General DBQ links

Samplers of the New York State Fifth Grade Social Studies Exam, DBQ Section
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/pub/5samplerss2.pdf

Minding their DBQs (PDF Document) – An article from NYSUT describing tips for helping your students master Document-Based Questions.

http://www.nysut.org/standards/201-teachers-dbq.html

DBQs: Using Primary Resources in the Classroom – A workshop on using primary sources in the classroom.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/fw.html

Regents Prep for DBQ Essay – Tips for writing a regents DBQ essay.

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/examoverview/dbq.cfm

Using Primary Sources in the Classroom – The Library of Congress’ suggestions for student activities to help enhance the social studies curriculum using authentic artifacts, documents, photographs, and manuscripts.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/primary.html

History in the Raw - Article on why we should use primary sources in social studies (includes ideas for introducing students to using primary sources)

http://www.archives.gov/education/history-in-the-raw.html

Library of Congress Learning Page - Discusses strategies for analyzing documents.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/psources/analyze.html

NARA Document Analysis Worksheets - Get ideas for helping your students learn what to look for when analyzing documents.

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/index.html

Lesson Ideas: Learning Page, Library of Congress - Information on using primary sources (Rationale, Selecting Sources, Organizing Instruction and Activities)

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html

Eye Witness: History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It - Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present.

http://www.ibiscom.com

History Happens: Cool Stories - Songs on various topics including WW II, Native American Heritage, Civil War

http://www.ushistory.com/stories1.htm

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