Sacco and Vanzetti: Cold Case Files

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Grade Levels

9th - 12th, Higher Education

Subjects

Social Studies - History, Government, U.S. History

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Worksheets, DBQs, Centers

Standards

CCSSRH.9-10.1

CCSSRH.9-10.2

CCSSRH.9-10.3

CCSSRH.9-10.4

CCSSRH.9-10.8

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My students were able to see what happened to Sacco & Vanzetti and how the views of the time period affected how the people saw this case. Thank you for this activity.

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Terrific resource. Was able to utilize it in my class was easy to modify as needed for various populations in my classes.

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Essential Question:

How did the political climate of the United States post WWI lead to the outcome of the Sacco and Vanzetti trial?

Nativism, Red Scare, Anarchy, they're all bleeding into the justice system as we dissect the case of Sacco & Vanzetti. Were they innocent or guilty? Did the justice system get it right? Using case files, evidence analysis, and crafting opinions, students will be able to analyze the case for themselves, identify the justice, or lack thereof, served.

This analytical assignment covers over 20 sources, spans several standards, and really pushes students thinking with a historical lens! Having to put their minds in the body of a 1920s prosecutor or defense counsel allows for students to create a modality of thinking needed to be historians!

Everything your students need to know about this event is included in this resource! I hope you all enjoy!

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29 pages

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Teaching Duration

2 days

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CCSSRH.9-10.1

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.

CCSSRH.9-10.2

Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.

CCSSRH.9-10.3

Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.

CCSSRH.9-10.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of history/social studies.

CCSSRH.9-10.8

Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claims.

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