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Interactive tool for anlayzing primary sources, such as pictures, books, manuscripts, maps, sound recordings, motion pictures, oral histories, political cartoons, sheet music & songs. Students answer guiding questions and can save and/or print results.

"SCIM-C is a model for analyzing historical sources and placing them within a historical narrative. The steps ask students to: Summarize, Contextualize, Infer, Monitor, and Corroborate"

Lesson plans, presentations, activities tied to primary sources; filter by standard (PACCS & state standards)

literature paired with primary sources from the Library of Congress

Search America's historic newspapers pages from 1836-1922 from Chronicling America (The Library of Congress). Great for research & examining primary sources for any subject area.

"The following tutorials, developed by a history and social science teacher educator, an educational psychologist/technologist, and an academic historian, are designed to build a practical understanding of: (1) the nature and purpose of historical inquiry, (2) the processes and strategies involved in analyzing historical sources and using them as evidence in order to develop historical interpretations, and (3) the processes and strategies involved in reconciling various accounts of the past as part of the process of doing history. Our hope is that these tutorials serve as scaffolds or points of entry to initially support teachers' efforts to facilitate the doing of history within the classroom. "

LoC webquests for various grades & subjects.