Topics
- Documents
- Images
- Video
- America at War
- Citizenship
- Civics & Government
- Civil Rights
- First Freedoms
- Journalism
- Labor & Work
- Women in History
Alignments
- C3 Framework
- Common Core ELA History
- Social Study Standards
- ISTE Standards
Learning Objectives
- Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source
- Provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions
- Evaluate the accuracy, perspective, credibility and relevance of information, media, data or other resources
- Communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
Teacher Experience
- Explore the history of journalism in the U.S. through Library of Congress primary documents.
- Employ interactive features such as historical journal annotation, magnifying tools, and turning historical documents and images into social media posts.
- Make an account for students to track answers, or use without an account.
- Use all or part of our ten historical case studies, which cover topics from the Revolutionary War to Immigration to Watergate.
Student Experience
- Explore the history of journalism in the United States!
- Learn the ways the goals and techniques of journalists have changed over the centuries.
- Use fun, interactive features including making your own social media posts based on historical records.
- Imagine how journalists of the past would cover the controversies of today.
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