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Historic Newspapers in Your Classroom

Want to include historic newspapers in your classroom activities? Here are resources from the Library of Congress Web site.

Chronicling America
http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/

Provides access to pages from several historic American newspapers from 1880-1910 as well as information on American newspapers published between 1690 and the present day.

Stars and Stripes
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sgphtml/sashtml/sashome.html

Published for members of the armed forces, this collection includes copies of The Stars and Stripes from 1918-1919 that document events from World War I.

Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/rotogravures/

A new printing process created in the early 1900s, rotogravure printing produced richly detailed, high quality illustrations and allowed newspapers to create new pictorial sections. This collection includes an illustrated history of World War I selected from newspaper rotogravure sections that graphically documents the people, places, and events important to the war.

Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/ichihtml/cdnhome.html

A collection of photographs taken by the photographers of the Chicago Daily News.

Publishing the Declaration of Independence
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/journey/declaration.html

This webcast focuses on the role of early American newspapers in distributing the text of the Declaration of Independence and in leading the charge for independence.

Witness and Response
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/911/911-serial.html

See how newspapers documented the tragic events of September 11, 2001.

American Journalism Webcast
http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3929

Listen to writer W. Joseph Campbell talk about the events of the year 1897 and how they changed the way journalists cover the news.

The People’s Art
http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/peoplesart.html

Watch a webcast featuring Julie Goldsmith, Manager of the Chicago Tribune Historical Collection at Michigan State University, where she discusses how the Chicago Tribune newspaper developed mass production techniques to help bring color and art to their newspaper.

Online Activities Promoting Information Literacy

Search Engine or Directory?
What To Choose for your Online Search
http://library.albany.edu/internet/choose.html

Boolean Search Logic
http://library.albany.edu/internet/boolean.html

The Boolean Machine
http://kathyschrock.net/rbs3k/boolean/

Question Brainstormer
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/questbrain.html

Reflecting On The Research Process
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/reflecting.html

Is It Plagiarism?
http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~spjvweb/isitplag.html

Plagiarism vs. Documentation
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/plagdoc.html

Evaluating Your Sources
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/carrdss.html

An Interactive Checklist to Evaluating Your Sources
http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/webcheck.html


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TEACHERS Historic Newspapers in Your Classroom Want to include historic newspapers in your classroom activities? Here are resources from the Library of Congress Web site. Chronicling America http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/ Provides access to pages from several historic American newspapers from 1880-1910 as well as information on American newspapers published between 1690 and the present day. Stars and Stripes http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sgphtml/sashtml/sashome.html Published for members of the armed forces, this collection includes copies of The Stars and Stripes from 1918-1919 that document events from World War I. Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/rotogravures/ A new printing process created in the early 1900s, rotogravure printing produced richly detailed, high quality illustrations and allowed newspapers to create new pictorial sections. This collection includes an illustrated history of World War I selected from newspaper rotogravure sections that graphically documents the people, places, and events important to the war. Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/ichihtml/cdnhome.html A collection of photographs taken by the photographers of the Chicago Daily News. Publishing the Declaration of Independence http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/journey/declaration.html This webcast focuses on the role of early American newspapers in distributing the text of the Declaration of Independence and in leading the charge for independence. Witness and Response http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/911/911-serial.html See how newspapers documented the tragic events of September 11, 2001. American Journalism Webcast http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3929 Listen to writer W. Joseph Campbell talk about the events of the year 1897 and how they changed the way journalists cover the news. The People’s Art http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/peoplesart.html Watch a webcast featuring Julie Goldsmith, Manager of the Chicago Tribune Historical Collection at Michigan State University, where she discusses how the Chicago Tribune newspaper developed mass production techniques to help bring color and art to their newspaper. Online Activities Promoting Information Literacy Search Engine or Directory? What To Choose for your Online Search http://library.albany.edu/internet/choose.html Boolean Search Logic http://library.albany.edu/internet/boolean.html The Boolean Machine http://kathyschrock.net/rbs3k/boolean/ Question Brainstormer http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/questbrain.html Reflecting On The Research Process http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/reflecting.html Is It Plagiarism? http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~spjvweb/isitplag.html Plagiarism vs. Documentation http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/plagdoc.html Evaluating Your Sources http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/carrdss.html An Interactive Checklist to Evaluating Your Sources http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/webcheck.html