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The Red Ball Express: Statistics as Historical Evidence Lesson PlanThe Red Ball Express: Statistics as Historical Evidence Lesson Plan
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National WWII Museum
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The Red Ball Express: Statistics as Historical Evidence

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Historians use all kinds of information to make conclusions ... including statistics. Young scholars examine how two historians evaluate The Red Ball Express—a supply line staffed primarily by African Americans—using numbers. The resource includes excerpts, discussion questions, and ideas for extension. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

historians, world war ii, african american history, military history, d-day, statistics, primary source analysis

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask learners to examine the writings of historians jigsaw-style to determine the efficacy of The Red Ball Express
  • Create an extension activity using other secondary sources to evaluate historiography of World War II

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson is part of the War in Europe series

Pros

  • Lesson plan includes a unique way of examining history by using statistics
  • Worksheet is ready to use in class
  • Resource offers an opportunity to include African American history into the study of World War II

Cons

  • Resource site can be difficult to navigate to find all the pieces of this lesson plan

Common Core

RH.6-8.6 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.8 RH.11-12.6

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