Discuss additional questions the students have and sources or avenues for further inquiry. Discuss to what extent these primary sources help uncover answers to those questions or to the larger compelling question. Look back at the students’ list of questions for inquiry and/or at the suggested supporting questions.You may want to use the Library of Congress Primary Source Analysis worksheet to help students organize and record their thoughts.QUESTION: What does this article make them wonder? REFLECT: What do they think based on what they have read? OBSERVE: What information can they gather from the articles? You may wish to assign different articles to different students or have everyone read all of the articles. Select one, two, or all three of the short newspaper articles to share with students.See which questions from the initial list have now been answered, and make a list of additional/new questions. Once students have had a chance to read the advertisement, make a list of the new pieces of information students have gathered. Next, display or distribute the advertisement for Murray’s Boston Store in Willimantic.Assemble a list of questions that arise from the students’ examination of the photograph. Ask, “What do you see that makes you say that?” You may want to use the Library of Congress Analyzing Photographs & Prints process ( download Teacher’s Guide) to guide students’ looking. Encourage them to back up their comments with specific visual evidence. Ask students to look closely at the image and share what they see.Start by displaying the “Peach pit hogshead” image, preferably full screen, without the title/caption.
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