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Teaching With Primary Sources From the Library of Congress

The lessons on this page were created under a grant from the Libray of Congress at the Wayne County RESA, by a group of Michigan educators.
Overview of How to Use the Library Of Congress
Elementary Lesson Plans
Intermediate Lesson Plans
High School Lesson Plans

Overview of How to Use the Library of  Congress
Designing Your Lesson Plan With Primary and Secondary Sources
By: Abby Combs
Designing Your American Memory Lesson Plan  
Primary and Secondary Sources

Using the Library of Congress
By Karen Becknell

Inspired by History Script
Location Navigation Notes
Using The Library of Congress
How to Work with and Copy Library of Congress Resources
By:  K. Koskela
Instructions - Copy, Bookmark, Link

WebQuest:  Using the Library of Congress for Primary Sources
By:  Donna Comstock-Herman
Lesson Plan
WebQuest

 

Elementary Lesson Plans
Walking With Ruby Bridges
By:  Carol Connor
Lesson Plan
Grades K-2

Your Community: Then and Now

By:  Karen Lemmons
Your Community:  Then and Now Lesson Plan
Grade 2

Examining Primary Source Advertisements From Michigan
By:  J'aime Holderbaum

Examining Primary Source Advertisements From Michigan Lesson Plan
Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources
Grades 3 & 4

Pioneer Life In Michigan
By:  Kathryn Hribar
Lesson Plan
Grade 3

     Podcast Guides                    Podcasts/MP3 Files                          Additional Resources
Podcast Guide 1
Podcast Guide 2
Podcast  Guide 3
Podcast  Guide 4
Podcast  Guide 5
Podcast  Guide 6
Podcast  Guide 7
1.  Meet the Nowlin Family
2.  The Boat Ride Across Lake Erie
3.  The House and the Farm
4.  Making Money and Getting Food
5.  William Wants a Pig
6.  Unwanted Visitors
7.  Inside the Nowlin House
Compare and Contrast Chart 
Comparison and Contrast Rubric
Rubric for Retelling
Rubric for Visual Respresentation


Migration and "The Orphan Train"
By:  Terence Madden
Migration and the Orphan Train Lesson Plan
Grade 4

Revolutionary War:  The Stamp Act of 1765
By:  Maria E. Wallevand
Lesson Plan
Grade 5

Voices of the Revolution:  People and Events

By:  Civeroreen Wilson
Lesson Plan
Grade 5

Reactions to the Revolutionary War- Who Really Won?
By:  Lisa M. Eischer
Library of Congress Image Comparison and Analysis
Library of Congress Image Comparison and Analysis Key
Reactions to the War

Grade 5

Declaring Independence:  Fighting With Words

By:  Beth Shroyer Fortino
Lesson Plan
Primary Answer Form

Grade 5

The Treaty of Paris
By:  Alyson Jones
Treaty of Paris Lesson Plan

Grade 5

Exploring with the Early Explorers Using Primary Sources From the Library of Congress
By:  Eric Strommer
Exploring With the Early Explorers Lesson Plan

Elementary

Intermediate Lesson Plans
Meet Anthony Burns, a Fugitive Slave
By:  Charlene Smith
Lesson Plan
Grades 5-8

Civil Conversations: Pre and Post Civil War

By:  
Rita Lockridge
Civil Conversation
Grade 8

The Woman's Suffrage Movement
By:  Deidrah Scott
The Woman's Suffrage Movement Unit
Grade 8
The Immigrant Experience in America
By:  Denise Knapp
Learning Experience Lesson Plan
Grade 8

War of 1812: Reasons for Fighting
By:  Jennifer Reid
War 1812 Reasons for Fighting Lesson Plan
Grade 8


High School Lesson Plans
America: The Immigrant Experience
By:  Sue Llyod
Immigration Experience
High School

Muckrakers to Progressives: A Congressional Testimony Roleplay
By:  Chuck Jager
Primary Source Lesson Plan
High School

Who were the Progressive Organizations?
By:  Lindsay Flynn
Framework for Library of Congress Lesson
Handouts LOC Lesson
Primary Resources from the LOC
High School

A Differentiated Plan for Teaching American Values in a Historical Setting
By:  Ray Walker
Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources
High School

The Dustbowl and the New Deal
By:  Karen Villegas

Setting the Stage for the New Deal ver.2.wmv 
The Dust Bowl and the New Deal Lesson Plan
High School

Map Comparisons of Washington, D.C., 1887-1996
By:  K. Koskela
Map Analysis Worksheet
Map Exercise - Wash. D.C.
Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources
Rubric
High School

World History Growth and Development of World Regions
By:  Anthony Salciccioli
Lesson Plan
High School
Religious Arguments For or Against the American Revolution
By:  William R.D. Hillaker
Lesson Plan
High School

A Precursor To War:  The Election of 1860
By:  Kelly Eddy
Lesson Plan
High School

Presidential Election of 1896
By:  Robert May
Lesson Plan
High School

Spanish American War:  From the US Maine to War
A Chronology of Events Using Primary Source Newspapers  (1898)
By:  Timothy Whitehouse
Lesson Plan
High School

The Power of Peace:  Protests, Public Policy, and Civil Disobedience
By:  Kathy Bennett
Lesson Plan
High School

The Great Depression:  Labor Relations
By:  Jeremiah May
Lesson Plan
High School

Exploring the Marshall Plan Through Primary Resources (1947-1950)
By:  Ruth Duling
Lesson Plan
Supplemental Pictures and Documents
High School Grade 9

“To Pass, or not to Pass”  The Equal Rights Amendment Dilemma
By:  Tony Simovski
Lesson Plan
High School