Amanda Simmons

LOC Activities
Activity Number
(Choose 5 of the
numbered activities.)
20 points total for any
5 plus Prep activities.
Preparation
Education Extras
(ALL do this one)

Activity One
Activity Two

Activity Three

Insert work electronically on this side:

Early Elementary: Family Histories by Julie Castle & Marcy

Goyett
Michigan: Underground Railroad in Michigan and the Great
Lakes Region by Kristina Vanhala
5th Grade: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death (1775) by Elly
Plowman
Intermediate: World History Growth and Development of World
Regions by Anthony Salciccioli
Paying tribute to the soldiers that made all men free by
putting up a memorial arch in honor of the soldier and
Washington himself.
I went onto the LOC home page in order to search for Battle
of Yorktown I read the first article that came up. My
sentence I took from this article is: The battle of Yorktown
marked the independence of the United States.
Through the photographs you can see the constant struggle
that people had to go through during the war. For the more
fortunate people you can see the luxurious lives they live
through it all. There were a lot more photographs of the
struggles then the extravagancies.

Activity Four

Cass County
North
Berrien

Detroit
Vandalia

Activity Five

1. On July 17th in 1936 the Spanish Civil War began.

- They have a poster created by Arribas
2. On July 17th in 1938 an interview was conducted with
members of the El Club Espaol (The Spanish Club)
- Photographic print
3. Only July 17, 1754 Kings College opened in New York City.
- Touring Turn of the Century American: Photographs from
the Detroit Publishing Company.

Activity Six
Activity Seven
Activity Eight
Activity Nine

Evaluation choose one of the following: 15 points

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A1.
Alignmen
t to one of
the
GLCEs.
Write the
Code and
wording
of the
GLCE.
2.
Complete
instructio
ns for
finding
the way to
complete
the
activity.
3.
Activity
goes to
another
part of
loc.gov
not yet
visited.
B1.
Chooses
an
analysis

A. Students in SST309 will create an Activity similar to the ones above that
will help others investigate other parts of the LOC web site or other
resources not investigated here. They will link the Activity to one or more
Grade Level Content Expectations.
OR
B. Students in SST309 will go to the National Archives link:
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/
and then use one of the analysis sheets to analyze a resource from the
Library of Congress. They will have to show which Social Studies Grade
Level Content Expectations that resource would support.

Gottscho, S. H., photographer. (1933) Schools. Masters School, playhouse.

sheet
related to
a resource
from the
Library of
Congress
2.
Alignmen
t to one of
the
GLCEs.
Write the
Code and
wording
of the
GLCE.

photographed , printed later. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of

Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gsc1994028650/PP.

Reflection 5 points
Complete reflection (sincere, personal), making connections to text, self, world, future.
1. What is the most valuable take-away you have gained by learning about the resources
at the Library of Congress?
The most valuable take-away for me when doing this project was realizing how many
resources there are out there for teachers when teaching these subjects that tend to be

boring. Using some of the things offered by the Library of Congress as a teacher you
can spice up any activity you have with your students and make it very interactive. Great
website to keep in mind as a teacher.
2. What is the value of studying history using primary source documents?
The value of studying history using primary source documents is that it becomes more
real because the sources are true facts and come from that event. These sources make the
history your learning about more realistic and the information you gather through the
sources is more reliable.