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African American History to 1950: Examine African American history in the contexts of United States, North Carolina and world history. Assignments draw from a wealth of classroom-oriented primary sources, including slave testimonies, photographs, oral histories, and more.; Take this course: Begins January 6.

primary source: Original record or account of an event or topic that provides firsthand information. A primary source reflects the individual viewpoint of someone who observed or participated in the event or topic.
secondary source: A work that interprets or analyzes an event or topic using primary and other secondary sources.

Cartoon analysis worksheet: A worksheet for students to use when analyzing a cartoon, especially a political cartoon. It may be used directly on the computer as a PDF form.; Format: document/worksheet

Motion picture analysis worksheet: Worksheet for students to use when analyzing historical motion pictures, such as documentaries, propaganda, and training films. It may be used directly on the computer as a PDF form.; Format: document/worksheet

Photo analysis worksheet: A worksheet for students to use when analyzing a photograph. May be used directly on the computer as a PDF form.; Format: document/worksheet

Primary sources: a process guide for students: Questions to consider when reading primary source documents.; By Dan McDowell.

Artifact analysis worksheet: A worksheet for students to use when analyzing a physical artifact. It may be used directly on the computer as a PDF form.; Format: document/worksheet

Sound Recording Analysis Worksheet: Worksheet for students to use when analyzing a sound recording. The worksheet assumes historical recordings produced in the United States, but could easily be adapted for other purposes. It may be used directly on the computer as a; Format: document/worksheet

Poster analysis worksheet: Worksheet for students to use when analyzing propaganda posters. The worksheet assumes posters created by the United States government during the Depression and Second World War, but could be adapted for other purposes. It may be used directly on the computer...; Format: document/worksheet

Map analysis worksheet: A worksheet for students to use when analyzing a map. The worksheet assumes that the map is used in conjunction with studying a specific historical event, but may easily be adapted for other purposes. It may be used directly on the computer as a; Format: document/worksheet

Written document analysis worksheet: A worksheet for students to use when analyzing a written document. May be used directly on the computer as a PDF form.; Format: document/worksheet

Reading primary sources: Worksheet: This worksheet breaks down the process of analyzing a primary source into five levels of questions: identify, contextualize, explore, analyze, and evaluate the source.; Format: document/worksheet

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity two: In this lesson, students will read and evaluate primary source letters from the Great Depression about the effects of the Fair Labor Standards Act on North Carolina's tobacco bag stringers.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity three: In this activity for grades 3–6, students will read and evaluate primary source letters from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection. This should be done after Activity one, which is the introductory activity about tobacco bag stringing.; Format: article (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

The Outer Banks History Center: Visit the Outer Banks History Center and view exhibits and attend programs which pertain to North Carolina and the Outer Banks area.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Primary source letters lesson plan: In Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity two, page 1; This is one of a series of activities that will help educators use the Tobacco Bag Stringing project materials in their classrooms. Throughout the series students will learn about tobacco stringing, study primary source...; Format: lesson plan; By Pauline S. Johnson.

Wills and inventories: A process guide: Guiding questions for students investigating daily life in the past through wills, inventories, and probate records.; Format: article/learner's guide; By David Walbert.

Reading primary sources: Newspaper editorials: This interactive guide to reading a 19th-century newspaper editorial steps through layers of questions, guiding the reader through the process of historical inquiry. This edition is one in a series of guides on reading historical primary sources.; Format: newspaper (multiple pages)

A picture is worth a thousand words: An example of how a single image can provoke discussions at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.; By Bobby Hobgood and David Walbert.

The Learning Page: Getting started with primary sources: In American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide, page 5; Introduces a primary sources guide made available through the Library of Congress's The Learning Page. You'll also get an introduction to some of the LOC's lessons that will help your students use primary source materials.; By Melissa Thibault.

Slavery and Childhood: This lesson is designed to extend student understanding of the experiences of slaves living in the American, antebellum south. The chosen samples and excerpts from the Documenting the American South collection reflect the childhood of two enslaved people born in America, Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglas, and two people born in Africa, Oloudah Equiano and Omar Bin Said. Two knew what it was like to be free before being captured and placed into servitude, and longed to be free again; two were born into slavery and like the two native born Africans had aspirations of freedom. Students are invited to compare their childhood memories with the lives of these children in an effort to make history more human.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

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