Learners

This LibraryQuest was designed for 7th grade U.S. History students. It was specifically designed to address the needs of a very diverse classroom environment, including special education students, second-language learners and gifted and talented students. It also addresses some of the multiple intelligences and a variety of learning styles. This lesson could easily be adapted for use by other grade levels.

To successfully complete this unit, students must comprehend and analyze source documents using reading and audio and visual interpretation skills. They must work in cooperative groups to evaluate their research material and apply it in a new setting.

Students should be familiar with PowerPoint, although instructions for using it are included here. This unit could make a very nice, structured introduction to using PowerPoint.

Students should also be familiar with analyzing primary source documents, and should have developed strategies to do so. These skills should be taught earlier in the year.

The Seattle waterfront. Created/Published c1917. From Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, 1851-1991 from American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digitized Library. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/i?ammem/pan:@field(NUMBER+@band(pan+6a12722)):displayType=1:m856sd=pan:m856sf=6a12722

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