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In this useful handbook, expert/author Susan Veccia offers readers practical ways to incorporate these standards into their curriculum, using the resources of the Library of Congress's American Memory Website.

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• Foreword(p. v)
• Chapter 1 Primary Sources: Magical Moments of Insight(p. 1)
• Chapter 2 The American Memory Website from the Library of Congress(p. 14)
• Chapter 3 Finding Materials Online(p. 39)
• Chapter 4 Strategies for Teaching History(p. 57)
• Chapter 5 It's Elementary!(p. 73)
• Chapter 6 History Told Firsthand in Middle School(p. 88)
• Chapter 7 Focus on the Questions in High School(p. 101)
• Chapter 8 Professional Development: The Road Ahead(p. 113)
• Chapter 9 Going to the Source(p. 130)
• Image Credits(p. 135)
• Index(p. 139)

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Booklist Review

This fantastic book guides teachers in the value and use of primary sources at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels. It explains what primary sources are (examples include personal stories, ongoing investigations, and raw and unvarnished materials) and shares a variety of ways to find and access them for students. The first few chapters cover, in depth, the American Memory Website from the Library of Congress, which contains a wealth of free information via access to more than 100 primary sources and more than 7.5 million items from the Library of Congress collection. Subsequent chapters convey specific strategies that teachers can use with students on the primary-source journey. Chapters on introducing primary sources to elementary, middle, and secondary students are useful, and a final chapter gives guidelines for a professional development workshop. A highly recommended resource for all school libraries, teachers, and administrators. -- RBB Copyright 2004 Booklist