Reference Source for Lesson Plans

Primary Sources

Lesson 1: Conducting An Historical Inventory

Students analyze a local historical inventory to make inferences about local community life.

City of Edmonton Archives 
Edmonton Historical Board Fonds, 1977-1982
Inventory of the Residences of Edmonton Mayors

Eva McKitrick Fonds, 1909-1983
McKitrick, Eva
Copy of the Edmonton Historical Board Inventory of Mayor's Residences

Lesson 2: Historical Maps

Students utilize historical maps to infer and interpret information from their community.

City of Edmonton Archives
University of Alberta Map Library Fonds, 1962-1981
Variety of Maps from Edmonton Including Transit and Street Maps

Sir Alexander Galt Museum Fonds, 1950
Consists of an Edmonton Street Map

Lesson 3: Diary Of An Individual

Provides a glimpse of life and perspectives from the past.

Dear Diary

http://www.archivesalberta.org/diary/diary.htm
A soldier who never returned from the war, A hermit with a drinking problem, A sober judge with a heavy dose of social morality, A city fire department waiting for the alarm, A woman exercising her recently-won right to vote, A woman with a Harlequin Romance view of life, A woman with regrets, A ski hill first aid station, A budding artist during her encounter with Royalty

The Canadian Letters and Images Project

http://www.mala.bc.ca/history/letters/
An online archive preserving Canada's photographs and other personal materials

National Archives of Canada

http://www.archives.ca/
Living Memory, Diary of Lady Macdonald 1868, Diary of William Lyon Mackenzie King 1945

Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation

http://search.civilization.ca/
http://www.civilisations.ca/vmnf/boucher/3.2/3.2.1.htm
Pierre Boucher Travel Diary

City of Edmonton Archives

Eva McKitrick Fonds, 1909-1983
Diary of Her Father
 

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Primary Sources Overview

Using Primary Sources in the Classroom

Types of Resources

Reading a Primary Source

Reading Secondary Source

Evaluating an Interpretation

Primary Source Lessons (4)

Reference Source for Lesson Plans

Primary vs Secondary Sources: A Comparison

How to Interpret a document

How to Interpret a Map

How to interpret an object

Primary Source Websites

Primary Source Websites for Teachers

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