Tools for Analyzing Primary Sources and Close Reading
EDSITEment contains a variety of links to other websites and references to resources available through government, nonprofit, and commercial entities.
- History in the Raw (National Archives)
- Document Analysis Worksheets (National Archives)
- The Process of Historical Investigation (History Project, UC Davis)
- Using Primary Sources in the Classroom (American Memory Project, Library of Congress)
Close Reading Guides
- How to Do a Close Reading (Harvard University Library)
- Reading Critically (Harvard University Library)
- How To Read a Poem by Edward Hirsch
- Poetry: Close Reading (Purdue OWL)
Close Reading Webinars
- Teaching Through Close Reading: Historical and Informational Texts (National Humanities Center archived webinar)
- Teaching Through Close Reading: Poetry and Fiction (National Humanities Center archived webinar)