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Learning with Local Government Records

Learning with Local Government Records. Mid-State Teacher Center 2005-2006. Table of Contents. Introduction How To Use This PowerPoint Thematic Units (sorted by grade level) K-5 6-8 9-12. Introduction.

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Learning with Local Government Records

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  1. Learning with Local Government Records Mid-State Teacher Center 2005-2006

  2. Table of Contents • Introduction • How To Use This PowerPoint • Thematic Units (sorted by grade level) • K-5 • 6-8 • 9-12

  3. Introduction The Mid-State Teacher Center, in conjunction with GROW Educational Consultants, provided educators the opportunity to learn from experienced educational consultants, government records managers and historical societies, with a grant awarded by the New York State Archives entitled Local Government and Records Management Improvement Fund. The major outcome of this grant program was the successful incorporation of local governments records into classroom instruction and assessment in preparation for the social studies and English language arts curriculum and testing. Go back to Table of Contents

  4. How To Use This PowerPoint The following thematic units are the outcome of Learning With Local Government Records. Each unit is accompanied by five lesson plans with supporting documents so you can complete the lessons in your classroom. Some documents are scanned images of original local government records and others are worksheets that were created in Microsoft Word by the grant participant. The Table of Contents contains hyperlinks that will lead you to the thematic units according to grade level. To access individual documents within individual lesson plans, click on the highlighted links. Go back to Table of Contents

  5. K-5 Thematic Units • Library Media Specialist Lessons – Grades 2-5 • Your History: Learning from Primary Sources – Grades 3-5 • Analyzing and Interpreting Primary Source Documents – Grades 3-6 • Civil War Era – Grade 5 Go back to Table of Contents

  6. 6-8 Thematic Units • Analyzing and Interpreting Primary Source Documents – Grades 3-6 • Egyptian Tombs, The Holocaust, and World War II – Grades 6-8 • 1930’s – 1950’s – Grade 8 Go back to Table of Contents

  7. 9-12 Thematic Units • Regents American History and Participation in Government Grades 11/12 Go back to Table of Contents

  8. Library Media Specialist Lessons Created by: Jennine Bloomquist Camden Central School District Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go To Unit Overview

  9. Unit Overview Library Media Specialist Lessons • Lesson 1: 1800 and Froze to Death Grades 3-5 • Lesson 2: Tambora Eruption (1815) Grades 3-5 • Lesson 3: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Grade 2 • Lesson 4: Identifying Primary Sources Grade 3 • Lesson 5: Opposing Opinions Grades 4-5 Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units

  10. Lesson Plan #1 1800 and Froze to Death • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies • Grade Levels: 3-5 • Learning Objective: • By actively listening, students will create a timeline of the events of the summer of 1816. • Documents Used: Indonesian Digest “The Year without a Summer (Tambora Volcano Part 2)” Volcano Weather: The Story of the Year Without Summer 1816 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) Graphic Organizer . Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  11. Lesson Plan #2 Tambora Eruption (1815) • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies • Grade Levels: 3-5 • Learning Objective: • Students will analyze data and make an inference regarding the effect this information will have on future events. • Documents Used: Sir Raffles’ Description of the Tambora Eruption of 1815 (1, 2) Tambora Eruption of 1815 Map Go Back to Unit Overview Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units

  12. Lesson Plan #3 A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies • Grade Level: 2 • Learning Objective: • Students will learn to look into a photo to gather information, and then make an inference based upon what they see combined with what they already know about the subject. • Documents Used: Graphic Organizer Photographs Go Back to Unit Overview Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units

  13. Lesson Plan #4 Identifying Primary Sources • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies • Grade Level: 3 • Learning Objective: • Students will be able to identify a primary from a secondary source of information. • Documents Used: Graphic Organizer Go Back to Unit Overview Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units

  14. Lesson Plan #5 Opposing Opinions • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies • Grade Levels: 4-5 • Learning Objective: • Students will practice identifying a writer’s bias and the possible reasons behind it. • Documents Used: GUNIKI:Letters from Welsh Settlers in New York State, 1816-1844 Graphic Organizer Go Back to Unit Overview Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units

