Format
1. Students meet an Ohio History Connection archivist.
2. Students are introduced to the steps used to analyze the content of various historical images.
3. Students examine various images to interpret time, place and setting.
4. Time is allowed for follow-up questions.
Objectives
After participating in this program, students will have a better understanding of the important role visual materials play as primary sources in understanding history. Students will be able to examine, analyze, and interpret images in order to make connections to what life was like in America during World War I.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Portions of the following academic content standards may be addressed over the course of the program...
National Standards
NCTE – ELA K-12.4 Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.
NCTE- ELA K-12.6 Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.
NCTE- ELA K-12.7 Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.
NCTE- ELA K-12.8 Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.
NCSS - SS.2 Time, Continuity, and Change
NCSS - SS.5 Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
NCSS - SS.6 Power, Authority, and Governance
NCSS - SS.8 Science, Technology, and Society
Common Core Standards
ELA CCSS: SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.2, SL.10-11.1, SL.10-11.2, RH.9-10.1, RH.9-10.2, RH.11-12.1, RH.11-12.2
State Standards
Portions of the following academic content standards may be addressed over the course of the program...
Ohio Revised Standards – Social Studies
High School
Theme: American History
Topic: Historical Thinking and Skills
Content Statement 1: The use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source.
Topic: Foreign Affairs from Imperialism to Post World War I (1898 – 1930)
Content Statement 14: As a result of overseas expansion, the Spanish-American War and World War I, the United States emerged as a world power.
High School
Theme: Modern World History
Topic: Historical Thinking and Skills
Content Statement 2: The use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source.
Topic: Achievements and Crises (1900-1945)
Content Statement 13: The causes of World War I included militarism, imperialism, nationalism and alliances