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Journalism in Action
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TPS Spotlight: Journalism in Action

April 29, 2021April 30, 2021

Explore the ways the free press has covered major events in history dating back to the American Revolution with PBS NewsHour EXTRA’s interactive Journalism in Action: Civic Engagement and Primary Sources Through Key Moments in History, a website supported by a grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program.  Fun, engaging civic…

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Engaging Congress
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TPS Spotlight: Engaging Congress

October 21, 2020November 6, 2024

Engaging Congress—part of the Congress, Civic Participation, and Primary Sources Project supported by a grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program—is a free digital interactive for grades 6-12 that uses primary source documents from the Library and other digital collections to explore the basic tenets of representative government and the challenges…

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KidCitizen Wondering with Maps
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TPS Spotlight: KidCitizen

September 13, 2020August 4, 2021

KidCitizen is part of the Congress, Civic Participation, and Primary Sources Project, which is supported by a grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program. KidCitizen is a digital interactive for K-5 learners that promotes historical inquiry, civic engagement and literacy through the investigation of primary sources from the Library of Congress and…

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Interdisciplinary Civics
Teaching & Learning

Timely Connections: Civics, History & Multidisciplinary Connections

December 19, 2018March 6, 2021

The overarching goal of a general education in the United States has been, and should continue to be, to promote civic competence. Teaching with primary sources, no matter the content focus, provides students with the skills necessary to be competent and active citizens. Digging into primary sources and grappling directly with different perspectives provides students practice in information…

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