  15. Your History:Learning from Primary Sources Created by: Marilyn McCredy Madison Central School District Go To Unit Overview Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units

  16. Unit Overview Your History: Learning From Primary Sources • Lesson 1: Why History Matters Grades 3-5 • Lesson 2: Certificate of Birth Registration and Baptism Grades 3-5 • Lesson 3: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Grades 3-5 • Lesson 4: Baby Artifacts Grades 3-5 • Lesson 5: My History: Putting It All Together Grades 3-5 Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units

  17. Lesson Plan #1 Why History Matters • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies • Grade Levels: 3-5 • Learning Objectives: • Students will understand that they have a personal history. • Students will discover the connections between their personal history and the primary documents that record this history. • Documents Used: Introductions to Documents Worksheet Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  18. Lesson Plan #2 Certificate of Birth Registration/Baptism • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies • Grade Levels: 3-5 • Learning Objective: • Students will gather information from a historical document. • Documents Used: Document Analysis Worksheet Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  19. Lesson Plan #3 A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies • Grade Levels: 3-5 • Learning Objectives: • Students will understand how visual images contribute to our interpretation of people, places, and events. • Students will systematically analyze a photograph to gather data. • Students will make inferences from photographic data. • Students will research the subject of the photograph to verify inferences. • Documents Used: Photo Analysis Worksheet Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  20. Lesson Plan #4 Baby Artifacts • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies • Grade Levels: 3-5 • Learning Objectives: • Students will identify artifacts and understand the importance of each, at birth. • Students will make inferences from observations of artifacts. • Documents Used: Artifact Analysis Worksheet Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  21. Lesson Plan #5 My History: Putting It All Together • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies • Grade Levels: 3-5 • Learning Objective: • Students will develop a creative outlet in which to record their own personal history, incorporating facts uncovered throughout this unit. Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  22. Analyzing and Interpreting Primary Source Documents Created by: Leah Richards Camden Central School District Go To Unit Overview Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units

  23. Unit Overview Analyzing and Interpreting Primary Source Documents • Lesson 1: Camden Advance Newspaper Grade 5 • Lesson 2: Census of 1980 Camden Population Grades 4-6 • Lesson 3: Inventions That Have Impacted Modern Day Life Grade 5 • Lesson 4: Local Tornadoes Grades 3-5 • Lesson 5: Westward Bound Grade 5 Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units

  24. Lesson Plan #1 Camden Advance Newspaper • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies • Grade Level: 5 • Learning Objectives: • Students will understand the historical importance of newspapers • Students will discover connections to the past. • Students will locate Camden and other areas mentioned in the paper on a map • Students will compare and contrast life in the past to life now • Documents Used: Copy of Camden Advance, Thursday, August 15, 1888 Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  25. Lesson Plan #2 Census of 1980 Camden Population • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies, Math • Grade Levels: 4-6 • Learning Objectives: • Students will understand the importance of a census • Students will understand the demographics within a census • Students will apply math skills to analyze data • Documents Used: 1980 Camden Census Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  26. Lesson Plan #3 Inventions That Have Impacted Modern Day Life • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies • Grade Level: 5 • Learning Objective: • Students will analyze advertisements from the past and present to determine what techniques in advertisements were used in the past and what has changed in our advertising today. • Documents Used: Sewing Machine Documents (1, 2) Sample Brochure for Activity 2 Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  27. Lesson Plan #4 Local Tornadoes • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies • Grade Levels: 3-5 • Learning Objectives: • Students will read a news article to understand the devastation caused by a natural disaster. • Students will understand that it is possible for a natural disaster to strike our local area. • Documents Used: Newspaper Article courtesy of the Boonville Public Library Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  28. Lesson Plan #5 Westward Bound • Disciplines/Subject Areas: ELA, Social Studies • Grade Level: 5 • Learning Objectives: • Students will systematically analyze a photograph to gather information • Students will make inferences using information gathered from a picture. • Students will read Bound for Oregon by Jean Van Leeuwen to verify inferences. • Documents Used: Wagon Train Picture Westward Expansion Picture Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  29. Civil War Era Created by: Cadi New Go To Unit Overview Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units

