Primary Source Research ICE 2006 Chris Osborne Independent Consultant

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Addressing Indiana Standards 3.6 Analyze “The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine” (1904). Explain how it modified the Monroe Doctrine (1823) and justified a new direction in United States foreign policy. (Civics and Government)    corollary.htm corollary.htm

How do I effectively find these sites? Start at Google In your search criteria, use +, -, “quotes” etc. Example: “roosevelt corollary” +primary +sources

Project Ideas National History Day in Indiana   This is a project that is not just for social studies or US History. A great opportunity to team, it addresses multiple standards, is ready made for easy participation, and allows students a variety of project types to pursue for multiple intelligences. Develop your own repository of primary sources by utilizing student research collections. The students can build a “library” through interviews, photos, etc. Time Capsule Projects

Citing Sources This site allows teachers to create classes, project, group, etc. Students can keep track of online/offline sources and print out bibliographies in MLA or APA format. This is not as in-depth as Notestar, but is useful in helping students create bibliographies.

Extra Links – Enjoy These examples  -Women and social movements in the U.S.  -Digitized records of immigrants entering U.S.  -Canadian military letters home  -Gettysburg Kidzpage with civil war soldier’s letters  -World War I document archive  -The Nazi decrees of  -Repositories of Primary Sources

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