December in History with the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
December highlights include the attack on Pearl Harbor and the arrest of Rosa Parks for civil disobedience.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Archive: November 2013 (4 Posts)
Teachers: Meet Library of Congress Staff at the National Council of Teachers of English Conference
Posted by: Danna Bell
If you’re attending the National Council of Teachers of English conference from November 21-24 in Boston, MA stop by to see us!
Posted in: News and Events
Broadening Student Understanding of Wartime Experience through Original Works of Art and Personal Accounts
Posted by: Danna Bell
In the October 2013 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article anticipated Veterans’ Day and suggested strategies for broadening student understanding of wartime experience through original works of art and personal accounts.
Posted in: Holidays, Teaching Strategies, Veterans and Military History
Blog Roundup: Primary Sources and the Thanksgiving Holiday
Posted by: Danna Bell
Are you looking for ways to use primary sources in lessons about Thanksgiving? The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources blog has some entries that can help:
Posted in: Holidays