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\nPresidential Portraits - Library of Congress\n

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\nFree to Use and Reuse: Presidential Portraits from Library of Congress.\n
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\nFall in Love with the Library of Congress\n

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\nIntroduce your class to this special library while simultaneously addressing the Common Core State Standards.\n
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\nLibrary of Congress\n

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\nStudents visit the Library of Congress to help them explain the importance of this library and the concept of ownership of ides.\n
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\nPutting a Face on History with Photographs\n

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\nUse the Library of Congress to draw your students into history through photographs.\n
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\nThe Minerva Mosaic of the Library of Congress: Taking a Closer Look\n

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\nStudents take a closer look at the Minerva Mosaic. In this primary source analysis lesson, students use the provided analysis worksheets to study the Minerva image in the Library of Congress and all that it symbolizes.\n
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\nLibraries Are the Place to Be\n

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\nCelebrate National Library Week by discovering all that your local library and the Library of Congress have to offer.\n
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\nCartoons for the Classroom: Herblock at 100\n

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\nIn celebration of renowned cartoonist Herb Block's Library of Congress exhibition, this handout includes 2 of his famous political cartoons for scholars to analyze. Background information describes \"Herblock's\" career, and talking points...\n
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\nThe Minerva Mosaic of the Library of Congress\n

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\nStudents analyze the Minerva mosaic. In this Library of Congress lesson, students conduct primary source analysis of the mosaic as they interpret the symbolism and mythology featured in the mosaic.\n
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\nLibrary of Congress: Media Gallery | Women's Suffrage\n

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\nDesigned to support a study of women's suffrage in the United States, a primary source document set from the Library of Congress includes images, song sheets, articles, statistical documents, political cartoon, and audio recordings...\n
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\nThe Minerva Mosaic of the Library of Congress: Taking a Closer Look\n

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\nStudents interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. In this symbolism lesson plan, students examine the Minerva Mosaic of the Library of Congress. Students consider the symbolism of the mosaic.\n
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\nThrough Many Lenses: How are Countries Depicted by the Media?\n

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\nIf you plan to utilize the ABC miniseries, \"The Path to 9/11\" in your classroom, consider incorporating media literacy and research skills. After (or while) learners view the series, they discuss ways information can differ from source...\n
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\nThomas Jefferson's Library: Making the Case for a National Library\n

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\nStudents examine the need for a national library. In this Library of Congress lesson, students analyze primary sources to investigate the persuasive techniques that Thomas Jefferson used in a letter meant to show his...\n
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\nAmerica at the Centennial\n

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\nStudents explore centennial America. In this American history lesson, students search the Library of Congress digital collections for primary sources regarding the lifestyles and values of Americans in 1876. Students design exhibits to...\n
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\nThe American Dream\n

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\nStudents define the American dream. In this primary research lesson, students search the Library of Congress digital collections for primary sources regarding the ideal of the American dream.  Students create presentation to...\n
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\nCreating a Primary Source Archive: All History Is Local\n

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\nYoung scholars explore personal, local, state, and national history. In this historiography instructional activity, students search the Library of Congress digital collections for primary sources regarding their family histories framed...\n
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\nSocial Studies: World Cultures and the Library of Congress\n

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\nStudents use the Library of Congress Website to locate information for a world cultures project. They select countries to research, investigate visa information, currency, climate, and accommodations. Students follow the directions on...\n
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\nThe Evolution of the Book: Introducing Students to Visual Analysis\n

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\nStudents demonstrate visual literacy skills by analyzing the images from the mural in the Library of Congress. In this visual art analysis lesson, students examine the mural and further their knowledge by using tools of art and design to...\n
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\nA Selection of Stories from The Æsop for Children\n

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\nRead and incorporate a variety of Aesop's Fables into a fable genre study with an eBook produced by the Library of Congress. The interactive eBook contains 146 fables written by Aesop and includes colorful interactive illustrations...\n
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\nTo Kill a Mockingbird: A Historical Perspective\n

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\nStudents research the Great Depression. In this Great Depression lesson, students analyze primary sources to develop an understanding of life in the American south during the depression era as they read Harper Lee's To Kill a...\n
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\nSlave Narratives: Constructing U.S. History Through Analyzing Primary Sources\n

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\nLearners access oral histories that contain slave narratives from the Library of Congress. They describe the lives of former slaves, sample varied individual experiences and make generalizations about their research in journal entries.\n
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\nThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\n

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\nThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the best-known pieces of American literature. An eBook from the Library of Congress provides access to an early edition of the text. Original layout and illustrations are preserved within.\n
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\nThe Great Thanksgiving Listen\n

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\nStoryCorp provides a resource that captures and preserves the remembrances of family or community elders. Prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, class members select a person they want to interview, record the conversation, and then upload...\n
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\nThomas Jefferson's Library: Making the Case for a National Library\n

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\nStudents examine a letter written by Thomas Jefferson. In this instructional activity on the Thomas Jefferson Library, students discover a methodology for creative writing by examining Jefferson's letter to congress explaining why they...\n
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\nThe United States Library of Congress, the largest library in the world. But such was not always the case. The library was destroyed during the War of 1812. In a persuasive letter to Samuel H. Smith, Thomas Jefferson offered to sell his...\n
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