History Assignment 4-2 new

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Lesson 4 Historical Challenge

Part One : Photo Analysis

NAME OF PHOTOGRAPH

OBSERVE

  • Describe what you see.
  • What do you notice first?
  • What people and objects are shown?
  • How are they arranged?
  • What is the physical setting?
  • What, if any, words do you see?
  • What other details can you see?

REFLECT

  • Why do you think this image was made?

  • What’s happening in the image?

  • When do you think it was made?

  • Who do you think was the audience for this image?

  • What tools were used to create this?

  • What can you learn from examining this image?

  • If someone made this today, what would be different?

  • What would be the same?

QUESTION

What do you wonder about...

  • who?

  • what?

  • when?

  • where?

  • why?

  • how?

Refugees photo choice: _______________

Houses photo choice: _______________

Hooverville photo choice:

_______________

Men’s dormitory photo choice:

_______________

WPA photo choice:

_______________

Lesson 4 Historical Challenge

Part Two : Oral History Analysis

LIFE HISTORY CHOICE

OBSERVE

  • Describe what you notice.

  • What do you notice first?

  • Are any words unfamiliar to you?

  • Do you notice any accent?

  • What format is used for the oral history you are examining now? (An audio recording, video or film, or a written transcript)

  • Does it seem like an interview or a conversation?

  • Do you notice any background noises?

  • What other details do you notice?

REFLECT

  • What was the purpose of this oral history?

  • What do you think was happening when it was recorded?

  • What can you tell about the person telling the
  • story, and about that person’s point of view?

  • What is the significance of this oral history?

  • Is it more personal or historical?

  • How does encountering this story firsthand change its emotional impact?

  • What can you learn from this oral history?

QUESTION

What do you wonder about...

Who?

  • What?

  • When?

  • Where?

  • Why?

  • How?

Life History/Oral History Choice 1: