Why Use Primary Sources?
Primary sources provide a window into the past—unfiltered access to the record of artistic, social, scientific and political thought and achievement during the specific period under study, produced by people who lived during that period. Bringing young people into close contact with these unique, often profoundly personal, documents and objects can give them a very real sense of what it was like to be alive during a long-past era. 1. Engage students Primary sources help students relate in a personal way to events of the past and promote a deeper understanding of history as a series of human events.Because primary sources are snippets of history, they encourage students to seek additional evidence through research.First-person accounts of events helps make them more real, fostering active reading and response. 2. Many state standards support teaching with primary sources, which require students to be both critical and analytical as they read and examine documents and objects. 3. Top
Raymond Bykes, Western Union No. 23, Norfolk Va. Said he was fourteen years old. Works until after one A.M. every night. He is precocious and not a little "tough." Has been here at this office for only three months, but he already knows the Red Light Dist
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Primary Source Sets
Teachers Abraham Lincoln: Rise to National Prominence Speeches, correspondence, campaign materials and a map documenting the free and slave states in 1856 chronicle Lincoln’s rise to national prominence Alexander Hamilton Manuscripts, images, and historic newspapers document the life and accomplishments of Alexander Hamilton American Authors in the Nineteenth Century: Whitman, Dickinson, Longfellow, Stowe, and Poe A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the topic of American authors in the nineteenth century, including Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Edgar Allan Poe. Top
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Imperio de Mali, esplendor y decadencia: Timbuktu | ArqueHistoria
Marcos Uyá /Más allá de las Fronteras Como vimos en un artículo anterior, a mediados del siglo XIII, el Imperio de Malí ya se ha expandido enormemente gracias a las conquistas del emperador Sundiata. Pero los dias de máximo esplendor, del segundo gran imperio del África sudánica, llegarían con su sobrino y sucesor Mansa Musa, quien conquistó Timbuktu o Tombuctú, ciudad que convirtió en el más importante centro comercial y religioso de la cultura islámica en el África Subhariana. Representación de Mansa Musa, rey del imperio de Malí s. XIV, en un Atlas Catalán del mundo conocido (mapamundi), elaborado por Abraham Cresques de Mallorca. Un antiguo proverbio malí decía ; “El oro viene del sur, la sal del norte y el dinero del país del hombre blanco; pero los cuentos maravillosos y la palabra de Dios sólo se encuentran en Timbuctú”. Suniata, fue el primer soberano malinka en convertirse al Islam. Mezquita de Djenné, en Malí. La importancia del comercio: Decadencia y desaparición Askia Toure.
Elementary Lessons for Primary and Secondary Sources
Primary and Secondary Sources LA GLEs: 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 Needed prior to first lesson Some examples of primary and secondary sources (photographs, clothing, news articles, photographs of buildings, people, clothes, and activities; and maps, diaries, articles of clothing, advertisements, magazines, etc. Time: One Week (45 minutes daily)Lessons: 1. •Primary Source - original works in various media formats such as photographs, drawings, letters, diaries, documents, books, films, posters, play scripts, speeches, songs, sheet music, and first-person accounts that are recorded at the time of an event. Source: Cyberbee Link 2. 3. •advertisements•architectural•blueprints•clothes•cookbooks•diaries•drawings•encyclopedias•interviews•journals•letters•maps•music•periodicals•photographs•speeches•textbooks•tombstones•videos•worksof art NOTE: Discuss the choices the students made and why each item falls into a specific category. 4. 5. 6.
School Library Management
Resources for School Librarians - Index Policy Manuals and Other Management Tools How to set up a school library for Non-librarians What Do I Do With All of These Books? - A guide for a non-librarian. It will tell you how to set up and organize a school library. Up to Top Handbooks and Guidelines for Students and Faculty Policies Manual - Plainville School, Rainsville, AL. Volunteers Grandview Elementary School Volunteer Info - This is for adult volunteers. Ideas for New Media Specialists The 12 Most Important Things to Do . . . in the First Week of Your New Job - By Carrie Marting and Julie Marie Frye in the Knowledge Quest Blog. This site is maintained by Linda Bertland, retired school librarian, Philadelphia, PA.
Old trees reveal Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA) around 1,500 years ago -- ScienceDaily
WSL dendroclimatologist Ulf Büntgen and his fellow researchers were able for the first time to precisely reconstruct the summer temperatures in central Asia for the past 2,000 years. This was made possible by new tree-ring measurements from the Altai mountains in Russia. The results complement the climatological history of the European Alps, stretching back 2,500 years, that Büntgen and collaborators published in 2011 in the journal Science. "The course temperatures took in the Altai mountains corresponds remarkably well to what we found for the Alps," says Büntgen. Tree-ring widths in old trees reflect the summer climate in any given year in the past. Climate and culture In light of this, the researchers refer to the period from 536 to around 660 CE for the first time as the "Late Antique Little Ice Age" (LALIA). According to the team of naturalists, historians and linguists, this period bore witness to a whole series of social upheavals. Migrations
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