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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
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Common Core State Standards and many other standards require that students compare informational texts in different media. However, multimedia texts aren’t limited to the 21st century. In fact, one of the most compelling multimedia campaigns in U.S. history was launched more than one hundred years ago, using paper, glue, and an effective set of persuasive techniques.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Lesson Ideas, Teaching Strategies
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
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Where can you find a wide range of authors writing from varied points of view, making arguments with appeals to evidence, rich with rhetorical strategies and figurative language, often using a number of different media, all in one package? In historic newspapers.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Informational text is more important to teachers than ever before, especially with the rise of the Common Core standards. The Library of Congress is an excellent resource for finding and using texts to build students' reading skills.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Danna Bell
How can teachers use a poster to help students learn the artist's intent? Learn more in this post by Teacher in Residence Caneisha Mills.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Recipes, like music scores, are especially interesting to me because they can still be used in the way the author originally intended. Though one cannot read historic newspapers to stay apprised of current events, or read historic letters to stay in touch with friends, "American orphan"; Amelia Simmons can speak through the centuries to help the reader get dinner to the table.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
We are delighted to launch another year of ideas and conversation at Teaching with the Library of Congress!
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Now there's one especially for working with newspapers. Pair this guide with the printable or online primary source analysis tool to guide students into deeper analysis and reflection of primary sources from the online collections of rich historical primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools