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Florida migrants studying road map before leaving Elizabeth City, North Carolina for the state of Delaware. (1940). Library of Congress, American Memory, America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945.
Desired Result
To create, implement, and revise practical authentic inquiry experiences using Library of Congress primary sources. Primary Source Learning LibraryQuests serve as road maps to further student understanding. In LibraryQuests, students will be challenged with a task that asks them to work as a professional in a particular field to research a topic using primary sources in order to solve a problem or develop a product.
Example LibraryQuests can be viewed at http://www.pslearning.org/teach/wq/
Primary Source Learning LibraryQuest Parts to Complete
LibraryQuests have the following parts written for the intended audience.
1. Title Page (same page for both student and teacher)
2. Introduction (for student)
3. The Task (for student)
4. The Process (for student)
5. Evaluation (for student)
6. Conclusion (for student)
7. Introduction (for teacher)
8. Learners (for teacher)
9. Learning goals (for teacher)
10. Process (for teacher)
11. Resources (for teacher)
12. Evaluation (for teacher)
13. Conclusion (for teacher)
14. Credits (same page for both student and teacher)