primary source investigator

Guided Primary Source Analyses

Guided Primary Source Analysis: Gauchos, Argentina
January 12, 2016April 6, 2020

Be a primary source investigator. Zoom into this photograph. Look carefully at the details in the image. What did you learn about gauchos from your photo investigation? Read this entry on Gauchos from Encyclopædia Britannica or watch this National Geographic video about gauchos or both.What more did you learn about gauchos? How does that information compare with your primary source investigation? Tell…

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Teaching & Learning

Analyzing Primary Sources: Primary Source Investigations
June 4, 2012April 24, 2023

One of the design considerations of the Common Core State Standards is the integration of research and media skills into the literacy framework. To be ready for college, workforce training, and life in a technological society, students need the ability to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and ideas, to conduct original research in order…

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