In the Raw: Primary Sources and the Web

In the Raw:Primary Sources and the Web June Preszler TIE

Outcomes • Dissect meaning relative to primary sources • Identify various types of primary sources applicable to content areas • Locate (free) primary source materials via the Internet • Consider ways primary sources might enhance classroom content • Select one document, photograph or artifact that could be used within individual content areas

Is It Primary? • Primary sources are the "materials on a topic upon which subsequent interpretations or studies are based, anything from firsthand documents such as poems, diaries, court records, and interviews to research results generated by experiments, surveys, ethnographies, and so on.“ • Primary sources are records of events as they are first described, without any interpretation or commentary. They are also sets of data, such as census statistics, which have been tabulated, but not interpreted. • From Hairston, Maxine and John J. Ruszkiewicz. The Scott, Foresman Handbook for Writers. 4th ed. New York : HarperCollins College Publishers, 1996, pg. 547.

Or Is It Secondary? • Secondary sources, on the other hand, offer an analysis or a restatement of primary sources. They often attempt to describe or explain primary sources. Some secondary sources not only analyze primary sources, but use them to argue a contention or to persuade the reader to hold a certain opinion. Examples of secondary sources include: dictionaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, and books and articles that interpret or review research works. • From Hairston, Maxine and John J. Ruszkiewicz. The Scott, Foresman Handbook for Writers. 4th ed. New York : HarperCollins College Publishers, 1996, pg. 547.

In the Raw • Primary sources are sources that have yet to be interpreted. • It’s up to you to interpret them. • In other words, they are “in the raw”—they’re in their natural state; they haven’t been processed or polished or perfected

Original artwork Slave diary Poem Ft. Laramie Treaty Videotape of a theatrical performance Critique of artwork Book about Underground Railroad Treatise on the poetry genre Essay on Native American land rights Biography of the playwright http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/infosrv/lue/primary.html Primary Secondary

In the News • 3-minute pause • Identify and reflect on some of the primary source documents that have recently made headlines

Lincoln’s Letter Found • http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-108.html • http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070608/ap_on_re_us/archives_lincoln

Why Use Primary Sources? • Develop critical thinking skills… Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection. The Close of a Career in New York

Why Use Primary Sources? • Understand all history is local • Acquire empathy for the human condition • Consider different points of view http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/cwar:@field(NUMBER+@band(ppmsc+00168)) • Understand the continuum of history http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mcc:@field(DOCID+@lit(mcc/024))

Kathy Schrock’s Content Area List • http://kathyschrock.net/navigating/ • Kazim http://jpreszler.tie.wikispaces.net/Presentations

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American Memory from the Library of Congress • http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html • http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/index.html

Primary Source Learning • http://www.primarysourcelearning.org/

National Archives • http://www.archives.gov/education/ • Central Plains Region: http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/

Authentic History • http://www.authentichistory.com

Exploratorium • The Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception • http://www.exploratorium.edu/index.html • http://www.exploratorium.edu/nagasaki/ • http://www.exploratorium.edu/educate/index.html

Journey North • http://www.learner.org/jnorth/

Mathematical Possibilities • Eye Spy Math in American Memory http://lcweb4.loc.gov/learn/educators/handouts/EyeSpyFiles/EyeSpyMathFeb05.ppt#1 • CIESE: Real Time Data Projects http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/popgrowthproj/

The Music Within Us • http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_music_kit.php • http://www.authentichistory.com/civilwar.html • http://www.loc.gov/teachers/lyrical/tools/

Putting It All Together • Learning Page Professional Development http://lcweb4.loc.gov/learn/educators/index.html • Learning Page Evaluating Primary Sources http://rs6.loc.gov/learn/educators/workshop/primary/index.html • Creating and Using Primary Source Sets http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/using.pdf • Recreating American Memory Materials for Off-Line Use http://memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/summer_institute/docs/makeit_takeit.doc

From EduPlace • http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/primary.html

Primary Source Hotlist • http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listdocumentpa.html#cat1

Primary Source Pathfinder • http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/primary.html

Primary Source Repository • http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html

University of Berkeley • http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/PrimarySourcesOnTheWeb.html

Using Historical Resources in Math • http://www.math.nmsu.edu/~history/#discrete

Using Primary Sources on the Web • http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/RUSA/

Voyages of Discovery • http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/primary.html

Which Is It? • Mountains of History Video by TIE Media Services • Women Behind the Carving • http://vs.moorecast.com/vmem08/10076/women_behind_the_carving.wmv

In the Raw: Primary Sources and the Web