Themed Resources
- Library of Congress Online Resources for Educators (pdf)
- Abraham Lincoln
- Art of War:
WWI and WWII Posters - Cartoon Analysis
- Childhood Lost:Child Labor During Industrial Revolution
- Coles County: Taught with Primary Sources
- Corp of Discovery:
Revealing the American West - NEW Teaching the Holocaust with Primary Sources
- Illinois: Taught with Primary Sources
- Presidential Campaigns: Packaging the Presidents
- Underground Railroad:
A Path to Freedom - Verse and Chorus
- WWII
- Top Topics
Special Projects
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Tools
- Classroom Activities
- Constant Motion:
The Job of Railway Post Office Clerks - Constitution Day
- Library of Congress Site Update "Cheat Sheet" (pdf)
- Lincoln Assassination CSI Activity
- Patriotic Songs
Professional Development
- Summer Institute
- NEW TPS EIU Jump-Start
- TPS in Action
(onsite workshop series) - Customized Teaching with Primary Sources Institutes
Additional LInks
- EIUTPS Google Search Tool
- National TPS Site
- Library of Congress
- loc.gov Teacher PageAbraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
TPS EIU 2013 Calendar
Shaded dates are unavailable and indicate scheduled events. Events in bold are open to the public with a link to registration information. All other events are private, as they are sponsored by a specific school or district.
updated 1/25/13
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Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center (reg. closed)2/13 EIU Social Studies Methods Cooperative Project EIU College of Education and Professional Studies2/20 EIU Social Studies Methods Cooperative Project EIU College of Education and Professional Studies2/20 TPS EIU Workshop Series Final Meeting Paris Cooperative High School2/27 EIU Social Studies Methods Cooperative Project EIU College of Education and Professional Studies
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Contact Information
Teaching with Primary Sources
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Ave.
Charleston, IL 61920
217-581-7857
Director: Cindy Rich, Ph.D.
Schedule
TPS EIU Calendar
Newsletters
Analysis Tools
(pdf or doc)
- ABC Photo Analysis
pdf doc - Book Analysis
TPS - Cartoon Analysis
pdf doc - Letter Analysis
pdf doc - Map Analysis
pdf doc TPS - More You Look Photo Analysis
pdf doc TPS - Motion Picture Analysis
pdf doc TPS - Poem Analysis
pdf doc - Poster Analysis
pdf doc - Put Yourself in the Picture Photo Analysis
pdf doc - Sheet Music Analysis
pdf doc TPS - Sound Recording Analysis
pdf doc TPS - Storyboard Sheet
pdf doc - Written Document Analysis
pdf doc TPS
Support Materials 2013
Quick Start
- Why Use Primary Sources?
- Selecting Primary Sources
- Citing Primary Sources
- Quick Start
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