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 [...]
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Active Viewing: 1877: The Grand Army of Starvation
In this activity, students watch a short clip from the ASHP documentary 1877: The Grand Army of Starvation to learn about the impact of railroad expansion on Americans and the nation as a whole. After watching the clip, students complete the [...]
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
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)