Primary Source Activity

Subject: Social Studies

Grade Levels: 9 through 12

Goal:

To explore the use of primary sources (artifacts, testimony, documents) as a technique for students to construct meaning through investigation and interaction with teachers and other students.

Sunshine State Standards:

• Grades 9-12
  • SS.A.1.4.3
  • LA.A.2.4.7

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Procedure:

Using these primary sources:

1. An artifact or document
2. A specific biographical reference or survivor testimony
3. A map
4. A photograph

Create questions that either lend themselves to further investigation or can be answered by use of these documents. Strive for higher order, open ended questions.

Resources:

Suggestions for using primary sources from the Library of Congress.

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