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Primary and Secondary Source Lesson Plan

This lesson plan introduces 9th and 10th grade social studies students to primary and secondary sources. The lesson begins with an activity to help students understand the historical record and what information can be gained from sources. Students then learn techniques for analyzing primary sources and apply these skills by analyzing primary source documents about slavery in the United States. The objectives are for students to identify and distinguish between primary and secondary sources and to analyze a primary source using an analysis framework.

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Primary and Secondary Source Lesson Plan

This lesson plan introduces 9th and 10th grade social studies students to primary and secondary sources. The lesson begins with an activity to help students understand the historical record and what information can be gained from sources. Students then learn techniques for analyzing primary sources and apply these skills by analyzing primary source documents about slavery in the United States. The objectives are for students to identify and distinguish between primary and secondary sources and to analyze a primary source using an analysis framework.

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Lesson Plan : Primary and Secondary Sources

Teacher
Megan Osimanti
Name:

Grade: Grade 9-10

Subject: Social Studies

Topic: Primary and Secondary Sources

This lesson introduces students to primary sources -- what they are, their
great variety, and how they can be analyzed. The lesson begins with an
activity that helps students understand the historical record. Students
Content:
then learn techniques for analyzing primary sources. Finally, students
apply these techniques to analyze documents about slavery in the United
States.

By the end of this lesson: The Student will: know what a source is know
the difference between a primary and a secondary source understand how
a historian uses a source to gain information have some idea about how to
Goals:
analyze a source be able to see the information that can be gained from a
picture source. The student will be able to analyze a primary Source
document using the NARA analysis Sheet.

The student will identify the difference between primary and secondary
source documentation. The student will apply this information to sort and
Objectives: identify the difference between Primary and secondary Sources. The
student will analyze a primary Source document using the NARA analysis
Sheet.

Computer Access. PowerPoint Program. Various Personal Records,


Photographs, letters of the Educators. Treasure box. PowerPoint
Materials: Presentation of Primary and Secondary Sources. "Rosetta Stone" Text
and/or letter from Abigail Adams. Large "puzzle" of a geographic political
boundry such as the United states or another country/continent.

The lessonj is introduced with the Educator showing the students a


treasure chest of various Personal Records, Photographs, letters, etc. The
Introduction:
students are asked to identify what these are, who they tell about, what
they tell about? what is moissing? How reliable are they?

The teacher then hands to each student a large piece of a puzzle that has
Development: been created for them to put together. The "puzzle" can be of a
country/continent that the class is studying or just one of the United
States. It may be more beneficial to use a place that the students are not
familiar with. Intentionally, the teacher has left a few of the pieces out.
The students are given time to put this puzzle together...after an ample
amount of time has passed and the students are mostly done, Teacher
stops the activity and has students return to their seats. Students are
asked to explain what happened with this activity? Was it easy? was it
hard? What was missing? What was present? Students Answer, hopefully
mentioning how because many of the pieces are missing they can't really
tell what it is...Teacher uses this opportunity to explain that History is
much like a puzzle, and that is certain pieces are missing then that puzzle
is harder to solve! Teacher explains that sources of information, especially
the types of sources for that nformation is critical when we study history!
Students are shown a Powerpoint presentation prepared by the educator
that goes through the differences between primary and secondary sources,
gives examples of, and has them analyze some paintings/photographs
visually as a group.

Practice: Students are monitored as they complete the large puzzle activity.

This can be modified so that students who are of a higher level can be
given different Primary and/or Secondary sources and then Jigsawed after
they have read the sources so that they can discuss their own readings and
Accommodations: compare and contrast what their class mates have read. students who may
need extra assistance are given the Primary Source in type. many sources
that have been handwritten are difficult to read, so the educator can also
provide the student with the "interpreted" typewritten version.

Teacher discusses with Students the Primary source that they have
Checking For examined in a seminar format. Students discuss what sort of sources from
Understanding: this time period/event might also be available...would they be primary or
secondary sources?

The activity is closed by the Students verbally sharing something that


they can think of from their life that would be the most accurate primary
source to describe them right now as a teenager! This can also be adapted
Closure:
to have the students bring in something physically that applies to their life
right now. the rest of the class can concur/dissagree with whether they
are sharing a primary or secondary source.

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