Analyzing Objects
Porcelain
Musket Ball
Smallpox
Nail
Reaper
Shirtwaist
Transistor
Coffee
Record
Tire
Dishwasher
Dress
Stereograph
Stone
Shoe
Question 1:
Historical thinking is thinking with a larger picture in view. Where does this event fit into a bigger timeline? What evidence leads us to this view of events?
Question 2:
Historians view historical objects the way detectives view evidence. These objects offer clues and help us to understand history in a clearer way.
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Submitted: Monday, March 2, 2020 - 11:56
Question 1:
Discarded tires, possibly outside of a factory. They look like they have been used.
Question 2:
The role of Industrial Age factories with mass production. The changing face of transportation in America with the rise of the automobile.
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Submitted: Monday, March 9, 2020 - 12:54
Question 1:
I️ know very little about this object from this picture. I️ think it may be a picture of an organism on a slide. Maybe showing the roll of science in recognizing germs and bacteria.
Question 2:
If my assumption about the picture is correct then it speaks to the advances in science and healthcare in the 20th century and what roll it’s playing in the lives of the population.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 09:30
Question 1:
I️ notice that it’s a large stone with diner carved into it but I️ can’t tell what. It’s most likely a gravestone. I️ would also suggest that it’s the gravestone of someone of some prominence and means by the size of it. It would have required effort to more the stone to its location.
Question 2:
Depending on the location and engraving found on the stone it could connect in numerous ways. As the marker of a significant event or as the grace marker of a historical person.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 11:46
Question 1:
I notice that the object seemed to be very finely crafted. It has lots of details and was probably owned by someone of affluence. It is in good condition, not chips or discoloration so it has been well cared for and preserved.
Question 2:
It leads me to ask "who would own an object such as this vs. who would not own an object like this?. There are clear class differences and wealth disparities between those who would or would not have the means to own fancy items such as this.
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Submitted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 14:43
Question 1:
I notice that the object seemed to be very finely crafted. It has lots of details and was probably owned by someone of affluence. It is in good condition, not chips or discoloration so it has been well cared for and preserved.
Question 2:
It leads me to ask "who would own an object such as this vs. who would not own an object like this?. There are clear class differences and wealth disparities between those who would or would not have the means to own fancy items such as this.
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Submitted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 14:43
Question 1:
These boots seem to be well worn but well made and sturdy. They were professionally made as seen by the craftsmanship and seaming. they look like they were worn by someone working outside, a farmer or soldier perhaps. Although worn they seem to have held up well.
Question 2:
Dirty boots always bring to mind a theme of hard work and its important in building anything of value such as building a nation. The hard work of the those have come before us has built the nation that we live in.
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Submitted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 16:41
Question 1:
The dress is solid white, long, modest in cut. She is wearing a banner of some type most likely a suffragette banner. The material looks to be maybe lenin, light weight for summer but still would be much warmer than the clothes we are accustomed to wearing in summer.
Question 2:
I think the connection lays in the suffragette movement and perhaps the style of dress speaks to the modest expectations for ladies clothing.
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Submitted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 17:37
Question 1:
The letter is Civil War era as it is on official Confederate letterhead. It is an official document of some type.
Question 2:
I may be an official correspondence that played a role in the Civil War. Maybe part of the declaring of separation from the Union? Troop movements? Acquisition of supplies?
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Submitted: Friday, May 29, 2020 - 22:41
Question 1:
Historical thinking is not just looking at the when and how of events but questioning deeper to the why, why then, and how did it affect the people involved and future events.
Question 2:
Objects personalize events for students. By using objects to see, feel, or hear events the students feel more connected to the people involved.
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Submitted: Monday, March 2, 2020 - 13:49
Question 1:
These tires are representative of the scarcity and sacrifice of WWII. The bald times show that they were used way past their recommended use to preserve rubber for the war effort.
Question 2:
How was this item used? What role did it play in the history of the time? Who used this item? What is it found where it is pictured?
