Annotated Bibliography

Online resources that contain links to a wide variety of sources

Brooks, S., & Byles, B. (n.d.). Social Studies and History Resources. Retrieved November 12,
2014, from http://www.internet4classrooms.com/social.htm
You can access this source through the website listed above. The main purpose of this source is
to provide teachers with a website that gathers many resources into one place. The sources used
are very good, however, some links are no longer valid. This source can be used in any social
studies classroom, because it covers most topics and grades. It can be tricky looking up a specific
grade and expecting the standards to be the same, but looking up something by topic is easy. The
standpoint of the author is to provide teachers with as many sources as possible that can assist
them in the classroom. In the many sources listed, some are dead, and Im sure somewhere is a
source that isnt too helpful.

WatchKnowLearn - Free K-12 educational videos. (n.d.). Retrieved November 13, 2014, from
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=91
You can access this resource through the website above. The purpose of this resource is to
provide videos from a variety of sources that can be used in the classroom. The videos are
separated by their content, and history and social studies are divided. There is a section about
grade level, but many are still being worked on, and the standards that are followed in these
grade levels are all common core. This does not help a GA social studies teacher, since GA still
uses GPS standards for social studies. This bias does affect the use of part of the website, but this
resource can still be used for the videos, especially if searched for by topic.

Map Sources
USA Geography - Map Game - Geography Online Games. (n.d.). Retrieved November 13, 2014,
from http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
This source can be accessed through the address above. The purpose of this source is to get
students interested in maps, through games. The games get progressively harder, beginning with
a tutorial and going to very advanced games. Social studies teachers can use this resource in a
variety of ways in the class, with either each student going through the games about the specific
topic and area, or going through as a class. The website also has information about some history,
but it is just a broad overview with some interesting facts. The bias towards maps makes it a
good resource and it should be used for the maps.

Education Resources for Secondary (7-12) Grades | USGS. (n.d.). Retrieved November 13, 2014,
from http://education.usgs.gov/secondary.html#mapteaching
This source can be accessed through the website above. The purpose of this source is to provide
teachers with the resources to use maps in their classrooms. This source also contains lessons on
how to use the resources. This website isnt as user-friendly as the others have been and it is
written for teachers use, not for student use. This resource is very good for teachers, but the bias
towards it being written for teachers makes it much less accessible for students.

Primary Sources
Ross, J. (n.d.). Letter from Chief John Ross, "To the Senate and House of Representatives"
Retrieved November 13, 2014, from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h3083t.html

This source is written by Chief John Ross and can be accessed through the link above. This is a
letter from Chief John Ross and the Cherokee Nation to Congress explaining their views on their
forced removal from their lands. This is a good resource to be used when teaching about the Trail
of Tears. It is best utilized in combination with other primary sources to see the different
perspectives on the Trail of Tears. The bias is towards the Native American perspective, but this
is why you would use this primary source.

Burnett, J. (n.d.). 10.8 A soldier recalls the Trail of Tears. Retrieved November 13, 2014, from
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-newnation/4532
This primary source is written by John Burnett who was a soldier during the Trail of Tears. It can
be accessed through the link above. This source gives a first-hand account of the Trail of Tears
from a soldiers perspective. I used this source as a way to make students look at a perspective
that challenges their ideas about soldiers of the time. The students predicted what would be said
before reading, and responded to their predictions afterward. The bias in this is actually towards
the Native Americans, but this perspective gives insight to how history is not black and white,
but all shades of gray. It also gives an easy lesson in a social studies class to discuss bias and
how that can affect a source.
Lincoln and Liberty: 1860 Campaign Song that Got Lincoln Elected. (2010, December 27).
Retrieved November 13, 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pir4evpJ5GE
This source can be accessed through the link above. This is a video of Lincolns 1860 election
campaign song that discusses the issues of the time, and the feeling of his supporters. I used this
source as a preview activity for the students to introduce the Civil War, with the final cause being
the election of 1860. The bias of this song is towards Lincoln, but this allows students to

understand the real issues of the time. It would be good to find the campaign songs of other
candidates and compare the two songs to see the different sides of the issues in a social studies
class.