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Primary Sources to Help Students Develop Arguments and Empathy (Discussion)

Krysti Bakelaar

Maritere's talk featured a primary source assignment she gave her 8th grade students that naturally increased engagement with the primary source. My favorite aspect of this project is how she took it through all of the stages of Bloom's, ending with a synthesized (and incredibly fun) demonstration of their learning. She concludes with her thoughts on revising this project, particularly this question she'd ask of her students: What questions do you still have about these perspectives? Or: What perspective is still missing?

I have had some difficulty in the past incorporating primary sources in such a way as to maintain high interest and engagement. What are some similar projects you all have incorporated into your curriculum to build engagement in the sources as well as empathy for historical perspectives?

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    Thank you so much for your kind words about the project above. I strongly support using images of artifacts to gather responses in a way that does not involve long-term projects. For example, I created…

  • in reply to Donnetta Elsasser +3

    Thank you for your comment. Yes, it is very impactful. I used it at the end of a chapter in our current textbook that contained stories which seemed to perpetuate the "happy/grateful enslaved person" / "benevolent…

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     I too found @Maritere's talk to be very interesting as well.  I was impressed with how the use of primary sources was so engaging and that students were asked for feedback so the project…

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  • I'm getting so many ideas from the talks and discussions on Arguments with Evidence! One small thing I like doing to increase engagement is introduce individuals wherever possible. Sources about a real person that tells part of their story are always great for getting my students interested. I then go from the personal stories into related sources that might add detail or increase our understanding. 

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  • I'm getting so many ideas from the talks and discussions on Arguments with Evidence! One small thing I like doing to increase engagement is introduce individuals wherever possible. Sources about a real person that tells part of their story are always great for getting my students interested. I then go from the personal stories into related sources that might add detail or increase our understanding. 

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