Category: Teaching Strategies

Refined by: (Author) Danna Bell; (Year) 2011

One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page

Snow Stories in Library of Congress Primary Sources

December 9, 2011

Primary sources about snow and snow-related activities can be a great starting point for studying weather, comparing current winter pastimes to those of the past, and even studying clothing and snow-removal equipment.

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Dealing with Difficult Subjects in Primary Sources

November 30, 2011

Posted by: Danna Bell

One of the things that makes teaching with primary sources wonderful is that they document what was happening at the time being studied. However, this is also why they can be problematic.

Posted in: Teaching Strategies

Refined by: (Author) Danna Bell; (Year) 2011