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Lesson Plan Topics (Philly Edition) [Updated x2].

June 12, 2008 · 15 Comments

This list will be updated as the come in via e-mail or in the comments below:

Becky Valencia – Quakers and Amish

Ryan Boyd – Historical Art Works

Dana Ferguson – Franklin’s Occupations

Brett Bridgeman – Franklin’s Experiments

Crystal Campbell: Amish v. Menonites

Lauren Gonzales: Washington’s Crossing and the Battle of Trenton

Connie Prewitt: Joseph Plumb Martin

Denyse Kunz: Colonial and Revolutionary Era Children

Dave Buckallew: Valley Forge

Staci Rodosevich: Gettysburg

Chris Jones: Bill of Rights

Elizabeth Aragon-Blanton: Women of the Revolutionary Era

Kelsey Moore: The Geography of Philadelphia

John Hutchins: Benjamin Franklin and the Post Office

Kelli Archuletta: Franklin as Enlightenment Philosopher

Donna Batt: Fugitive Slave Act

Wendy Shipley: Gender in Colonial/Revolutionary America

Marie Schwager:  Basic Constitutional Principles

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15 responses so far ↓

  • history591three // June 12, 2008 at 1:17 am

    Prof. Rees – if no one has the Bill of Rights I would like to.
    -Chris Jones

  • Marie // June 12, 2008 at 2:12 am

    emailed you to let you know that I want the Constitution – Marie

  • history591twenty3 // June 12, 2008 at 2:44 am

    Hi,
    I would like do my lesson plan on caricatures/political cartoons of this time period.
    Dolores Ballejo

  • darlenederbigny // June 12, 2008 at 3:21 am

    I want to do my lesson plan on what it was really like to be an enslaved African during colonial times. Darlene

  • history591seven // June 12, 2008 at 3:23 am

    Matt,

    Hey Matt,

    We didn’t get a chance to talk today, but I’m thinking I would like to do a lesson on the men who wrote the Constitution.

  • mattharris1 // June 12, 2008 at 10:43 am

    Dolores: To which time period are you referring? Political cartoons are excellent.

    The Bill of Rights is great, Chris. [You might focus more on the 1st amendment since that's the most debated one today.]

    Darlene, this is an great idea, but I’m afraid your sources might be limited. What did you have in mind? If you focused on the Middle Passage you could use Equiano and others. Just a thought.

    To the anonymous writer at 3:23AM, what is your focus on the “men who wrote the Constitution”? You will need to narrow it down just a bit, otherwise it sounds good.

  • elizabetharagonblanton1 // June 12, 2008 at 11:05 am

    Professor Harris,
    I am still very interested in doing real women of the Revolution. I also found a unique book about some of these women yesterday. My focus would be Debra Sampson, Sybil Ludington, Margaret Corbin, Mercy Otis Warren etc. Is that ok?

  • kelseymoore // June 13, 2008 at 1:01 am

    I plan to do Philadelphia during Coloniel times. This will include map identification, building construction and topography construction, along with a timeline.

  • kelseymoore // June 13, 2008 at 1:01 am

    I plan to do Philadelphia during Coloniel times. This will include map identification, building construction and topography construction, along with a timeline.

  • history591twenty9 // June 13, 2008 at 2:27 am

    Jonathan & Matt,

    I plan on doing my lesson on Benjamin Franklin focusing on his role in the Post Office.

    John Hutchins aka King Hutch aka Smeagle

  • history591twenty1 // June 13, 2008 at 3:02 am

    Hello Matt,

    I would like to do the economics of the Colonial Period.

    Delphine

  • history591twenty1 // June 13, 2008 at 3:34 am

    Sorry Matt,

    I meant economics and early United States.

    Delphine

  • Jonathan Rees // June 14, 2008 at 2:25 am

    Delphine:

    More specificity will be needed here.

  • history591four // June 14, 2008 at 2:51 am

    I’d like to do a Soldier’s life during the Revolutionary War, using Joseph Plumb Martin but also other first person accounts.

    Nancy

  • history591four // June 16, 2008 at 10:58 pm

    I’d like to tweak my topic a little… still do the soldier’s life, but also other accounts using the Valley Forge winter as a focus. I’d like to get the soldier’s perspectives, but also include things such as weather, how spying played into the winter, food acquisition, and what was going on in Philadelphia. I’m still playing with my idea, but would like to get the kids involved in as many perspectives as possible. This is why I decided it would be better to narrow this to the Valley Forge winter. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.

    Nancy

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