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Your name: Mary Kelly Date: Lesson Title: Primary Source Lesson 2 Grade level: 5th Cooperating teacher-librarian: Linda Diekman School & City: Glen Grove, Glenview Length of lesson: 60 mins

Purpose: In conjunction with a unit on the American Revolutionary War, 5th grade students use an electronic pathfinder to explore primary source archives and collections. Learning Outcome(s): I can chart the steps I took to locate a Revolutionary War primary source and discuss what I learned. Standards Common Core Standards for Math and English: CC.5.RI.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

CC.5.RI.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
Illinois Learning Standard(s) Addressed: 5.B.3b Identify, evaluate and cite primary sources. Standards for 21st Century Learner Addressed: 1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions. 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning. 1.2.2 Demonstrate confidence and self-direction by making independent choices in the selection of resources and information. 1.2.3 Demonstrate creativity by using multiple resources and formats. Materials: Needed by you: Computer Whiteboard Primary Source Pathfinder Primary Source flow chart

Needed by students: Computer Writing utensil

Instructional procedures: Focusing event: Today you all will have an opportunity to explore centuries old documents and artifacts. Input from you: This lesson will begin with student briefly discussing the primary source that they brought from home. This homework was assigned at the end of lesson one. We briefly review the difference between primary and secondary resources.
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This lesson will include 20-30 minutes of direct teaching and 30-40 minutes of students exploring the websites on their own. The flowchart requires students to document the steps they took, and what they learn about the resource, document, or topic they chose to search. Guided practice: Show the students the pathfinder located on the Glen Grove LRC page. Model a few different searched on Library of Congress: American Memory, National Archives: DocsTeach, and Google books. Point out the tips on the pathfinder that suggest search techniques for each of the websites visited. Check in with individual students as they search some of the websites. Closure With a few minutes left in the lesson, ask some of the students to share what they learned, or if they found sources they found relevant to their studies of the Revolutionary War. Check for understanding: The lesson begins with a discussion of the primary source they brought from home. I will be able to assess their understanding if they are successful at bringing in a primary source. As the students explore websites, walk around the room and provide guidance and clarification when needed. Whats next? Lesson 3: Student will find a primary source that is directly related to the person or event they are writing about.

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