Primary Sources and Political Parties: Reading Complex Texts
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Help students use complex texts to discuss the creation of political parties.
Posted in: Government and Law, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
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Presidential Elections: Newspapers and Complex Text
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Newspapers offer rich examples of complex text, and they often have features to help readers understand and put it into context. Chronicling America offers digitized historical newspaper pages from 1836-1922, including a time-saving list of Recommended Topics. In this election season, I was drawn to the pages about presidential elections. Here are a few particulars that caught my attention, with teaching ideas that came to mind.
Posted in: Government and Law, Lesson Ideas, Teaching Strategies
The Power of Audience and Purpose: Teaching Complex Topics through Primary Source Portraits
Posted by: Danna Bell
Use the ideas in this post to help students understand the importance of knowing the purpose and intended audience for a primary source.
Posted in: African American History, Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Blog Round-Up: Informational Text for Meeting Your Standards
Posted by: Danna Bell
Like many readers of the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog, we have identified strategies related to the Common Core’s instructional “shift” toward integrating more informational texts into literacy programs. Today’s summer blog round-up pulls together five posts packed with ideas for using informational texts from the Library’s collections.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Informational Text: Multiple Points of View in Multiple Formats
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Common Core State Standards, and many state content standards, emphasize reading informational text. Explore primary sources from the Library of Congress to discover informational text in many formats--including some formats that might surprise you.
Posted in: Teaching Tools
Primary Sources and Political Parties: The Role of Third Parties
Posted by: Colleen Smith
Learn more about how teachers can help students learn about impact of third party campaigns in the history of the United States.
Posted in: Government and Law, Primary Source Highlights
Resources from the Library of Congress for Teaching English and Language Arts
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Staff from the Library of Congress will be in booth 151 at the annual convention of the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) in Houston on November 16-18, and we'd love to chat with you and give you a personalized tour of the Library's primary source collections, teaching materials, and professional development resources.
Posted in: News and Events, Poetry and Literature
Presidential Elections: Library of Congress Primary Sources Bring Campaign Season to Life
Posted by: Danna Bell
Every four years, voters go to the polls to elect the next president of the United States. We find ourselves listening to campaign advertisements, news reports on the candidates and their activities and watching debates between the candidates. Bring the campaign to life with primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Government and Law, Lesson Ideas
Teacher Webinar May 7: English Learners, the Common Core and Primary Sources
Posted by: Danna Bell
How can time-strapped teachers find and use free resources from the online collections of the Library of Congress to support the needs of diverse learners? Join us in a webinar on Thursday, May 7, at 4 PM ET, to learn strategies "to engage students in the analysis of evidence (Common Core), increase comprehensible input (diverse learners), and promote content learning and student engagement."
Posted in: News and Events