CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
1. Primary and Secondary Sources Defined
2. Websites for Primary Sources
3. Activities for Finding Textual Evidence in Primary and Secondary Sources
1. Primary and Secondary Sources Defined
- Princeton University Primary vs. Secondary Sources
- Concordia University Primary and Secondary Sources
- Definition and Examples of Primary and Secondary Sources
- Primary and Secondary Source Discussion Questions (Go to part two for a great classroom activity.)
- Primary and Secondary Sources Quiz and Key
- Online Quiz: Primary vs. Secondary Sources
- Online Quiz Two: Primary vs. Secondary Sources
- Primary and Secondary Sources Worksheets and Keys
- Primary and Secondary Source Lesson Plan (Scroll down to "Primary and Secondary Sources.")
2. Websites for Primary Sources
- American Memory from the Library of Congress
- National History Day U.S. History Primary Sources
- The Gilder Lehrman Collecton of American History Primary Resources
- The Avalon Project from Yale Law School - Law, History, and Diplomacy Documents
- National Humanities Center Primary Resource Collections by Theme (With Helpful "Framing Questions")
- University of Houston's Digital American History Primary Documents
- Constitution.org Primary Source Documents from Early American History
- University of Michigan's Making of America Primary Source Digital Library
- Source List for Primary Documents for American and World History
- Eurodocs - Primary Documents in European History
- UC Berkeley's Overview of Primary Sources Online
- Social Studies Central Primary Sources Page
3. Activities for Finding Textual Evidence in Primary and Secondary Sources
- Lesson on Slavery with Newspaper Advertisements
- Lesson with Examples for Finding Textual Evidence
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Lesson on the Mexican-American War Using Primary Sources
- Lesson on Reconstruction using Political Cartoons
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Lesson on the Declaration of Independence
- Lesson on Finding Evidence Using an Article About Frederick Douglass
- Lesson on Exploring Primary Sources at the Library of Congress
- Great Lesson on Citing Text (For Literature but Adaptable for Informational Text)
- Lesson on Digging in to Find Evidence
- Finding and Using Textual Evidence
- Teaching Strategies to Help Students Find Evidence in Texts
- Using Text Features and Clue Words to Find Evidence (Great Instructional Video for Students)
- Scavenger Hunt - "Find a line that demonstrates...."
- National Archives Source Analysis Worksheets
- National Archives "Docs Teach" Activities
- Engaging Students with Primary Sources (Smithsonian)
- Reading Like a Historian (Stanford History Education Group)
- SOAPS (Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Significance) primary source “Think Sheet”
- SOAPS Primary Document Methodology
- Wisconsin Historical Society's Guide to Using Primary Sources
- Finding Evidence with QARs (Question-Answer Relationships)
- Example Activities for Finding Evidence in Primary Sources
- Ideas for Using Primary Sources in the Classroom
- Primary Sources Toolkit from the George W. Bush Library
- Activity Ideas for Citing Specific Textual Evidence
- Citing Textual Evidence
- Activity Ideas for Analyzing Primary Sources
- Graphic Organizers For Comprehension of Nonfiction Sources (Go to "Locate/Classify Information.")
- Textual Evidence Resources
- Evidence-Based Terminology Poster
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