Dance Instruction Manuals

These dance manuals fascinate me in their ability to bring a little of the past actually to life. Here is a great resource, 75video clips "arranged by historical period, ...demonstrating specific dances or movements."
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/divideos.html#vc032

Classroom idea:
1) Enhance students understanding of historical time period being studied by using these videos to learn a dance.
2) Compare and contrast dances in history. What changed? why?...

Literary Response to the Spanish American War

Literary Response to the Spanish American War
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/literature.html

Standards
California English/Language Arts.
3.0 Literary Response and Analysis
Students read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of literature
that reflect and enhance their studies of history and social science.

b. Relate literary works and authors to the major themes and issues of their eras.
c. Evaluate the philosophical, political, religious, ethical, and social influences of the
historical period that shaped the characters, plots, and settings.

Classroom ideas:
1. The 3 authors listed in the USA response,
Stephen Crane
Mark Twain
Walt Whitman
are also associated with the American Civil War. Does their response differ between wars?

2.  Essay assignment:
Before reading the entires above, have students write their expection of  the attitudes/opinions of each author.  Require evidence  found in the author's main works to support and develop  their conclusion.  Thenhave students read the entries above.  Poll the class and discuss.

From Territory to Statehood

http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/topics/FTTSNorthernWest.html
Many times, Library of Congress has ready made material for a teacher just waiting to be used.  Here I found and interesting  collection that would allow students  to gain an understanding of the  historical context  of the media in the granting of statehood to Northern Western states.

Standard:
California History-Social Studies Grade Twelve
12.8 Students evaluate and take and defend positions on the influence of the media on American political life.

Lesson Idea
1. Explain thesearch and zoom box  feature of  this tool

Have students use gathered Sample articles  or their own searches to gather and study articles written before the granting of statehood.  Students should consider tone, bias, choice of facts presented in the articles studied.  Did media have influence in granting of statehood?

The American Colony in Jerusalem

The American Colony in Jerusalem http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/americancolony/amcolony-overview.html

This collection presents students with a rich overview and history of establishing a community, striving for utopia, philanthropic work, and mixing cultures.

Lesson idea -
1) Students studying utopian literature could benefit from an examination of the process, difficulties and successes shown here..

"Bringing to life some of the Library's most exciting and historically significant materials through Webcasts offering the personal insights of the staff who know them best--and online conversations in which you are invited to join"
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/journey/

These webcasts could be a great introduction to a unit of study. I especially like the webcast transcript!

For example:
Ann Hoog on Pearl Harbor Oral Histories, Library of Congress, American Folklife Center webcast gives students access to a couple man on street interviews after Pearl Harbor ( which are amazing resources) and gives insight on how historians gather information. A great way to introduce Pearl Harbor , especially if student is expected to do their own research.

Standard English–Language Arts Content Standards for California Public Schools - Literary Response and Analysis grades 11 and 12
Literary Criticism
3.8 Analyze the clarity and consistency of political assumptions in a selection of literary
works or essays on a topic (e.g., suffrage, women’s role in organized labor). (Political
approach)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/moahtml/snchome.html

Lesson idea
Have students choose a controversial issue form United Sates history in the 19th century, and choose three articles form three different periodicals to compare and analyze the political assumptions of the authors.

Advertising Food - past and present

Standard :Health Education Content Standards for California
Public Schools Standard 2: Analyzing Influences
2.1.N Evaluate internal and external influences that affect food choices.

Lesson Idea:

1. Students will view unfamiliar historical advertising in the presentation and look for what the advertisement claims, in both text and visually, the food offers. With what positives ( or negatives) does the advertisement associate the food ?
2. This chart of Food Advertising Strategies from Canada's Media Awareness Network gives students some possible ideas to consider.
3. After students analyze advertising influences of these historical ads, ask them to bring in one or two current advertisements that influence reader/viewers. in the same manner.
   

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