Primary Source

This original activity by Primary Source is intended to help students understand how the nation was rebuilt during Reconstruction (Freedmen's Bureau, sharecropping). Students are asked to study images of the nation's recovery in action, then write captions for a newspaper to demonstrate their understanding. This Reconstruction activity can be used by itself, but works even better with the three-part series on Reconstruction now available in a bundle set at our store, Primary Source. Part I asks

This original activity by Primary Source asks students to consider if Reconstruction worked when presented with the advent of Jim Crow laws and voting restrictions intended to disenfranchise black men. Students compare the quality of a white school and a colored school in the same county to determine if separate really was equal. This Reconstruction activity can be used by itself, but works even better with the three-part series on Reconstruction now available in a bundle set at our store, Prima

This original activity by Primary Source is intended to help students understand that one of the aims of Progressive reforms was to improve working conditions. It specifically features the tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Students are asked to analyze photographs of the factory before and after the fire to consider changes to working conditions that had to be made. This lesson incorporates high quality primary sources. Please be sure to rate this activity when you use it! We really ap

This original activity by Primary Source is intended to help students understand that one of the aims of Progressive reforms was to end child labor. Students are asked to analyze photographs of children at work, then write captions for a newspaper to convince the nation of the need for reform. This lesson incorporates high quality primary sources. Please be sure to rate this activity when you use it! We really appreciate your feedback. •This activity can be used as a formative assessment •This

This original activity by Primary Source is intended to help students understand the idea that the nation needed to be rebuilt physically, economically, and socially after the Civil War. Students are asked to analyze photographs from after the Civil War, then determine what kind of assistance the people in the photos would need to get back on their feet again. This Reconstruction activity can be used by itself, but works even better with the three-part series on Reconstruction now available in

This original activity by Primary Source is intended to help students identify primary and secondary sources.Teachers should select three to four examples of primary sources and three to four examples of secondary sources relevant to the topic they are teaching. Review the differences between primary and secondary sources before the activity begins (included with lesson) •This activity can be completed individually or in pairs •This activity works well in an interactive notebook •This activity