04-FingerP Library of Congress Webquest

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Answer Sheet for LOC Activities Activity Number (Do the Preparation Insert work electronically on this side: activity, then choose 5 of the numbered activities. Do the Evaluation and the Reflection.) Preparation Education Extras (all SST309 Early Elementary Walking With Ruby Bridges students will complete this one) (4 titles see right) Michigan Train To Midnight: A Journey on the Underground Railroad 5th grade Westward Movement (1800s 2000) Intermediate Declaring Independence: Fighting With Words (1776) Activity One Activity Two Done Although no battle was fought at Valley Forge, it is where a new, confident, and professional American Army was born. The Patriots victory at the Battle of Yorktown marked the end of the Revolutionary War and the recognition of the United States as a free and independent Nation. Early English settlers arrived in the first settlement in Jamestown by ships. Life for the colonists appears to be difficult, because of Indian hostility and attacks. Yet, when you see pictures of tea on the lawn, quilting bees, and women strolling with parasols outside of church it seems that where you lived and when you came to America determined how difficult your life would be. Pickett's Charge: Stephen Vincent Benet, John Brown's Body (Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1928), 312 Letter from Maj. Gen. George Pickett, to his Fiance, July 4, 1863

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Activity Four Activity Five

On July 3, 1863, Union troops repelled a massive artillery assault on Cemetery Ridge during the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg in southern Pennsylvania. Selected Civil War Photographs

Gettysburg, Pa. Dead Confederate soldiers in "the devil's den," Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Alexander Gardner, photographer, July 1863.

Incidents of the war. A harvest of death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Timothy H. O'Sullivan, photographer, July 1863. "John H. Robertson," Marlin, Texas, Miss Effie Cowan, interviewer, ca. 1936-40. American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940

George M. Cohan was born on July 3, 1878, in Providence, Rhode Island.

"Over There," Words & Music by George M. Cohan, 1917. Historic American Sheet Music: 1850-1920

"Over There," By Geo. M. Cohan, French lyrics by Louis Delamarre, 1917. Historic American Sheet Music: 1850-1920

"Over There," Words & Music by Geo. M. Cohan, French lyrics by Louis Delamarre, 1917. Historic American Sheet Music: 1850-1920 Activity Six Constitution with Washingtons handwritten notes, 1787; Scene from signing of the Constitution; & Broadside of Bill of Rights Eleven: The African-American Experience; Slavery; & Frederick Douglass

Activity Seven Activity Eight Activity Nine:

Flag of U.S.: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas . 200000017/default.html

Statue of Liberty: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterial s/primarysourcesets/symbols-us/ Bald Eagle: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/thc.5a35 882/

Uncle Sam: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/british/

White House: http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/prespoetry/ faq.html

Evaluation Choice B. Students in SST309 will go to the National Archives link: http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/wo rksheets/ and then use one of the analysis sheets to analyze a resource from the Library of Congress. They will have to show which Social Studies Grade Level Content Expectations that resource would support. Bookmark This Record: Storming Fort Wagner by Kurz & Allison http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2012647346/ Social Studies Grade Level Content Expectation that is supported by this color lithograph: 8-U5.2.4 Describe the role of African Americans in the war, including black soldiers and regiments, and the increased resistance of enslaved peoples. Photo Analysis Worksheet is attached. Reflection 1. What is the most valuable take-away you have gained by learning about the resources at the Library of Congress? Again, I am thanking you, because I thought I knew all the available sources at this siteWow, was I wrong. I currently am having my High school students use this site because they are required to do an argumentative research paper on which U.S. President was the best President and why he was. They have to use a visual aid during their presentations so I really like using Google advanced search to specifically search for images and documents at www.loc.gov. I also loved the classroom materials available on the teacher page. I cant wait to share them with the teacher I am mentoring.

2. What is the value of studying history using primary source documents? I believe using primary sources engages students by giving them the opportunity to actually connect with people from the past by witnessing how they lived, what they thought, and how many people from history felt the same way about things students feel now (i.e. family, country, friends, justice, and patriotism). Plus, using primary sources like music, photographs, letters, and diary entries really helps to reach all students learning styles and captures their curiosity enticing students to discover more about different historical events. Using primary sources is a great source for developing my students high-level thinking skills, because analyzing primary sources will require students to ask questions, find answers to those questions, and discuss those answers with classmates.

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Each Activity in this web quest is accomplished as the student moves through it. At the end, there will be a written reflection on what the students have learned about the Library of Congress, the value of using primary sources to teach history, and one Activity they create to support one of the GLCEs. Students in SST309 will go to the National Archives link: http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/ and, using one of the analysis sheets, discover and analyze a resource from the Library of Congress. They will have to show which Social Studies Grade Level Content Expectations that resource would support. Elements Analysis sheet Proficient (4 points) Analysis sheet is correctly completed, using a resource from the LOC Location of LOC resource is correctly cited Activity is directly aligned to a Grade Level Content Expectation (although it may not support the whole GLCE) Adequate (2 points) N/A Unsatisfactory (0 points) Analysis sheet is incorrectly completed, using a resource from the LOC Location of LOC resource is incorrectly cited Activity is not aligned to a Grade Level Content Expectation

Citation

N/A

GLCE alignment

Activity is related to a Grade Level Content Expectation