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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Black Power Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set addresses the representations of the Black Power Movement through artifacts from the era, such as sermons, photographs, drawings, FBI investigations, and political manifestos.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Homestead Strike

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses illustrations, documents, and photographs to tell the story of the Homestead Strike.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Poetry of Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set includes photographs, illustrations, correspondence, interviews, and a sound recording that provides context for thematic elements in the poetry of Maya Angelou as well as her life.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Wounded Knee Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses documents, photographs, government records, and news reporting to explore the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee and its historical impact.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Texas Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses illustrations, documents, and photographs to tell the story of the Texas Revolution.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Puerto Rican Migration to the Us

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses maps, documents, and photographs to tell the story of Puerto Rican migration to the United States.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses documents and photographs to tell the story of The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, written in August 1789.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses recordings, documents, and photographs to tell the story behind the novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God", by Zora Neale Hurston.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Jitterbugs, Swing Kids, and Lindy Hoppers

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses illustrations, documents, and photographs to tell the story of the history of swing dance.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Golden Age of Broadway

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses illustrations, documents, recordings, and photographs to tell the story of the "golden age" of Broadway.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Pop Art in the Us

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses illustrations, documents, and photographs to tell the story of the history of pop art.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Full Steam Ahead: The Steam Engine and Transportation in the Nineteenth Century

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses illustrations, documents, and photographs to tell the story of how the steam engine transformed the railroad industry and played crucial roles in the Industrial Revolution and westward expansion.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Women of the Antebellum Reform Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses documents and photographs to tell the story of several women reformers of the early 1800s.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Women and the Blues

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses recordings, documents, and photographs to tell the story of the origins of blues music in which women were an influential part.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie and the Urbanization of Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses illustrations, documents, and photographs to tell the story of Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie and the Urbanization of Chicago."
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Other

The Panda's Thumb

For Students 9th - 10th
The Panda's opposable thumb is a mystery of evolution that is discussed in this site. Possible factors influencing this feature are presented with diagrams, photographs, and interactive questions to check for comprehension.
Website
Other

Photography Tips and Techniques

For Students 9th - 10th
Great tips from a professional photographer on dozens of different topics and issues related to taking the best possible pictures. How to use a flash, how to take an interview portrait, photographing silhouettes, how to photograph glass,...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Artists by Typical Medium: Video Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtCyclopedia's chronological list of video artists from the 20th century to today. There are links to the photographers' biography and works.
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EL Education

El Education: Faces of Freedom Calendar

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This calendar was created by 3rd graders in Rochester, New York, as part of a learning expedition on immigration. As a way to honor the experiences of young immigrants and to learn about immigration, students from this class interviewed...
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EL Education

El Education: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Trail Guide and Calendar

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study wildlife at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and then work together to create a calendar field guide with digital photographs and information about various forms of wildlife found in the refuge.
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EL Education

El Education: Kindergarten Feelings

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students write complete sentences telling about their feelings. Sentences are illustrated with a self portrait and a digital photograph.
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EL Education

El Education: Life in a Vernal Pool Field Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After researching and observing life in a local vernal pool, students write and illustrate a field guide including digital photographs and original water colors.
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EL Education

El Education: Meet Local Scientists

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Students learn about local scientists through research, interviews, and brief internships. Then students create pages for a class book containing digital photographs and information about the scientist and his/her field of study.
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EL Education

El Education: Munjoy Hill Businesses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students interview local business owners and create a brochure with digital photographs and information about each business in the neighborhood.