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Submitted: Monday, March 9, 2020 - 14:54
Question 1:
Smallpox illustrates the role that disease can play in human history as well as the changing of that role with the introduction of prevention practices such as vaccination. Disease was a major side effect to the movement of people such as trade and commerce and was therefore a constant concern for both governments and citizens alike.
Question 2:
Disease has played a huge role in the events of history so it can not be ignored but at the same time can not be the only lens with with we use to view history. The role of disease in human events must be looked at as a part of a patchwork of factors and events effecting history.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 10:28
Question 1:
By serving as a marking stone for the creation of the new capital city it literally represents the division of land from the states of Maryland and Virginia and the federal government but the theme of division goes much deeper than the division on land itself. It also speaks to the division of the country over the issue of slavery and the role of the states vs the role of the federal government. The return of Alexandria to Virginia due to the slavery issue and the later occupation of Alexandria during the Civil War really demonstrates the changing of boundaries and the divisions faced in this country.
Question 2:
Some other boundary changes that might be looked at in connection to this theme of separation might be the creation of West Virginia from the western part of Virginia. Also the continual boundary changes in regard to slavery as the 1900's progress through agreement after agreement with the introduction of new territories and states into the country.
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Submitted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 14:18
Question 1:
By representing the type of luxury goods taxes as imports this would be just the type of item that would be boycotted in favor of more American handmade items. The boycott of items to protest taxes leads to the increased fashionability of lesser luxurious items. It's a sign of patriotism to not use fancy British imports.
Question 2:
Before making an argument about the causes of the American Revolution I would like to know how the taxes affected the colonists in each region specifically. How much of a financial burden did they cause? Was the outrage over the taxes the same in all regions? How did the colonial spirit of independence effect the call for boycott of the new taxes?
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Submitted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 15:08
Question 1:
This picture of a Civil War era army boot represents a very common item that would not have been considered extraordinary at the time because there were so many but looking back we can see the commonness of the boot shows its important role in history. For instance thousands were purchased by the for Union troops and were an essential part of the needed troops supplies. At first glance they look to be well made (as I previously thought) and past quick inspections by buying agents but often did not hold up to the rigorous demands of a full time soldier.
Question 2:
Governments changing role often comes in response to crisis or war. These situations cause the public's perception of government intervention to shift and accept interventions that they would not have in times of peace. I think modern day articles showing the various debates about the role the government is taking in response to the current pandemic could parallel the changing role of the government in the face of the Civil War as well.
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Submitted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 16:58
Question 1:
The white dress worn here by a leader of the suffragette movement represents the purity of womanhood and the need for more independence by women including the right to vote. Many social movement of the time called for much needed change. The dress also demonstrates the shift from homemade clothes using and needle and thread to the mass production of clothes in factories and the rise of the fashion industry that created.
Question 2:
I would like to have access to a timeline of key events leading up to and during the women's suffrage movement. A list of leaders and biographical information for them would also be useful. Maybe even a closer look at the rights/or lack thereof of women both in the US and abroad. A clear description of they rights and lack of rights of women in the 19th century
and early 20th century and the rights that women were seeking would also be necessary to fuller understand the suffrage movement.
and early 20th century and the rights that women were seeking would also be necessary to fuller understand the suffrage movement.
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Submitted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 17:59
Question 1:
The post offices of the past were not just places to pick up personal letters and packages but also places to get the news and the only link to the actions of the government itself. The role of abolitionist pamphlets mailed to the south prior to the Civil War shows that the mail service was not only a delivery of news but a instrument of social movements as well.
Question 2:
I was most interested in the mass mailings of abolitionist tracts to the south prior to the war to the outrage of many in the south. I made me think on the many unsolicited sales items that come in our mail today and how we don't usually like sunk mail but sometimes something it is advertising catches our eye.