  30. Unit Overview Civil War Era • Lesson 1: Diary Entry from the Civil War Grade 5 • Lesson 2: Emancipation Proclamation Grade 5 • Lesson 3: Gettysburg Address Grade 5 • Lesson 4: Cemetery Field Trip Grade 5 • Lesson 5: Guest Speaker Grade 5 Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units

  31. Lesson Plan #1 Diary Entry from the Civil War • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies • Grade Level: 5 • Learning Objectives: • Students will gather information from a historical record. • Students will define brigade, rebel, and batteries. • Students will compare life of a soldier during the Civil War and the Iraq. • Documents Used: Document Analysis Sheet Article about soldier serving in Iraq Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  32. Lesson Plan #2 Emancipation Proclamation • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies • Grade Level: 5 • Learning Objectives: • Students will gather information from a historical documents. • Students will define emancipation and civil rights. • Students will compare the Emancipation Proclamation. Johnson’s Civil Rights Legislation and the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments of the Constitution. • Documents Used: Emancipation Proclamation Lyndon B. Johnson’s Civil Rights Legislation U.S. Constitution Document Analysis Sheet Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  33. Lesson Plan #3 Gettysburg Address • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies • Grade Level: 5 • Learning Objectives: • Students will gather information from a historical records. • Students will define consecrate and hallowed. • Students will compare the Gettysburg Address and President George W. Bush’s speech after 911. • Documents Used: Gettysburg Address George W. Bush’s speech after 911 Document Analysis Sheet Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  34. Lesson Plan #4 Cemetery Field Trip • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies • Grade Level: 5 • Learning Objectives: • Students will gather historical information from gravestones. • Students will define Purple Heart, military service, and draft. • Students will gather as much information as possible from the gravestones. • Documents Used: Cemetery Data Sheet Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  35. Lesson Plan #5 Guest Speaker • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies • Grade Level: 5 • Learning Objectives: • Students will gather historical information from their interaction with the guest speaker. • Students will define hard tack and nine man-Morris. • Students will write questions before their guest speaker comes to class so that the speaker can focus his discussion with their interests in mind. Go Back to K-5 Thematic Units Go Back to Unit Overview

  36. Egyptian Tombs, The Holocaust, and World War II Created by: Erica Riolo-Hammon Camden North Bay Go To Unit Overview Go Back to 6-8 Thematic Units

  37. Unit Overview Egyptian Tombs, The Holocaust, and World War II • Lesson 1: Egyptian Tomb Discovered Grade 6 • Lesson 2: Holocaust Survivor, Benefactor Reunited Grade 6 • Lesson 3: Auschwitz Escapee Remembered for his Warning to the World Grade 6 • Lesson 4: World War II Ration Card Grade 6/8 • Lesson 5: World War II Advertisements Grade 6/8 Go Back to 6-8 Thematic Units

  38. Lesson Plan #1 Egyptian Tomb Discovered • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies/English Language Arts • Grade Level: 6 • Learning Objectives: • Students will read the article and filter the supporting details from the main idea. • Students will learn about the Egyptian tomb that was discovered. • Students will make inferences about the tomb. • Documents Used: Newspaper Article Worksheet Go Back to Unit Overview Go Back to 6-8 Thematic Units

  39. Lesson Plan #2 Holocaust Survivor, Benefactor Reunited • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies/English Language Arts • Grade Level: 6 • Learning Objectives: • Students will read the article and locate important information. • Students will learn about the Holocaust survivors. • Students will learn about how they stayed alive. • Students will gain an understanding of WWII. • Documents Used: Newspaper Article Worksheet Go Back to Unit Overview Go Back to 6-8 Thematic Units

  40. Lesson Plan #3 Auschwitz Escapee Remembered • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies/English Language Arts • Grade Level: 6 • Learning Objectives: • Students will read the article and locate key events. • Students will learn about the Holocaust survivor. • Students will learn about the conditions of the campus. • Students will gain an understanding of WWII. • Documents Used: Newspaper Article Worksheet Go Back to Unit Overview Go Back to 6-8 Thematic Units

