Submitted work by Kathryn Atkins
Analyzing Objects
Porcelain
Musket Ball
Smallpox
Nail
Reaper
Shirtwaist
Transistor
Coffee
Record
Tire
Dishwasher
Dress
Stereograph
Stone
Shoe
Question 1:
Historical thinking is the ability to analyze sources and draw conclusions based on those sources.
Question 2:
Objects can be great primary sources that can aid in discovering how the person who owned or used the object is relevant to different historical events or times.
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Submitted: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 09:47
Question 1:
I notice that it says "official business" and that it is coming from what I assume is an office of the CSA. I notice that it is being sent to South Carolina, a confederate state. I notice a stamp. I do not recognize the name.
Question 2:
This object is a primary source that shows connections to the time in history where states in America were trying to break away and start their own country.
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Submitted: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 11:00
Question 1:
Historical thinking is the ability to make observations, ask questions, and draw from different perspectives from a historical event or issue. It is a skill that gives the whole picture of a historical event, not just one side or perspective.
Question 2:
Objects can be used to practice student's observational skills. It is also a great why to get students to start asking questions not only about the object itself but also questions about the people who used the object or who it belonged to. This helps students navigate different perspectives from the same period of history or event.
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Submitted: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 10:26
Question 1:
Historical thinking is the ability to make observations, ask questions, and draw from different perspectives from a historical event or issue. It is a skill that gives the whole picture of a historical event, not just one side or perspective.
Question 2:
Objects can be used to practice student's observational skills. It is also a great why to get students to start asking questions not only about the object itself but also questions about the people who used the object or who it belonged to. This helps students navigate different perspectives from the same period of history or event.
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Submitted: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 10:26
Question 1:
As the resources showed, the post office was the main connection to federal and state government to it's citizens. The 18th century was a volatile time in America's history and letters, posters, ads, newspapers, magazines, etc. were a way to spread information, events, and propaganda, etc. An example would be northern abolitionists sending antislavery tracts through the southern mail system.
Question 2:
I did not realize that different states would send either pro or antislavery rhetoric through the mailing systems. Now that I have read about it is painfully obvious that the postal system was an integral piece during that time but it was just something I never thought about.
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Submitted: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 14:05
Title: What does "Created Equal" really mean?
Grade Level: Middle
Short Answer:
Since I will be teaching Civics, I would use the Thomas Jefferson primary source that showed the "wanted" newspaper clipping of Sandy. In our state standards, more often times than not, our founding fathers are written in a light of heroism. However I think it is crucial for students to understand the reality of the words that Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence. In the lesson I would give them the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence and then the newspaper clipping with Jefferson's name blacked out. I then would ask them to read both and write if they thought the same person wrote the two examples and why or why not.
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Submitted: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 10:39
Title: Mail Systems
Grade Level: Elementary
Short Answer:
In 4th grade, students are first introduced to slavery and the Civil War. They have to learn the causes behind the war and the different events that led up to it. I would use the resources that showed how the mail system was used in escalating tensions between the north and the south. This would give young students a better understanding of how volatile this time in American history was.
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Submitted: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 14:12