PRIMARY SOURCESKathi Hoyt

hoytk@billingsschools.org

Why Use Primary SourcesCommon Core

Engage Students

Develop Critical Thinking Skills

Construct Knowledge

WRITTEN DOCUMENTSLetters

Diaries

Manuscripts

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

Census Records

Government Reports

Official Correspondence

Birth Certificates

PRINTED DOCUMENTSBooks

Magazine Articles

Newspaper Articles

VISUAL ARTIFICATESPhotographs & Film

Illustrations, Cartoons, Posters

Paintings, Drawings

Maps

PHYSICAL ARTIFACTSFurniture

Tools

Appliances

Toys

Clothing

LIBRARY OF CONGRESShttp://www.loc.gov/index.html

Hint: Icon in the left corner will always take you to the home page.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCESMONTANA HISTORICAL SOCIETYhttp

://mhs.mt.gov/education/educators.asp

NATIONAL ARCHIVEShttp://www.archives.gov/index.html

SMITHSONIANhttp://www.si.edu/

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/

OTHER OPTIONShttps://www.gilderlehrman.org/

(Under Primary Sources you can search by Era)

NASA

Monticello

Mount Vernon

Plimoth Plantation

Colonial Williamsburg

TOOLSPrimary Source Analysis Tool

Additional SourcesTeaching with Primary Sources Wiki

https://tpsi21.pbworks.com/w/page/45287424/TPSI21

MSU Denver / TPS

Symbaloo Webmix – search for:Kathi CCPrimary Sources