Primary Source Activities: William Tecumseh Sherman on Horseback Carte de Visite
Author: Karen Baker
Grade(s): 8
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 do you see in the image?
2. Is the photo color or black and white? What does that tell you about the date of the photo?
Level II: Interpretation
1. What are some of the clues that tell you which was this was?
2. Who might this person be? What was his rank?
Level III: Analysis
1. Why do you think the photographer took a picture of him?
2. What might the photographer do with the picture?
Standards
- History 6-8, Benchmark G: Analyze the causes and consequences of the American Civil War.
- Indicator: Grade 8, GLI 10. Explain the course and consequences of the Civil War with emphasis on: a. Contributions of key individuals, including Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.
