to teach historical thinking. These suggestions focus on the analysis of primary source documents found in the Census archive, the contextualization of these documents with evidence, and the use of questioning to drive research.