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Reading Historical Fiction: The Journal of Sean Sullivan: A Transcontinental Railroad Worker
In this activity, students are guided through a close reading of The Journal of Sean Sullivan: A Transcontinental Railroad Worker, a fictional book for young readers based on historical sources. Students will read a short excerpt from the beginning [...]
Tags: Common Core Reading, Group Work, Literature in the History Classroom, railroads, Technology, Westward Expansion
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Nos creemos americanos: Braceros in History and Song
In this activity students write original corridos (a type of Mexican folk song) based on the oral histories of braceros. Before writing their own corridos, students learn about the formulas and themes of corridos and analyze a World War II-era [...]
Tags: Braceros, Common Core Reading, Common Core Writing, farmworkers, Group Work, Literature in the History Classroom, Mexican Immigration
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)