Lesson Plan: Charles Young Photographs
Author: Jenny Plemel
Grade(s): 9, 10
Suggested Time: 20-30 minutes
Materials
- LCD projector
- Copies of the first Charles Young photograph
- The Americans. Danzer, Klor de Alva, Wilson, Woloch. McDougal Littell. Evanston, IL. 1999
Core Instruction
Students are to read Chapter 10, Section 2, "The Spanish-American-Cuban War," in The Americans. As an introduction to the Spanish-American War, students will study the two (2) photographs and learn how to decipher photos to use on document-based questions for Advanced Placement tests.
- Use an LCD projector and access the Ohio Memory site.
- Photocopy photo 1 for the students.
- Use the photo to try to decipher the time period and who was Charles Young.
Ask the following questions:
Level 1:
- Describe the photo.
Level 2:
- What is the time period, location and reason the photograph was taken?
- What are your clues concerning the time period?
- What questions would you ask the young man in the photo in an interview?
Level 3:
- What else would you like to know?
Assessment
Extended Response Question:
To what extent was the late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century United States expansionism a continuation of past United States expansionism and to what extent was it a departure?
Standards
- History 9-10, Benchmark C: Analyze the reasons that countries gained control of territory through imperialism and the impact on people living in the territory that was controlled.
- Indicator: Grade 9, GLI 4. Describe the political, economic and social roots of imperialism.
- Indicator: Grade 10, GLI 5. Trace the development of the United States as a world power with emphasis on: a. The Spanish-American War.
