TCM8188-Primary Sources: My Country Then and Now

Use original documents and photographs as well as letters, maps, cartoons, and posters to help students explore the past. Primary sources provide unique insight into the lives of people in different time periods.

Each kit includes: 16 photographs and primary source documents--photo cards with background information, discussion questions, and suggested activities printed on the back; CD with photographs, other primary sources student activity sheets, and extension activities; and 80 page Teacher's Guide including lesson plans, background information, a wide variety of student activities, and a document-based assessment section to help students prepare for essays found on many standardized tests. Plus, each kit meets the NCSS standards for primary source documents and this series has received the 2003 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers EdPress.

Photographs: Statue of Liberty with immigrants and the monument with tourist today; Veterans Day in 1923 and in 1987; Yellowstone National Park in the 1890s and the crowded park today; Betsy Ross showing the first flag design to colonial leaders and the United Sates Capitol surrounded by flags; President Abraham Lincoln and the Lincoln Memorial; Texas Governor Sam Houston and New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani; Francis Scott Key watching the bombing of Fort McHenry and Baseball teams singing the national anthem before a game; Views of San Francisco in 1846 and today.

Primary Sources: Plaque of "The New Colossus" from the Statue of Liberty; Warning sign about bison from Yellowstone National Park; Running of a name from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; Words to the Pledge of Allegiance; Artifacts in Lincoln's pocket at his death; An election ballot from 1960; Original score of "The Star Spangled Banner"; Map of the population of the country from 1890.

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