Analyzing Primary Sources
- Pre-site Activity/Teacher Led
Grade Level: 8
Content Area: History
Time to Complete: 45 minutes
Title of Lesson:
How we know what we know South Carolina
State Standards Addressed:
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8-4.2 |
Describe the causes and course of the
Civil War and its effect on the American people. |
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8-8.5 |
Describe the role of technology
development in the shaping the characteristics of economic,
cultural, and political regions in South Carolina and the United
States. |
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8-8.3 |
Explain how the people interacted with
their physical environment to create distinctive regions in South
Carolina and the United States. |
Lesson Description:
The pre-visit activities are designed to
get students thinking about the history
of Redcliffe Plantation and how it
relates to the larger picture of South
Carolina’s history. These activities
will also introduce students to the
investigative methods that historians
use to learn about the past. Students
will be prepared to “investigate” the
history of Redcliffe when they arrive
onsite.
Focus Questions
for Students:
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What methods do
historians use to investigate the past? |
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2. |
What do the
photographs, letters, diary entries, and artifacts say about the
people who lived at Redcliffe? |
Culminating Assessment:
See
Post-site activities
Materials/Resources:
Materials for pre-site activities will be mailed with
your confirmation letter.
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poster kit |
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Power Point presentation |
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photographs of Redcliffe |
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timeline |
Teacher Preparation:
Complete steps in "Plan your Discovery" and
complete the pre-site activity prior to the field trip.
Procedures:
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1. |
Pass around photographs of Redcliffe to
introduce the house and family members to students. |
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2. |
Students should
be given a time line of significant events in the history of
Redcliffe. |
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Next to those
events there are blank spaces for students to fill in significant
events in the history of South Carolina using textbooks or other
media sources that the teacher has on hand. |
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Follow up
timeline with a discussion of how the Hammond family might have
adapted and how Redcliffe changed as a result of these events. |
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3. |
Use poster kit
provided and Power Point presentation to discuss the concept of
analyzing primary sources. |
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Discussion
should provide students with basic understanding of “how we know the
things we know". |
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