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Featured Article, Teaching with Primary Sources (Library of Congress) - 0 views

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Most important of all, these questions transform the act of reading from passive reception to an engaged and passionate interrogation. If we want students to remember historical facts, this approach, not memorization, is the key.
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A nice, concise Sam Wineburg article outlining his key arguments about "historical thinking" and how it can be fostered through the use of Primary Source documents.

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Interactive Map of African Colonialism and Independence - Brown University - 3 views

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Giorgio Vasari The Lives of the Artists - 0 views

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Vasari Renaissance Artwork PrimarySource

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Repositories of Primary Sources - 0 views

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primary_sources research primarysources W.H.H.

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Office of Tibet New York > www.tibetoffice.org/en - 0 views

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Article for class on Friday, Dec. 11.

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Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade - 2 views

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Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

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Database that formerly existed only on CD-ROM now fully accessible online. Looks great for primary source research.

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academhack » Blog Archive » Seriously Can We End This Debate Already - 5 views

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Wikipedia Research HistoricalSources

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Good discussion about the relative merits and faults of traditional encyclopedias vs. Wikipedia. Be sure to read the comments. Yours truly makes an appearance (and a point) that we've discussed in class. Some of the other comments are good and thoughtful as well, especially the one challenging the idea of primary = more trustworthy; secondary = less trustworthy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Good discussion about the relative merits and faults of traditional encyclopedias vs. Wikipedia. Be sure to read the comments. Yours truly makes an appearance (and a point) that we've discussed in class. Some of the other comments are good and thoughtful as well, especially the one challenging the idea of primary = more trustworthy; secondary = less trustworthy.</div>

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Education Week: Inverting Bloom's Taxonomy - 3 views

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Really good piece on how to approach history as a learner and develop the skill of historical thinking (and most importantly, how historical thinking differs from the collection and regurgitation of disconnected knowledge). This piece also does a really nice job talking about how to read for historical context and begin one's evaluation of a primary source with the moment in which it is written rather than the content that it describes.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Really good piece on how to approach history as a learner and develop the skill of historical thinking (and most importantly, how historical thinking differs from the collection and regurgitation of disconnected knowledge). This piece also does a really nice job talking about how to read for historical context and begin one's evaluation of a primary source with the moment in which it is written rather than the content that it describes.</div>

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Nate Kogan on 08 Oct 09

Really good piece on how to approach history as a learner and develop the skill of historical thinking (and most importantly, how historical thinking differs from the collection and regurgitation of disconnected knowledge). This piece also does a really nice job talking about how to read for historical context and begin one's evaluation of a primary source with the moment in which it is written rather than the content that it describes.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Really good piece on how to approach history as a learner and develop the skill of historical thinking (and most importantly, how historical thinking differs from the collection and regurgitation of disconnected knowledge). This piece also does a really nice job talking about how to read for historical context and begin one's evaluation of a primary source with the moment in which it is written rather than the content that it describes.</div>

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Harrison Genua's Blog - 2 views

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single goal
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  Has this "single goal" been clearly defined? Does this term refer to the conquest of other territories?
  
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something more peaceful
- Nate Kogan on 06 Oct 09
  
  does it necessarily need to be more "peaceful" or simply involve a trickling down of economic rewards?
  
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their
- Nate Kogan on 06 Oct 09
  
  "its" -- Assyrian Empire = Singular proper noun
  
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strive
- Nate Kogan on 06 Oct 09
  
  "striving" -- need to keep parallel with "glorifying"
  
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he tablet makes the king look like an unquestionable source of knowledge and power, giving the public a sense of security and confidence in their centralized  government.
- Nate Kogan on 06 Oct 09
  
  good analysis, interpretation of the document -- nice example of analyzing POV. Will want to strive to do this for all documents in this type of essay.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">good analysis, interpretation of the document -- nice example of analyzing POV. Will want to strive to do this for all documents in this type of essay.</div>
  
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has a maniacal desire to conquer
- Nate Kogan on 06 Oct 09
  
  "had" -- keep in past tense.
  
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thenagain.com,
- Nate Kogan on 06 Oct 09
  
  who is the author of this as a primary source? The hosting service here isn't as significant as the author (or time period) in which this document/image is created.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">who is the author of this as a primary source? The hosting service here isn't as significant as the author (or time period) in which this document/image is created.</div>
  
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is larger than any other person in the picture.  This shows how the Assyrians worshiped their king, and how focused they were on their military.
- Nate Kogan on 06 Oct 09
  
  aim for a bit more specific description or direct analysis. Simply having a large figure doesn't necessarily indicate "worship" or emphasis on military. Address his actions, and then you can justify the characterization abou the military emphasis.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">aim for a bit more specific description or direct analysis. Simply having a large figure doesn't necessarily indicate "worship" or emphasis on military. Address his actions, and then you can justify the characterization abou the military emphasis.</div>
  
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article
- Nate Kogan on 06 Oct 09
  
  word choice -- not an article, a primary source document. Need to more fully analyze the external elements of this source.
  
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  “My power and might I established over the land…”
- Nate Kogan on 06 Oct 09
  
  Weak incorporation of text. Who is the author? What is the historical context? Where is the fluid integration?
  
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the emperor states
- Nate Kogan on 06 Oct 09
  
  Which emperor? Isn't it significant to address individual personalities and external information if we have that?
  
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King Shalmaneser II constructed a magnificent obelisk detailing all of his conquests for thirty years and going so far as to proclaim “a destruction… I made.”
- Nate Kogan on 06 Oct 09
  
  What about the significance as the obelisk as a form? Do we see anything else similar taking place in any of the other documents that you could connect to this event? Finding overlapping pattern would enable a stronger case in support of continuity rather than change.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What about the significance as the obelisk as a form? Do we see anything else similar taking place in any of the other documents that you could connect to this event? Finding overlapping pattern would enable a stronger case in support of continuity rather than change.</div>
  
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emp. as a whole worked well to expand the empire, this same ideology led them to expand unsustainably. The Assyrians sought power in any way possible, such as through nature and their military. 
- Nate Kogan on 06 Oct 09
  
  Two points: 1. In a formal essay avoid abbreviations. 2. You bring up a new point about control of "nature" here; however, the rest of the essay never addressed this point in the body paragraphs. Avoid raising new issues in the conclusion.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Two points: 1. In a formal essay avoid abbreviations. 2. You bring up a new point about control of "nature" here; however, the rest of the essay never addressed this point in the body paragraphs. Avoid raising new issues in the conclusion.</div>
  
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REVOLT - 4 views

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Primary source document excerpted from Daniel David Luckenbill, ed., Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia, vol. 1 (New York: Greenwood Press, 1968): 144-145.

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