Uncovering Our History: Teaching with Primary Sources

by Susan H. Veccia

Overview

In this useful handbook, expert/author Susan Veccia offers readers practical ways to incorporate these standards into their curriculum, using the resources of the Library of Congress's American Memory Website.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838908624
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	10/22/2003
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.33(d)

Table of Contents

	Foreword	v
Chapter 1	Primary Sources: Magical Moments of Insight	1
Chapter 2	The American Memory Website from the Library of Congress	14
Chapter 3	Finding Materials Online	39
Chapter 4	Strategies for Teaching History	57
Chapter 5	It's Elementary!	73
Chapter 6	History Told Firsthand in Middle School	88
Chapter 7	Focus on the Questions in High School	101
Chapter 8	Professional Development: The Road Ahead	113
Chapter 9	Going to the Source	130
	Image Credits	135
	Index	139