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Many thanks, Scott, this is very helpful.
You'll be interested to know that Claire Griffin (cgriffin@lava.net) in
Hawaii also developed role plays with portraits from the Civil War
collection. Y'all might want to compare notes and write a joint lesson for
the Learning Page (yes, we accept more than one!) This is too good an idea
not to share.
Judy
At 08:23 PM 03/06/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Judy:
>
>I have found myself using the Learning Page more and more, but in smaller
>and smaller chunks. While I will be using almost all of the Great
>Depression lesson "Great Depression and the 1990s", I have been able to use
>other aspects of the page.
>
>For example, during my unit on the Civil War, I was trying to find a way to
>show how and why America changed and to do that, I asked the students to
>look at the change from a variety of perspectives. Each student was given a
>role and then told to research that role. Roles ranged from a slave to a
>slave owner, from a soldier (North or South) to a woman left alone, etc.
>Once they felt that they knew how their role lived and thought during the
>Civil War, they wrote journals reacting to various aspects of the war that
>would highlight the change in America - things like the Emancipation
>Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, articles from "The Liberator", etc.
>But to get a better understanding of their roles, we started their research
>by looking at the Civil War and pre-Civil War eras at the American Memory
>Timeline under the Features section of the Learning Page. This link
>directed students to many firsthand narratives of the time.
>
>Students have also found the collections section of the Learning Page
>somewhat helpful, but the topic headings are still so huge that it is not
>quite clear if what you are looking for is in the collections listed.
>However, it can be great starting point.
>
>I have also used parts of lessons on the page - Matthew Brady Bunch - for
>example, and have tested parts of lessons created by my fellow Fellows of
>the Summer 2000 Institute.
>
>To get students and teachers somewhat familar with American Memory, we have
>used activities and workshops in the Activities section and the Educators
>section.
>
>I hope this information helps but if you want more specifics on any of the
>things we do, please let me know.
>
>Scott Durham
>
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>From: Judith K. Graves <jgrav@loc.gov>
>To: AMFELLOWS@sun8.loc.gov <AMFELLOWS@sun8.loc.gov>
>Date: Thursday, March 01, 2001 3:25 PM
>Subject: a request
>
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>>Hi y'all,
>>How do you use the Learning Page?
>>What components do you find yourself using, how do you use them, and when?
>>Conversely, what do you find yourself not using and why?
>>What tips/tricks would you share with your colleagues?
>>
>>We are thinking about developing a workshop on how to use the Learning Page
>>sections and I thought I'd ask some very well-informed folks I just happen
>>to know! Please email me both bouquets and brickbats. All comments will
>>help inform what we do in a workshop and on the site.
>>
>>Many thanks,
>>Judy
>>
>
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Judith K. Graves
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National Digital Library Program
Library of Congress
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