  41. Lesson Plan #4 World War II Ration Card • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies/English Language Arts • Grade Level: 6 or 8 • Learning Objectives: • Students will research information concerning ration cards during WWII. • Students will compare the lifestyle to today. • Students will learn about what a ration card looked like. • Students will gain an understanding of WWII. • Documents Used: Ration Card Ration Card Worksheet Go Back to Unit Overview Go Back to 6-8 Thematic Units

  42. Lesson Plan #5 World War II Advertisements • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies/English Language Arts • Grade Level: 6 or 8 • Learning Objectives: • Students will understand the importance of national pride. • Students will compare the lifestyle to today. • Students will learn about what WWII advertisements looked like. • Students will gain an understanding of WWII. • Documents Used: World War II Advertisements (1, 2, 3, 4) Worksheet Go Back to Unit Overview Go Back to 6-8 Thematic Units

  43. 1930’s – 1950’s Created by: Robert Healy Stockbridge Valley CSD Go To Unit Overview Go Back to 6-8 Thematic Units

  44. Unit Overview 1930’s – 1950’s • Lesson 1: Information Booklet for Draft Candidates – 1940 Grade 8 • Lesson 2: Pennysaver 1939: Recovering the Consumer Good Market Grade 8 • Lesson 3: WWII Rationing Grade 8 • Lesson 4: Differences in the Marketplace Grade 8 • Lesson 5: Changes in Fashion and Educational Ideals in the United States Grade 8 Go Back to 6-8 Thematic Units

  45. Lesson Plan #1 Information Booklet for Draft Candidates • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies • Grade Level: 8 • Learning Objectives: • Students will be able to list at least three requirements that individuals were required to meet in order to have been a candidate for the draft in 1940. • Students will be able to list at least two reasons that certain individuals were excluded from the draft. • Students will be able discuss how the draft would effect their families today, given the standards set forth in 1940. • Documents Used: Draft Information Booklet – 1940 (1, 2, 3, 4) Worksheet Go Back to Unit Overview Go Back to 6-8 Thematic Units

  46. Lesson Plan #2 Pennysaver 1939: Recovering the Consumer Good Market • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies • Grade Level: 8 • Learning Objectives: • Students will discuss why the entire front cover of this paper was dedicated to a loan offer, given the circumstances of the time period. • Students will be able to compare the technological differences in the media between the late 1930’s and today and how this would have various impacts on society. • Students will be able to list at least three differences in small businesses between the 1930’s and today. • Documents Used: Pennysaver, November 30. 1939 Advertisement Go Back to Unit Overview Go Back to 6-8 Thematic Units

  47. Lesson Plan #3 World War II Rationing • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies • Grade Level: 8 • Learning Objectives: • Students will understand how the U.S. rationing system worked and how each ration coupon was supplied to families during WWII. • Students will be able to describe how the rationing during WWII was regulated throughout its usage. • Students will be able to discuss how businesses were forced to track and be held accountable for their collection of ration coupons . • Documents Used: Ration Envelope Ration Stamp Go Back to Unit Overview Go Back to 6-8 Thematic Units

  48. Lesson Plan #4 Differences in the Marketplace • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies • Grade Level: 8 • Learning Objectives: • Students will be able to discuss how the differences in society have changed the products that we purchase today, from those in 1940 (decrease in agricultural basis). • Students will compare prices of comparable goods of the 1940’s to today, given the rate of inflation. • Documents Used: Advertisements (1, 2) Go Back to Unit Overview Go Back to 6-8 Thematic Units

  49. Lesson Plan #5 Changes in Fashion and Educational Ideals in the U.S. • Disciplines/Subject Areas: Social Studies • Grade Level: 8 • Learning Objectives: • Students will be able to identify how the traditional roles have changed in society over time. • Students will be able to describe the change in importance that society has placed on education over the last 70-80 years. • Students will be able to list examples of changes in fashion in the United States since the late 1940’s/early 1950’s. • Documents Used: Advertisement Excuse Letter Go Back to Unit Overview Go Back to 6-8 Thematic Units

  50. Regents American HistoryandParticipation in Government Created by: Richard Hanson Go To Unit Overview Go Back to 9-12 Thematic Units

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