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Core Strategies for Working with Primary Sources: The Basics

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Since the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog launched in 2011, we’ve published more than 900 posts covering a wide range of topics and suggesting various strategies for deepening student engagement and learning. This is the first of a series of posts revisiting some of our favorite strategies; we invite you to read along and share some of your own.

Today we start with some basics: What is a primary source? What might a teacher think about when selecting primary sources and structuring inquiry-driven learning experiences? But before delving into any of those concepts, view this short video to hear what three teachers