World History
German Immigrants: Their Contributions to the Upper Midwest This lesson plan uses German immigration to the USA as a method for teaching information literacy skills, primary sources, and Web evaluation skills. It is geared towards secondary students.
From the site:
Why did Germans immigrate to the Upper Midwest in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century? What contributions did they make to the region's cultural heritage? Students use American Memory photographs and documents to answer these questions and others while strengthening their German language skills.
Content Objectives:
Students will:
gain an understanding of how contemporary lifestyles/cultures/traditions are influenced by the contributions of the settlers of that region; and
use their prior knowledge of German to discuss photographs of people.
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World History
German Immigrants: Their Contributions to the Upper Midwest
German Immigrants: Their Contributions to the Upper Midwest This lesson plan uses German immigration to the USA as a method for teaching information literacy skills, primary sources, and Web evaluation skills. It is geared towards secondary students.
From the site:
Why did Germans immigrate to the Upper Midwest in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century? What contributions did they make to the region's cultural heritage? Students use American Memory photographs and documents to answer these questions and others while strengthening their German language skills.
Content Objectives:
Students will:
gain an understanding of how contemporary lifestyles/cultures/traditions are influenced by the contributions of the settlers of that region; and
use their prior knowledge of German to discuss photographs of people.
- Citizenship Preparation For Adult Esl Learners
The United States of America is a land of immigrants. As the current debate over a new immigration bill in the US Senate shows, this has not changed. One important consideration for all immigrants is how well they will assimilate and accept American culture...
- The Nature Of Geographic Literacy
The ERIC Digest The Nature of Geographic Literacy is by Alan Backler and Joseph Stoltman. It is from 1986. Despite the age of the article, it is still an interesting read. Students do not understand geography and this directly hinders their ability to...
- Battle Of Moscow
Battle of Moscow - Discusses the German attack and Russian defence of Moscow and counteroffensive during the 1941-1942 campaign on the Eastern Front. It is also available in Russian. (And it probably reads better in Russian as the English at the site...
- Germany's High Sea Fleet In The World War
Germany's High Sea Fleet in the World War - Online edition of Admiral Reinhard Scheer's 1920 memoirs about the naval aspects of World War I from the perspective of the Germans. The aggressive German U-boat campaign of unrestricted warfare helped...
- The General Slocum Disaster
The General Slocum Disaster. An account of the June 15,1904 steamboat fire which killed more than 1,000 people on New York City's East River. Includes photographs, scanned documents, and other primary sources, as well as recent news. From the site:...