Primary
Resources
Documents using local American History sources.
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Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans from the Fall 2010/Spring 2011 Workshops
Lesson plans listed here are created by our museum educator, Rebecca Zimmerman. Pre and post activities have been developed in conjunction with the teachers from our cohort and then modified by the museum educator. In addition, some exemplary lessons from our participants will included as well. All lessons use local Essex County resources which can be accessed on our Primary Resources page. They were created especially for the Essex LINCs seminars. Please contact us if you have any comments or questions regarding these documents.
All lesson plans are in .pdf format.
| Lesson Title | Primary Sources Used |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Using Primary Sources (.pdf) October, 2010, National Archives, Waltham, MA February, 2011, Ipswich Museum, Ipswich, MA This lesson uses materials from other NARA lessons (see other NARA based lessons on this website) and adds in primary sources with an immigration focus. There are 3 sublessons; eagles, regional trade and immigration/census. Each sublesson is geared towards a particular grade level and MA curriculum frameworks, but can be expanded or more focused as meets the need of the teacher. |
Eagle memory game sublesson Regional Resources documents Immigration and Census documents |
| Revolutionary Essex County - Local Communities Showing National Trends(.pdf) November, 2010 Marblehead Museum and Historical Society, Marblehead, MA Many of the causes of the Revolutionary War and the events that happened later were foreshadowed locally.This lesson uses a variety of sources to directly show links from to those of national significance such as the conflict at Lexington and Concord, local Declarations of Independence and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution |
Primary and Secondary Sources for Revolutionary War lesson |
| Creating A Town Meeting (.pdf) March, 2011 Rocky Hill Meetinghouse, Amesbury, MA This lesson is an adaptaion of a lesson first presented in July of 2008 during the Governing Summer Institute which creates a town meeting simulation based on issues discussed in primay source materials |
Primary sources for town meeting lesson |
| What Can I Buy? Looking at Changes in Available Goods Caused by the Industrial Revolution (.pdf) December, 2010 (repeat of the April 2010 lesson) Lawrence Heritage State Park, Lawrence, MA In this lesson the focus is on how goods were presented in advertisements and a comparison of items available in the 1700s and the 1800s is used to make the change evident. |
Salem and Essex County advertisements and primary sources |
| Farm or Factory? Making “Work Pay” in Essex County (.pdf) April, 2011 Spencer Peirce Little Farm, Newbury, MA This lesson seeks to have students look closely at the differences between farming communities and those influenced by mill work. Students can begin to understand how their towns were changed over time. The culminating activity of designing a “bank note” to reflect the changes in local economics allows students to use images to show their understanding of the topic. |
Primary source and secondary sources for the Making Work Pay lesson |
| Natives and First Settlers- A Comparison of Essex County Populations in the 1600s (.pdf) January and May 2011 Beverly Historical Society, Beverly, MA Essex County in present day Massachusetts is an area rich in both Native American and colonial history. By examining evidence of both cultures, students will have a richer understanding of each group. This lesson asks students to consider housing, clothing and possessions of those people – and to compare and contrast them.. |
Primary source and secondary sources for the First People lesson |
