Dr. Simson has an assignment in his Modern World History class asking students to link events in their own families to events in world history, along the lines of several themes. For the assignment, students need at least 2 primary sources, a reference in their textbooks, an additional book, and a related article. The primary documents can be interviews, personal photographs, letters, etc. In other words, students may look in the family attic or memorabilia for primary sources, as well as finding published primary sources from the era related to their family's story.
It has been a challenge for students who come from outside the U.S. to find primary sources. There are some books with eye witness accounts from other countries, but our collection is not deep in that area. Beth had good luck using Discover GALILEO with the country name as subject, then limiting type to primary source documents. You may also have some luck using LexisNexis to find news articles from the country of origin at the time family lived there.
A scan of the assignment appears below. Part 2 will be a 5-6 page essay on the intersection between family and world history.
