
Primary Source Activities: Cincinnati German Day Poster
Author: Maggie Bailey
Grade(s): 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. What is this poster trying to promote?
Level II: Interpretation
1. What do you think was the reason for promoting German Day?
2. Do you think that a poster was the best way to promote this activity? Why or why not?
Level III: Analysis
1. Considering the date, why was this activity remarkable?
Standards
- History 9-10, Benchmark B: Explain the social, political and economic effects of industrialization.
- 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.
Print Version
Resources
- Cincinnati German Day poster, 1951, University of Cincinnati
- Art & History tutorial
- Mapping Ethnic Neighborhoods lesson plan

