Transcript CCSS and Library Analysis Tools

Library of Congress
Resources to Support
Common Core
Teaching with Primary Sources at
Middle Tennessee State University
What is TEACHING WITH
PRIMARY SOURCES?
• Educational Outreach program of the
Library of Congress
• A tool for educators that provides
materials and strategies to use in the
classroom
What does TEACHING WITH
PRIMARY SOURCES do?
• Promotes and
facilitates the use of
the primary sources
available at the
Library of Congress
Web site
What can TEACHING WITH
PRIMARY SOURCES offer you?
 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
 Webcasts & Newsletters on particular topics
 Web site with Primary source sets, Lesson ideas, and
Tools for searching and using primary sources
 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
 Workshops, presentations, & institutes
 Professional development credits
 Stipends for high quality lesson plans that use Library
of Congress primary sources to promote student
inquiry
Common Core Resources
• TPS Journal: “Primary Sources and the
Common Core State Standards”
– http://www.loc.gov/teachers/tps/journal/common_core/
• TPS-MTSU Webcast
– http://cem.mtsu.edu/video/k-12/using-primary-sourcesaddress-common-core-standards
• Teachers guides and analysis tools
– http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/guid
es.html
a. Key Ideas and Details Read
closely to determine what the text
says explicitly ∙ Cite specific textual
evidence ∙ Summarize the key
supporting details and ideas
Key Ideas and Details (con’t)
Make logical inferences∙ Support
conclusions drawn from the text ∙
Determine central ideas or themes
of a text and analyze their
development
c. Integration of Knowledge and
Ideas Analyze how and why
individuals, events and ideas
develop and interact over the
course of a text
b. Craft and Structure Interpret
words and phrases as they are used
in text ∙ Analyze how specific word
choices shape meaning or tone ∙
Analyze the structure of texts ∙
Assess how point of view or purpose
shapes the content and style of text
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (con’t) Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats ∙ Delineate
and evaluate the argument and specific claims ∙ Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes to build
knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take
CCSS “Skill Cards”
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Kira Duke
[email protected]
Stacey Graham
[email protected]
MTSU Box 80
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
(615) 898-2947