The
Washington Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history in Washington. 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 Washington 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
Washington Primary Sources are:
1. Painting depicting the 1791-92 winter quarters of Captain Robert Gray and his crew – Grays Harbor, Washington, is named for him – circa 1793
2. Admiral Charles Wilkes' map of the Pacific Northwest – 1845
3. Illustration of Fort Vancouver in 1845
4. Replica of bill passed by the U.S. Congress giving George Washington Bush title to his land in Washington Territory – 1855
5. Photograph of Isaac Stevens – first governor of Washington Territory, U.S. congressman, and general in Union army during the Civil War – 1862
6. Photograph of U.S. Army officers and family members at Fort Walla Walla – Washington Territory – 1874
7. Photograph of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe – circa late 1800s
8. Painting entitled Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia – created 1905
9. Photograph of Yakima warrior – 1913
10. Photograph of loggers sitting on a Western Cedar stump near Deming, Washington – 1925
11. Photograph of skate from the Swinomish tribal fishtrap – Tulalip Indian Agency – 1938
12. Strawberry farming family in front of strawberry plants in western Washington – 1939
13. Photograph of woman learning how to properly pack apples at a WPA apple packing school in Yakima – 1941
14. Photograph of workers riding on section of pipe suspended by a cable during construction of Grand Coulee Dam – circa 1940
15. Photograph of Boeing B-17E aircraft under construction at Boeing plant in Seattle during WWII – 1942
16. Photograph of statue of Mother Joseph of the Sisters of Providence in the U.S. Capitol Statuary Hall – donated by the state of Washington in 1980
17. Photograph of Mount St. Helens erupting - 1980
18. Digital elevation map of Washington state – 2005
19. Photograph of statue of George Vancouver outside Vancouver, British Columbia, City Hall – photo taken 2006
20. Photograph of Port of Tacoma – often called the "Gateway to Alaska" - 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.