Primary Source Activities: Paul Lawrence Dunbar's picture along with the Dayton Central HS Class of 1890
Author: Willa Jackson
Grade(s): 7
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:
1.What do you see in this picture?
2. Share your thoghts while looking at this picture.
Level II:
1. How would you describe the people in the picture?
2. What time period do you think this is from.
3. What clues helped you to figure you the time period?
Level III:
1. What interview questions would you ask Paul Lawrence Dunbar?
2. Why would these questions be important to you?
3. What do you think the people surrounding Paul Lawrence Dunbar felt about him?
Standards
- Social Studies Skills and Methods 6-8, Benchmark B: Organize historical information in text or graphic format and analyze the information in order to draw conclusions.
- Indicator: Grade 6, GLI 2. Analyze information from primary and secondary sources in order to summarize, make generalizations and draw conclusions.
