Primary sources are historical documents, written accounts by first-hand witnesses, or objects that have survived from the past. Examples include letters, personal papers, government documents, oral accounts, diaries, maps, photographs, articles of clothing, artifacts (including art objects and architecture), coins, or stamps.
Start a file on Google Docs to hold your collection of Primary Sources. Label and share with rodou. You need to have 5 - 10 collected by no later than Monday, October 3rd.
Use this power point as a guide! Or, use this link as you create your Google doc.
Still having trouble finding Primary Sources? Try looking here:
National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/education/research/primary-sources.html
Docs Teach: https://www.docsteach.org/documents
Spartacus Educational: http://spartacus-educational.com/
Fordham University: http://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbookfull.asp
Avalon Project: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/
Life Magazine Photo Library: http://images.google.com/hosted/life
Also, there's these:
- Written Document (PDF) (HTML version)
- Photograph (PDF) (HTML version)
- Cartoon (PDF) (HTML version)
- Poster (PDF) (HTML version)
- Map (PDF) (HTML version)
- Artifact (PDF) (HTML version)
- Motion Picture (PDF) (HTML version)
- Sound Recording (PDF) (HTML version)