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Adventure of An American Mind
Adventure of An American Mind
Adventure of An American Mind
National Digital Library ProgramNational Digital Library Program
Digitizing distinctive, historical Americana Digitizing distinctive, historical Americana material from the collections of the Library of material from the collections of the Library of CongressCongress
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History of AAM ProgramHistory of AAM Program
North Carolina
Congressman Charles Taylor
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Adventure of An American Mind
Focus of the AAM ProgramFocus of the AAM Program
…raise the comfort level of teachers in
the use of technology...
Adventure of An American Mind
Focus of the AAM ProgramFocus of the AAM Program
…proficient creation and
use of digitized resources …
Adventure of An American Mind
Focus of the AAM ProgramFocus of the AAM Program
…use of the digital primary
resources found at the Library of
Congress
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South
Carolina
Congressman Jim DeMint
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What are Primary Sources?What are Primary Sources?
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Primary SourcesPrimary Sources
Actual records that Actual records that have survived from have survived from the pastthe past
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Audio Clips & MoviesAudio Clips & Movies
awal 1396 urn:hdl:loc.mbrsmi/awal.1396 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/awal.1396
Sound Recording, Non-Music
Part of a series of interviews made by John Henry Faulk,
Austin, Texas, January or February
1942.
Sound File
Press for Video Clip`
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Analyzing the Quality of Analyzing the Quality of Primary SourcesPrimary Sources
1.1. Time & Place RuleTime & Place Rule
The closer in time and place a The closer in time and place a source and its creator were to an source and its creator were to an event in the past, the better the event in the past, the better the source will be.source will be.
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2.2. Bias RuleBias Rule
Every source is biased in some way.Every source is biased in some way.
Analyzing the Quality of Analyzing the Quality of Primary SourcesPrimary Sources
Activity
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Primary Source Activity IPrimary Source Activity I
Handout Handout Using Critical Thinking Skills – Analyzing Using Critical Thinking Skills – Analyzing
Primary Source MaterialsPrimary Source Materials Thinking About Primary SourcesThinking About Primary Sources……
Activity IActivity I In a small group, analyze the photo In a small group, analyze the photo
provided using the handouts.provided using the handouts.
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www.loc.govwww.loc.gov
Library Library
of of
CongressCongress
Online Online
ResourcesResources
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All information and digital All information and digital sources are from thesources are from the
American Memory websiteAmerican Memory websitehttp://memory.loc.govhttp://memory.loc.gov
Adventure of An American Mind