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Monday, August 31, 2015

Primary vs. Secondary Sources Quiz

Play the game
and take the
primary vs. secondary quiz
as many times as you'd like until Friday.

You have until Friday to take the quiz for your best score possible. Please enter your name so that I can look up your score. You can use your worksheet and the internet to help you, but please don't have another person help you.

Monday, March 09, 2015

History Fair Sources Review, Topic and Thesis

Review your primary and secondary sources by rereading the Historian's Apprentice Toolkit pages HT1-5 in your book and completing the worksheet. Then, retake the quiz. Didn't get a good score? Take it again.

Primary vs. Secondary Sources Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/4327394.html

Next, pick your topic, with my approval, and fill out the green topic sheet. Can't answer a prompts? Keep reading. Don't forget to note three good sources on your sheet.

Once you can answer #1-6, write a thesis. Use the Thesis Generator (for computers) to help you construct a thesis if you're having trouble. iPad?--> Thesis Generator

You should have your topic & thesis by Tuesday, 3/17. Please see me or email me for help.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

History Fair 2014 Phase II

1) Fill out the Historian's Apprentice review worksheet (white).

And freshen up on your primary and secondary sources by retaking the quiz. Didn't get a good score? Take it again.
Primary vs. Secondary Sources Quiz http://www.quia.com/quiz/4327394.html

2) Fill out the Phase II worksheet (green). Still need topic ideas? Click here. Need help with your thesis? Try the Thesis Generator. (Slow on chrome for some reason)

3) Find your sources and make you bibliography. See below and the classroom presentation for ideas.

Doing Research/Finding Sources

There's a great place to start (hosted by the high school)

Primary Sources – What are they? How do you find them? What do you do with them? http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/history/resources/pubs/usingprimarysources/index.cfm
Library of Congress – Digital Collectionhttp://www.loc.gov/index.html#
National Archives (the building in DC where the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and millions of other records are stored) http://www.archives.gov/research/
University of Chicago – Special Collectionshttp://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/
The Encyclopedia of Chicago – Electronic Version(includes primary sources from the Chicago History Museum Collection) http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/

Help with Annotated Bibliographies (like a Works Cited page)

Once you've found your sources and are ready for your bibliography, use this site: http://www.bibme.org.

Use MLA format:

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Examples here (use the left for navigation).

Then annotate the sources with a brief one-sentence summary. Examples are here.

Submitting Your Topic and Annotated Bibliography

You can submit hard copies or share them with me on google docs. When turning these in, don't forget to include your full name and block in the document title.

Here's the bibliography template.

Use the example on the back of the gold rubric or green thesis sheet as your example.

Monday, August 19, 2013

AHON WebQuest

Use the AHON WebQuest handout in class and complete the six steps.

For Step VI, you can watch this review presentation (by another teacher) if you'd like.

When you're ready, take the primary source vs. secondary source quiz by clicking here.
Primary and Secondary Sources
http://www.quia.com/rr/855767.html

There's also a matching game here:
Primary vs. Secondary Sources Matching Game
http://www.quia.com/cm/593427.html

Sunday, January 27, 2013

2) History Fair Sources and Research

Primary and Secondary Sources

First, review our notes and take the primary source vs. secondary source quiz game a few times.

Still need help? Check out: http://www.nhd.org/ConductingResearch.htm

Doing Research/Finding Sources

Primary Sources – What are they? How do you find them? What do you do with them?
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/history/resources/pubs/usingprimarysources/index.cfm

Library of Congress – Digital Collectionhttp://www.loc.gov/index.html#

National Archives (the building in DC where the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and millions of other records are stored)
http://www.archives.gov/research/

University of Chicago – Special Collections http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/

The Encyclopedia of Chicago – Electronic Version(includes primary sources from the Chicago History Museum Collection)
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/

Infotrac Gale Virtual Reference Library [this may be subject to change]

If you are not at school and need to login,

http://access.gale.com/epcusd401/

Breaking News!
The Society of American Archivists NHD Committee is happy to announce the "opening" of a new, online toolkit with step by step help for NHD students conducting research in an archives.
Visit the site at: http://nhdarchives.pbworks.com
You will find:
•   A short video introducing and welcoming students to archives
•   Information on how to find and contact archives about primary sources on specific topics
•   An introduction to using primary sources
•   Information and examples of what to expect when you visit an archives
•   Links to gateways to help find reliable sites for online primary sources
•   Links to great information about teaching students how to work with primary sources

Also check out: http://www.nhd.org/researchcentral.htm