Teaching with Primary Sources at Eastern Illinois University

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Resources

Activity Sheets

What Do You See? Photo Analysis Activity - Teach students to look beyond the obvious!

Cartoon Analysis Activity - Guide to aid in looking for details and understanding techniques.

Oral History Analysis - Guide to understanding personal stories and narrations.

Thinking About Maps Guide - a handout to look at various attributes of maps and the stories they tell.

How Does It Read? Guide - a handout to teach students to "really read" documents, letters, etc.

What Do You Hear? Listening Guide - form to guide students to listen and not just hear.

Sensory Visualization - use with photos to "put students in the picture."