Reconstruction Primary Sources Activity Analysis Worksheet 6-Pack

Teach source analysis and bring richness to your US History course with these curated voices from the KKK, a freed enslaved people, and a former Confederate officer, and others.

This 6-pack also comes in Google files for a paperless option!

Featured voices in this collection of compelling experiences:

• Mississippi Black Codes law
• An eye-witness to KKK actions
• Freed enslaved people
• The KKK
• Former Confederate officer
• "Carpetbagger" schoolteacher

Effective HIPPOS framework to target historical & critical thinking skills:

• Historical Context
• Intended Audience
• Point of View
• Purpose
• Outside Information
• So, what?

Greatness is exploring the first-hand perspectives of others' lived experiences.

The passage of various civil rights acts and Constitutional amendments seemed to pave the way for a bright future for the re-United States; however, many in the South had little interest in honoring them.

Cut through the boring textbook and head straight to the compelling sources that challenge your students to answer, “What is freedom?”

Included in this kit are:

• Step-by-step lesson plans with strategies for different reading levels
• Conceptual notes sheet for the overarching concept freedom
• 2 How-to Skill sheets - HIPPOS Source Analysis and Annotating a Text
• 6 primary sources excerpted to be less than one page
• 6 graphic organizer analysis worksheets tailored to each source
• Answer keys, one for each document
• Editable Google Doc of all student worksheets and non-editable Google Slides file of skill sheets

Ways to Use:

• Whole Class Deep Dive -- plan for 30-45 minutes to deeply introduce, read, annotate, analyze, and discuss the source
• Collaborative -- use these in a jigsaw or gallery walk format
• Small Group or Individual -- assign for students to read for a Socratic Seminar or as an emergency sub plan!
• Accommodation / Modification -- use translation, text-to-audio, and leveling software to meet student's needs the editable version to translate

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