The
Arizona Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history in Arizona. We have created a
FREE Online Teacher’s Guide for Primary Sources to help you to teach primary sources more effectively and use creative strategies for integrating primary source materials into your classroom. This
FREE Online Teacher's Guide for Primary Sources is 15 pages. It includes teacher tools, student handouts, and student worksheets. Click
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FREE Online Teacher's Guide for Primary Sources.
The Arizona Primary Sources will help your students build common core skills including:
• Analysis
• Critical Thinking
• Point of View
• Compare and Contrast
• Order of Events
• And Much More!
Perfect for gallery walks and literature circles! Great research and reference materials!
The 20
Arizona Primary Sources are:
1. Photograph of Charles Poston, known as the "Father of Arizona" - circa 1860
2. Photograph of Navajo silversmith with examples of his work and tools – 1880
3. Photograph of Apache Chief Geronimo – 1886
4. Photograph of Buffalo Soldiers – 1890
5. Copy of homestead application made in Prescott, Arizona, by Virgil W. Earp, brother of famous lawman Wyatt Earp – 1900
6.Photograph of Mission San Xavier del Bac – first established in 1692 by Jesuit missionary Eusebio Francisco Kino – photo taken 1902
7. Political cartoon with woman symbolizing United States telling three men representing New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma territories that they will become states as soon as Congress approves it – 1902
8. Photograph of cowboys eating noon meal in typical Arizona cowboy camp – 1907
9. Map of the Colorado River Basin – 1928
10. Poster advertising Grand Canyon National Park – 1938
11. Photograph of highway sign in Pinal County advertising need for cotton pickers – 1940
12. Photograph of USS Arizona burning after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii – 1941
13. Photograph of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visiting the Gila River War Relocation Center – 1943
14. Photograph of Navajo Code Talkers in the U.S. Marine Corps – 1943
15. Photograph of U.S. postage stamp commemorating the 1853 Gadsden Purchase – stamp issued 1953
16. Photograph of presidential campaign button for Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater – 1964
17. Copy of document announcing Arizona’s ratification of the 26th Amendment – 1971
18. Photograph of John McCain – after being released as Vietnamese Prisoner of War (POW) – 1973
19. Photograph of Sandra Day O’Connor being sworn in as the first female Associate Justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court – 1981
20. Population density map of Arizona – 2010
Your students will:
• think critically and analytically, interpret events, and question various perspectives of history.
• participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations instead of memorizing facts and a writer’s interpretations.
• integrate and evaluate information provided in diverse media formats to deepen their understanding of historical events.
• experience a more relevant and meaningful learning experience.
Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" cardstock.