[Detail] School youngsters, Red House, West Virginia, 1935
Lesson Overview
Images from the collection, America From the Great Depression to World War II, provide visual images to introduce and spark curiosity about Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson, a novel about jealousy set on an island in the Chesapeake Bay in the early 1940s.
Objectives
Students will be able to:
- develop a visual image of the place described in words in their reading;
- develop a visual image of the activities described in the book and in their further studies of the Chesapeake Bay;
- develop a visual image of costume and appearance of the time.
Standards
Time Required
One class
Recommended Grade Level
- 6-8
Topic
- Arts & Culture
Era
- Great Depression and WWII, 1929-1945
Credits
Kathy Isaacs, American Memory Fellow, 1999
