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To Market To Market

Jane Hoover and Linda C. Joseph

Sharpen student observation and interpretation skills by critically examining visual images from the turn of the centuries, Circa 1900 and Circa 2000.

Circa 1900 Circa 2000
 

Overview

This project investigates and examines the impact transportation has had on peoples' lives. We chose to compare and contrast the turn of the centuries. This lesson introduces primary documents, specifically visuals. We intend for this activity to be used across grade levels and provide a basic framework that is adaptable. We intentionally left out a lot of specifics so that students would critically think about and come up with questions and ideas on their own for more in-depth study.

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Lesson Plan

Objectives

 Students will be renewing and adding skills related to inquiry
  • View visual images and list details.
  • Make deductions and interpretations from the list of details.
  • Formulate questions for further investigation.
  • Present deductions, conclusions, and questions to other groups.
  • Continue research based on questions.
  • Develop assessment tools.

Time Required

 The activity will take approximately two weeks.

Recommended Grade Level

 This lesson is intended to be used with eleventh grade American history high school students.

Curriculum Fit

 This lesson could be used in an interdisciplinary English/social studies class.

Standards

McREL 4th Edition Standards & Benchmarks

Geography

Standard 16. Understands the changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution and importance of resources

Historical Understanding
Standard 2. Understands the historical perspective

Language Arts
Standard 9. Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media

Resources Used

 Circa 1900

Circa 2000

Additional Resources

Procedure

  1. Discuss and define transportation.
  2. View three photographs and a film clip depicting farm markets at the turn of the centuries (Circa 1900 and Circa 2000)
  3. Deduce and interpret the information in the photographs.
  4. Formulate questions for project work.

Evaluation and Extension

Student folders will be evaluated using a check list for pre-project activities. At the project stage, student projects will be evaluated using a check list generated by students and the instructor.

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