Primary Source Learning invites you to submit a collage using Library of Congress primary sources to express a theme that interests you. To participate follow these steps:

1. Think of a theme or organizing “big idea” that interests you. For example, Freedom, Changes in American Education, People travel in different ways, Humans and Nature, or Ben Franklin.

   My Theme is:  __________________________________________________________

2. Pose an Investigative Question. What is a question about your theme that could be answered through a collage of primary sources?

   My Investigative Question:  ________________________________________________

3. Use the Library of Congress Web site to research your question. The Library of Congress is the world’s largest Library so it is easy to get lost. Follow the links below for help in your research.
   • America’s Library
   • Visitor’s Search Guide
   • Browse American Memory
4. Copy and paste the thumb nail image and the exact title of the items for your collage.
5. In a note section under each image, explain in a sentence or two how this image connects to the theme.
6. Send your idea to info@pslearning.org. Your name, teacher’s name, school, state, and grade.

Submissions are judged each month during the first week of the month. To be published on the PrimarySourceLearning.org home page your collection must include:

• an understandable theme.
• 5 to 6 images that relate to the theme.
• reasonable explanations of how the image connects to the theme.
• visual interest in the choice of items, consider color, shape, and size for the Web page.
• primary sources must be located on the Library of Congress Web site, www.loc.gov.
• primary sources and themes appropriate for the Pre-K-grade 12 education setting.