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Sender: American Memory Fellows <AMFELLOWS@RS8.LOC.GOV>
Poster: Debbie Abilock <debbie@NUEVA.PVT.K12.CA.US>
Subject: Re: Civil War News Articles
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Thanks Eliz/Amy...a great idea to provide PDF and HTML versions! Everyone
using your materials can look like a "pro."
Debbie Abilock
The Nueva School
6565 Skyline Blvd.
Hillsborough, CA 94010
debbie@nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us
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"It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin barefoot
irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known,
but to question it." (Jacob Bronowski)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: American Memory Fellows [mailto:AMFELLOWS@loc.gov]On Behalf Of
> BTally
> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 8:48 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list AMFELLOWS
> Subject: Re: Civil War News Articles
>
>
> Congratulations Elizabeth and Amy!
>
> It's wonderful that you've been able to move ahead so quickly, do
> so much with
> your students, and share the results with us on your website. You
> being 'out of
> the starting gate' so fast gives us ALL a great chance to think
> about where
> we're headed in having kids work with these primary materials.
>
> Calling all fellows! I especially recommend looking at and
> thinking about:
> -- the student work Elizabeth and Amy have posted
> -- the 'materials to download' (student handouts, etc.) they've posted
>
> What do you all think? I hope everyone will share their comments
> and questions
> with Elizabeth and Amy, and the group.
>
> Cheers to all -- and Happy Thanksgiving!
>
> Bill Tally
> __________________________________________________________________
> _____________
> Subject: Civil War News Articles
> From: American Memory Fellows <AMFELLOWS@loc.gov> at Internet
> Date: 11/23/98 6:10 PM
>
> Hi all!
>
> Just wanted to touch base with the whole group about the project
> on which Amy
> and I have been working. We had our students chose photographs from the
> Mathew Brady collection and analyze them. They then had to
> research and write
> news articles to accompany the photographs. The project went well and we
> recently uploaded all of the files. Please take a look at our
> students' work!
>
http://www.wms-arl.org/amf/
We are in the process of editing our lesson plan and uploading teacher
materials. We'll let you know when those are complete!
Elizabeth Ridgway
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