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Teaching With Primary Sources
By J'aime HolderbaumLesson Plan This plan was developed under a grant from the Library of Congress at Wayne County RESA Level: Upper Elementary |
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Teaching With Primary Sources
By J'aime HolderbaumLesson Plan This plan was developed under a grant from the Library of Congress at Wayne County RESA Level: Upper Elementary |
| Home Day 1 Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources Day 2 Examining Primary Source Advertisements From Michigan Day 3 Research to Discover if Still in Business Day 4 Create Your Own Michigan Advertisement Evaluation Resources |
Day 3: Research to determine if the Michigan product is still produced or if the company is still in business. Research to determine if the Michigan product is still produced or if the company is still in business.
Discuss why or why not and how Michigan's natural, human, and capital resources contribute to this. The teacher can either model this via the classroom media projector or if students have computer access, they can view the provided links to learn about the company or product. Below are a few suggested sites to use when conducting this research. There are two companies that do not have a suggested link. Discuss with students why they think there is not a link for these. Detroit &Cleveland Navigation Company (1911-1950) Detroit Electric Car (1907-1939) Kelloggs 1906-present Caille Perfection Motor Company @1925-1930s Michigan Buggy Co. (1909-1913) Brewster’s Rein Holder The American Boy Magazine (1899-1941) Ford Motor Co.
(1903-present) St. Johns Table Co.
(1907-1928) Dupont (1802-present) |