Foundational Evidence Resources

We're always on the look out for primary sources! These are just a few of our favorites.

• Library of Congress 
• National Archives
• iCivics
• DocsTeach
• Bill of Rights Institute
• New York Historical Society
• National World War Museum
• Ad*Access
• Smithsonian Image Gallery
• Digital Public Library of America
• Chronicling America
• PhotoGrammar
• Avalon Project
• Digital History
• C-Span Classroom

Coding the Text is our version of the text annotation strategy. Explore some of these other resources:

• SoapStone and Additional Annotation Strategies
• Teaching History: Writing to Learn History: Annotations and Mini-Writes
• Annotating and Paraphrasing Sources
• Close Reading and Annotating Historical Sources
• Art of Annotation
• Teaching Historical Text Based Writing Like a Pro
• Teaching Student Annotation

Asking students to make connections is always a good thing! Dig deeper into the hexagonal thinking strategy with these tools and materials:

• Classtools: Hexagon
• Cult of Pegagogy: Hexagons
• NCTE: Getting Started 
• Edutopia: Build Critical Thinking with Hexagons
• Using Hexagons in My US History Class

TrnaJill has moved out of the classroom but her resources are perfect for adapting to your own teaching situation. So be sure to tweak these materials to fit:

• Jill's Boot Camp Google Folder
• Training Future Historians
• Day 1: Historical Thinking Boot Camp - High School Edition
• H.I.T. Notebooks: A Different take on Interactive Notebooks
• Teaching Primary and Secondary Sources
• History Tech Boot Camp article