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Primary Sources & QFT: Introductory Video

Primary Sources & QFT: Introductory Video

Primary sources are powerful tools to use in learning, but they can pose a challenge for students. What happens when we teach students how to ask their own questions about primary sources? Hear from students and teachers who are using resources from the Library of Congress in combination with the QFT to spark more joy, curiosity, and a deeper engagement with primary source learning.
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Field(s): Teaching + Learning
Type: Instructional Videos
Lesson Snapshot: QFT & Primary Sources in an ESL 4 Classroom

Lesson Snapshot: QFT & Primary Sources in an ESL 4 Classroom

In this lesson snapshot, a high school ESL 4 class delves into factory farming, sustainability, and the food industry through Michael Pollan's book The Omnivore's Dilemma. They use the QFT twice throughout the unit; once as a pre-reading exercise and later to unpack two juxtaposed primary sources images of farming then and now, armed with knowledge from the book.
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Field(s): Teaching + Learning
Type: Experts in the Field
5 QFT-Primary Source Ideas for Black History Month

5 QFT-Primary Source Ideas for Black History Month

Using primary sources — photos, newspaper articles, letters, and so much more — in combination with the Question Formulation Technique can be a powerful way for students to ask questions about the past and think about the present. Black History Month is a good opportunity for students to explore primary sources through questions.
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Field(s): Teaching + Learning
Type: Planning Tools
Subject(s): Social Studies
Level(s): High School (9 – 12)
My Favorite Grab-and-Go Places for Finding Primary Sources to Use with the QFT

My Favorite Grab-and-Go Places for Finding Primary Sources to Use with the QFT

As a librarian, it’s in my wheelhouse to spend time searching for ‘what’s out there.’ The Library of Congress is right there at the top of my go-to sites for anything historical, and especially for finding primary sources to use with the Question Formulation Technique (QFT).
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Field(s): Teaching + Learning
Type: Experts in the Field
Subject(s): Social Studies

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