Informational Text: Know Your Meme
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Many students will be familiar with memes on social media, but how often do they evaluate the purpose and meaning of a meme?
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Category: Lesson Ideas
Discovering Mathematical Qualities in Primary Sources from the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore how to utilize primary sources from the 1918 influenza pandemic to enhance a math lesson.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Science Technology and Math
Learning from Home with Theodore Roosevelt and Library of Congress Collections
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore engaging access points to enrich learning at home with the Library of Congress collections.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
A Recipe for Project-Based Learning
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)
Using Literary Maps in the Classroom
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Have you ever considered using a literary map with your students? In the May/June 2018 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article features literary maps for the humanities classroom.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Lesson Ideas, Poetry and Literature
What Did Lincoln Say about Extemporaneous Speaking?
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
As any debate team knows, the ability to communicate arguments and craft rebuttals extemporaneously can be essential. We began wondering how historically well-regarded orators fared with extemporaneous speaking. What might President Abraham Lincoln, for example, have said on the subject?
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Lesson Ideas
From the LOC (or Wherever You May Be), All the Way to Mars! Part 2
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Our previous post on a recent Mars-related program in the Young Readers Center of the Library of Congress described how students studied historical and current primary sources to prepare them to discuss whether they'd want to visit and possibly to live on Mars.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Young Learners
Information Literacy: Why Does the Source Matter? Gilmore’s 1869 Peace Jubilee
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Two articles about Patrick Gilmore's June 1869 peace jubilee in Boston, an event many students and teachers may not be familiar with, might pique students' interest in learning about the event and lend themselves to structured evaluation and analysis of each source of information
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Fine and Performing Arts, Lesson Ideas
Learning Beyond the Original Purpose with Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In the November/December 2017 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article features a 1910 map of South San Francisco, San Mateo County, California. The map was created for the unique purpose of documenting estimated fire hazards, and resides in the Sanborn Map Collection, part of an ongoing digitization project at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools