Analyzing Objects
Porcelain
Musket Ball
Smallpox
Nail
Reaper
Shirtwaist
Transistor
Coffee
Record
Tire
Dishwasher
Dress
Stereograph
Stone
Shoe
Question 1:
Historical thinking involves using higher level critical thinking to analyze the past. This allows connections to be made between the past and the present
Question 2:
Objects that are associated with certain historical events and places in time can provide a more permanent, tangible link to that event in the past.
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Submitted: Monday, November 9, 2020 - 20:31
Question 1:
I notice the gold paint tying the pattern together. It also appears to be hand painted since the pattern is not perfect and some circles and loops are different sizes than each other. It also is very glossy, which suggests that it has a finish on it to protect the paint from fading or chipping off
Question 2:
It might be an example of trade or perhaps an example of when Americans rejected imported porcelain, choosing instead to create their own.
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Submitted: Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 13:51
Question 1:
It looks like it might be either very large or very small. It may have something to do with electricity or radio based on the parts that look like plugs
Question 2:
If it is related to radio or electricity, it might be related to the massive change in the 20th century that the world experienced, with many people going to depending on newspapers and candlelight to the radio and widespread electricity.
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Submitted: Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 14:16
Question 1: It looks like it is metal, maybe a tin can
Question 2:
It could tie to the theme of improved quality of foods or the increased availability of goods
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 08:30
Question 1:
The object looks like it is a musket ball from before muskets were rifled. These were less accurate and couldn't be fired as far.
Question 2:
This object might connect to the changes of war technology of the more modern era
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 09:24
Question 1:
Those are brogans. They were made of leather and were mass produced for soldiers.
Question 2:
This pair of shoes might connect to the mass production that the North was capable of during the American Civil War and something the South struggled with to the point that their soldiers were sometimes without good boots.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 10:15
Question 1:
I see the word suffrage on the woman's sash. It looks like it is early 20th century based on the car, the dress, and the sash.
Question 2:
This picture might have connections to the change in women's roles or lives in the 20th century. It might have connections to the changing demographic of voters as well.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 10:27
Question 1:
This looks like an old photograph of cells. It's pretty blurry and in black and white
Question 2:
This might connect to the increased understanding of how humans operate. It might also connect to outbreaks of different diseases in human history.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 12:07
Question 1:
This is a record. Victor record company was the company that brought recorded sound to the average consumer
Question 2:
This might connect to the idea of consumerism and the increase of goods available for the average person
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 13:52
Question 1:
This looks like a woman's blouse. It has a striped pattern on it and could possibly be machined in the weaving and the manufacturing of the item
Question 2:
It might connect to the clothing factories that popped up in the industrial revolution, perhaps one made at a factory that had a horrible accident, like the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 14:12
Question 1: They are made of metal and look like nails
Question 2: This could tie to the idea of westward expansion
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Submitted: Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 17:08
Question 1:
Historical thinking is using reading, writing, and oral abilities to analyze objects and events from the past to make connections and draw conclusions
Question 2:
Using objects to encourage historical thinking allows a stronger connection to be made as the student is making the connections with a physical objects rather than just being told the context.
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Submitted: Monday, November 9, 2020 - 21:14
Question 1:
Porcelain has the link to the taxes passed by the British Government after the Seven Years War to help pay for the cost of keeping the American Colonies under English control. We can associate porcelain with the tea cups pictured here.
Question 2:
I believe seeing the situation from both an English first hand source and an American first hand source. It would help to see multiple sides on the causes of the Revolution
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Submitted: Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 14:01
Question 1: The transistor connects to the broad themes of rapid change in the 20th century
Question 2: What do you think this is for and why?
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 08:22
Question 1:
Instant coffee connects to the idea of wartime changing the civilian life. Instant coffee, which had been developed for a wartime effort, had to adapt to a life without a war and convince civilian consumers to purchase it over it's regular counterpart.
Question 2:
While advertising can be an effective tools in analysis in history, sometimes it can be limited. In this context, advertisers still marketed to women, even as the roles of the household shifted in the 20th century. At the beginning, it was expected that women were in charge of purchasing the household items. Advertisers had to justify to women why they should purchase convenience foods when it was expected that she should be taking care of the home and it wasn't necessary to get it done quickly. These advertisements leave out women who had to work to support their family.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 08:54
Question 1:
The musket ball connects to the theme of using inferior technology to an effectiveness that overwhelms the inferiority of that technology. Though the musket ball was inaccurate, it was still used because the way of fighting had been adapted to it.
Question 2:
Primary sources such as letters, journals, and laws passed would help us determine the average person viewed soldiers and standing armies
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 09:43
Question 1:
These shoes connect to the themes of the increase in federal power. A stronger federal government came to be in order to purchase the quantities needed to outfit a soldiers quickly. These shoes were also connected to the idea of corruption or greed since the government needed to purchase these supplies at just about any cost.
Question 2:
We can talk about the change in vocabulary. Before the Civil War, documents often have the phrase "these United States". After the war, the phrase changed to "The United States". This implies a stronger federal government. We can also talk about the increase in federal power brought on by a Union victory and made obvious by a Confederate loss, which depended on the states and had less federal power.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 10:23
Question 1:
The white dress is connected to the theme of women's suffrage. The white dress was seen as a symbol of purity and became a central theme to the movement for women's right to vote.
Question 2:
I would want to see more historical passages that reference this time in American history.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 12:03
Question 1:
Smallpox connects to the themes of disease and the consequences it brings to a population. It also has the theme of increasing medical understanding.
Question 2:
The benefits of seeing history through the disease is you can see patterns of trade and warfare based on how the disease spreads. The downside is when we go too far back, we have inaccurate records on the numbers of people affected by the disease. If an entire population or the majority of a population is eliminated, than we have little to no record.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 12:23
Question 1:
This song talks about the wave of immigration into America during the 1800's and early 1900's. It mentions the "melting pot" that America was supposed to be for immigrants.
Question 2:
Records of immigration at the various ports that immigrants used to move to the United States would give us an understanding of patterns.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 14:07
Question 1:
This shirtwaist has direct ties to the early labor movements in the United States. It was created in a factory that experienced the effects of the labor movement, either through strikes or during the aftermath of the Triangle fire.
Question 2:
I would want to know what the average person thought of labor safety before the fire.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 14:23
Question 1:
The mass-produced nail connects to the broader theme of population growth in the United States. This can be shown by the idea of nails, which started out as being hand crafted and expensive, becoming mass produced and directly responsible for the increase in house production
Question 2:
The nail relates to the the idea of railroad expansion as well. Railroad completion became more streamlined and easier as the craft was perfected and made more available. The completion of the railroad itself lead to more goods being available throughout the growing country and decreased the waiting times on shipments
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Submitted: Friday, November 20, 2020 - 15:27
Title: Inclusion of historical objects
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
In teaching Middle School students, I have learned that many of them are very tactile and connect with objects that they can touch or manipulate. Pictures of objects work, but being able to be in the same space as a historical object leads to better understanding.
In teaching the American Civil War, I bring in objects from my reenacting past for students to touch and try on. I ask them what they think the object is for as they can interact with the object. I will now include them explaining why they think that an object is more often so they can make the connection easier. Many of my objects are reproductions so they aren't so delicate with the passage of time, but some of my authentic objects from the time period are sturdy enough to handle being dropped, which is something to consider with younger students.
In teaching the American Civil War, I bring in objects from my reenacting past for students to touch and try on. I ask them what they think the object is for as they can interact with the object. I will now include them explaining why they think that an object is more often so they can make the connection easier. Many of my objects are reproductions so they aren't so delicate with the passage of time, but some of my authentic objects from the time period are sturdy enough to handle being dropped, which is something to consider with younger students.
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Submitted: Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 13:48
Title: Hypotheses
Grade Level: High
Short Answer:
I would have objects that students can hypothesize on how they are related to what we have been talking about. They would be given the theme and then it would be up to them to make the connection between the object and theme.
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Submitted: Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 14:12
Title: Comparison
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
In order to engage middle school students, I would have a way for students to visualize the changes in size of transistors. This would help when talking about the scientific growth and changes in the 20th century so they can compare objects. We could also tie it into science if their science class is doing something at the time that can be comparable.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 08:28
Title: A post-war diet
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
I would use the themes of rapid change brought on by wartime and the adjustment of war to post war for civilians. We could talk about how some of our modern conveniences were created during war and then were adjusted for a civilian life. We can also discuss how marketing was targeted to different people and how it changed as life changed for the average American home.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 09:20
Title: Inaccurate at a distance
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
I would use the content in this module when we talk about the American Revolution, which is coming up very soon for my class. We can discuss why sometimes a more modern technology may be overlooked for an inferior technology, especially if we have adapted to a way of using that technology, such as close range, closely packed troops for the musket ball to compensate for the inaccuracy of the weapon.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 09:49
Title: A simple shoe
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
In this module, we talk about the increase in federal government power by looking at the mundane objects in life. I have a complete Union outfit that I bring in for students to look at and try on. We talk about the differences between the Union government and the Confederate government and one of the reasons we stress is how powerful the Union government became and the idea that it lead to a northern victory because they could get the supplies they needed, where as in the south, the federal government had to depend on the states to supply the army, many of which did not.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 10:25
Title: Address the issue
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
To engage students in this module, I would use the idea of connecting something as simple as a white dress being a symbol of women's suffrage. Many students may not be able to pick out the different themes and symbols that have been lost to time, so revisiting those ideas of a white dress would be beneficial in understanding why so many of these women were pictured with white dresses.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 12:06
Title: A threat you can't see
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
I would use the content in this module when we talk about migration and warfare. I would stress the impact a quick spreading disease has on a population that is not prepared for it. I could possibly link to current events with Covid-19.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 12:30
Title: Melting Pot
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
I would use the content in this module to explain to students to deep, embedded racism in American society that led to restrictions on certain nations and created caps from others on how many could immigrate to the Untied States in a year. We could break that misunderstanding that all were welcome, when in reality it was only certain nations that were welcome in droves.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 14:09
Title: Laws written in tragedy
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
In this module, I could use the idea of an object standing for two different ideas. The shirt at the beginning represents a new freedom for women by eliminating bulky clothing. It also represents the labor movement by reminding us of what happens when a business is not regulated. It reiterates the idea that our laws are written after tragedy strikes and labor unions can gain more support after these events occur.
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Submitted: Monday, November 16, 2020 - 14:28