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Submitted: Friday, May 29, 2020 - 23:03
Title: History Teacher
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
Engaging students in the content is an everyday challenge as we compete with smartphones and instant excitement provided by technology but using time period objects, songs, and first person accounts can be an excellent way to grab student interest. Using objects to help personalize historical people makes them feel real and creates a connections between the students and the time period. They can be introduced at all parts of the lesson to better integrate deeper understanding.
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Submitted: Monday, March 2, 2020 - 14:04
Title: What does driving mean to you?
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I would begin by asking my 15 year old students what their ideal new car would be when they get their license next year? I would then ask they what they would think about no new cars being available for them to drive, limited gas available, and what if is was considered unpatriotic to drive more than absolutely necessary. I would then introduce them to a would where all of those things was a reality by using the pictures and descriptions in this module. I would have them make the connect by envisioning how these these restrictions would change their own idea of becoming a driver and why it was necessary in WWII.
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Submitted: Monday, March 9, 2020 - 15:01
Title: Smallpox
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I️ think that in light of today’s current pandemic that a study of past diseases would be of special interest to students in a way that it has not been in previously. I️ would this a comparative students of the effects of disease on history as well as the effects of the current pandemic on our modern society.
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Submitted: Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 10:32
Title: Compromise Creates a Capital City
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I would use the musical Hamilton to introduce the compromise struck by Hamilton and Jefferson and the theme of compromise between different factors in the early United States government. I would begin by playing "The Room Where It Happens" song from the musical that tells the tale of Hamilton and Jefferson's meeting and compromise that ended in the location of the capitol city beginning placed in the south. Discussion of this compromise and the role of compromise and conflicting views in our government can then lead into discussion of many other topics including slavery, the role of federal and states governments, or even the legacy of conflict and compromise within the government itself.
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Submitted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 14:29
Title: Patriotism by purchase or lack of purchase
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I would start by asking my students if it is unpatriotic to buy a tea set? I would then discuss with them how for colonial Americans that boycotting such its did become patriotic. By placing bans of making such items in the colonies and taxing imports on British goods many colonists came to see the use of these luxury goods as supportive of the British policies and chose to support the colonial protest by choosing homemade colonial items instead. I this this would make an excellent connect into to current movement to by American made goods over imported goods. Made in America tags are placed on many items and it is viewed as patriotic and supportive of the United States to buy as many items made in America as possible. The idea of buying and using products made in the USA as a way to demonstrate patriotism is not a new idea but a long standing American tradition.
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Submitted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 15:19
Title: The Growth of Government Oversight in Crisis
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
The growth of government power, oversight, intervention grows through times of crisis. I would provide a list of events to each students and list what ways the role of government changed in response to each of them. Events including the Civil War and using the shoe as a primary source item of discussion, the various social injustices that led to the Progressive Era, WWI, The Great Depression, WWI, the 911 attacks, the current pandemic, etc... the list is endless and and discussion is so current that I think it will peak the students interest and help them to understand the changing role of government and how rights that would not be compromised in times of peace can be viewed as necessary to combat challenges that arise.
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Submitted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 17:28
Title: Instrument of change
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I would take the approach of examining what women intended to gain with the right to vote. How is the right to vote and instrument of change? What kind of changes were they hopeful to achieve? What is the role of the government itself as an instrument for social and economic change? I would divide the class into smaller groups and have each group make a list of things that can be changed through legislation/elections and then share them with the group.
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Submitted: Friday, May 29, 2020 - 22:27
Title: Postal System Delivering Change
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I would start by having student list all the ways they get information today. Social media, TV, online sources, newspapers, etc... then have them mark out those options that did not exist in pre-Civil War America. I was than ask the question "where did people find out the news" "how did people get their message about important matter out". The answer being by using the postal system. We would read some abolitionist primary sources such as the Liberator and ask how these documents were viewed by different people of the time. Also, how effective was the mailing of abolitionist tracts to the South? Did it have the intended consequence or do we know? We know there was postal workers who refused to deliver it and burning of such tracts but perhaps we could speculate that it could have influenced those that it did reach in its intended manner.
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Submitted: Friday, May 29, 2020 - 23:16