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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Summer often includes vacation with lots of time to catch up on popular novels and biographies and old favorites. On June 25, the Library of Congress launched a new exhibition, "Books That Shaped America," featuring 88 books by American authors. Which books have shaped you or your students?
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Anne Savage
What’s a good way to get started with primary sources? Here’s a guide to blog posts about using the Library’s Primary Source Analysis Tool to begin investigating historical documents.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
If you're attending the International Society of Technology in Education in San Diego this year, please come visit the Library of Congress on the exhibit floor. The Library will be in booth #4641.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
In addition to the materials found on the Teachers Page, there are many other resources on the Library of Congress website that teachers can use to find primary sources.
Posted in: Teaching Tools
Posted by: Stacie Moats
As students (and teachers) begin looking ahead to summer, celebrate the Fourth of July a little early in your classroom by using The Declaration of Independence: Rewriting the Rough Draft, an online activity from the Library of Congress,
Posted in: Government and Law, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Danna Bell
What can a political cartoon say that a drawing or photograph can’t? The Teaching with the Library of Congress blog has published a few helpful posts on using political cartoons in the classroom.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Focusing on details in a set of visual images can reinforce the idea that photographs have a point of view. Studying and comparing various photographs of a subject can reveal a great deal about how each photographer viewed the subject. In the previous post,we asked you to post your answers to the question "Which of these photographs are of the same person?" This post will explore the answer.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Focusing on details in a set of visual images can reinforce the idea that photographs have a point of view. Studying and comparing various photographs of a subject can reveal a great deal about how each photographer viewed the subject. Study the set of images and, in the comments, post your answer to the question. We'll answer the question in the next post.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Over the past year, this blog has introduced some of the primary sources that make the Library unique, along with the teaching skills that can help teachers unlock those sources' potential.
Posted in: News and Events