Theme Team Worksheets for <em>The Journal of Sean Sullivan</em>
Immigration and Migration
Expansion and Imperialism
This set of worksheets provides reading questions and writing tasks that cover five themes (work, corruption, tensions among immigrant groups, conflict with Indians, boomtowns) found in the historical fiction book, <em>The Journal of Sean Sullivan</em>.
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2011
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1924, 1923
English
Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Active Viewing: 1877: The Grand Army of Starvation
Labor Activism
In this activity, students watch a short clip from the ASHP documentary <em><a href="http://ashp.cuny.edu/ashp-documentaries/eighteen-seventy-seven/">1877: The Grand Army of Starvation</a></em> to learn about the impact of railroad expansion on Americans and the nation as a whole. After watching the clip, students complete the “Technological Turning Points and their Impact” worksheet in order to examine the positive and negative effects of the railroad.
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American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning, 2011.
American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning
2011
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English
Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
Themes in <em>The Journal of Sean Sullivan</em>
Immigration and Migration
Expansion and Imperialism
This is a list of the book’s themes along with the related journal entries.
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American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning
2011
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1923, 1929, 1924
English
Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Reading Historical Fiction: <em>The Journal of Sean Sullivan: A Transcontinental Railroad Worker</em>
Immigration and Migration
Expansion and Imperialism
In this activity, students are guided through a close reading of <em>The Journal of Sean Sullivan: A Transcontinental Railroad Worker</em>, a fictional book for young readers based on historical sources. Students will read a short excerpt from the beginning of the book and determine the meaning of key words. Working in groups, students will then read excerpts related to one of the following themes: working conditions of railroad builders; tension between immigrant groups; corruption of the railroad companies; conflict with Great Plains Indian tribes; and boomtowns. They will also complete an individual writing task on their theme. Finally, students will consider the positive and negative effects of the railroad on the country as a whole, as well as on specific groups of Americans.
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American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning, 2011.
American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning
2011
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English
Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Vocabulary for <em>The Journal of Sean Sullivan</em>
Immigration and Migration
Expansion and Imperialism
This is a basic vocabulary list to use with this book. There are other words and terms that your students may want to add in the space provided at the end.
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American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning, 2011.
American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning
2011
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1924
English
Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Technological Turning Points and their Impact
In this activity, students will look at images of various types of technology (eg. TV, video games, subway) and determine which ones are “technological turning points.†To help evaluate whether or not something is a “technological turning point,†students will complete a worksheet that identifies each technology's economic, social, environmental, and political effects. Students will also think about the positive and negative impact of technological change, including who benefits and does not benefit.
American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning
American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning, 2011.
American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning
2011
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English
Technological Turning Points and their Impact Worksheet
This worksheet is designed to help students evaluate the impact of a particular kind of technology and decide if and how it was a "technological turning point."
American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning
American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning, 2011
American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning
2011
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1919
English