American Views and Voices

How have Americans viewed their life and their world throughout history?

How have they documented their impressions of each other?

Today you’ll explore these questions and take a tour of the Library of Congress’ online resources focused on American views and voices, and experience activities that support literacy and content knowledge. Agenda February 20, 2010

 

Agenda
February 20, 2010

 

Time

Topic

Resources

8:30-9:00

Welcome – introduction
Documenting our Journey: Echoes of Whitman

 American Voices Poem

9:00-10:00

Ethnicity and Culture: Tour #1
African American experience

 Resources

10:00-10:10

Break

 

10:10-11:10

Voices of American Ingenuity:
Inventors and innovations

Inventor Resources

Research Agenda

11:10-11:55

Ethnicity and Culture: Tour #2
Asian American/ Northern California

 Resources

12:00-12:30

Lunch – credit information

 

12:30-1:30

Strategies for Women’s Suffrage:
Voices for Equality

Instructions for BOLT

Resources

1:30-2:30

Ethnicity and Culture: Tour #3
Native American/ Hispanic

 Resources

2:30-2:40

Break

 

2:40-3:40

American voices in crisis:
Responses to wars and threats

War Resources

War Stories Worksheet

3:40-4:15

Individual search time
Creating American Views and Voices poems

 

4:15

wrap-up/Evaluation

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If you are planning on doing the extra assignment in order to obtain the optional graduate credit, click here for the assignment specifications.  

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