Primary Source Activities: German Day in Cincinnati
Author: Kim Kile
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 occurring?
2. When and where did the event take place?
Level II: Interpretation
1. What is the main idea of German Day?
2. What facts describe what is happening?
Level III: Analysis
1. What questions would you ask in an interview with a member from Franz Klaber's Orchestra?
2. How would you use these primary sources to demonstrate immigration?
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.
