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What Was Jim Crow?
This activity introduces students to the term Jim Crow and the concept of legally mandated racial segregation.
Tags: Lessons in Looking, Segregation
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Modern America (1914-1929)
How is History Recorded? The Lewis and Clark Journals and Lakota Winter Counts
In this activity, students read two primary documents from the early 1800s: a journal entry from the Lewis and Clark expedition and a Lakota Indian "winter count" calendar. Using an analysis worksheet, students identify key ideas and details from [...]
Tags: Common Core Reading, Group Work, Lessons in Looking, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Native Americans
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Revolution and New Nation (1751-1815)
Create a Walking Tour of San Francisco's Chinatown
In this activity students learn about the people and places, and the social rules that governed them, in San Francisco's Chinatown in the 1800s. Students develop a character based on the real people who lived in Chinatown, and then create a walking [...]
Tags: Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese Immigration, Common Core Reading, Group Work, Lessons in Looking, Role Play and Debate
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)