Analyzing and Writing with Primary Sources

by Wendy Conklin

Overview

Engage students with intriguing and authentic primary sources! This classroom resource provides detailed instructions and pedagogical tactics on teaching with primary sources. Students will learn to critically analyze various kinds of primary sources while developing their close reading and comprehension skills and responding to text-dependent questions. This standards-based manual is tailored for specific grade spans. Chapters are divided by the type of primary source including Paintings, Photographs, and Prints; Official Documents; Personal Documents; Posters, Signs, and Advertisements; Political Cartoons and Comic Strips; Maps; Artifacts; and Oral Histories, Interviews, Audio, and Video Recordings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781425814786
Publisher:	Shell Education
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Professional Resources
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	4 - 18 Years

About the Author

Wendy Conklin, M.A. Ed., is an award-winning author, editor, educational consultant, and teacher. She trains teachers in staff development workshops across the country, writes curriculum, and teaches diverse groups of children.