Primary Source Activities: Italian Cultural Garden Construction Photographs
Author: Sharon L. Frye
Grade(s): 9, 10
Description
Allow students, in groups or individually, to examine the primary source linked under Resources to the right, while answering the questions below in order. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.
Level I:Description
1.Observe the first photograph. What do you see that shows this picture was not taken recently?
2. Which picture gave more information that helped you determine the year?
Level II: Interpretation
1. If you choose two statues to be placed in the Italian Cultural Garden, what would they be and why would you choose them?
2. How would you organize a Cultural Garden at your school?
Level III: Analysis
1. If you were planning the Italian Cultural Garden, whom would you interview for garden ideas in the Italian community and what questions would you ask?
Standards
- History 9-10, Benchmark B: Explain the social, political and economic effects of industrialization.
- Indicator: Grade 9, GLI 3. Explain the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution with emphasis on: b. The impact of the growth of population, rural-to-urban migrations, growth of industrial cities, and emigration out of Europe.
- Indicator: Grade 10, GLI 1. Explain the effects of industrialization in the United States in the 19th century including: b. Immigration and child labor and their impact on the labor force.
