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Age 8-18
Grade 3-12

Carole Marsh

Delaware Primary Sources

Paperback (Gallopade April 1, 2013) , First edition
The Delaware Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history in Delaware. We have created a FREE Online Teacher’s Guide for Primary Sources to help you to teach primary sources more effectively and use creative strategies for integrating primary source materials into your classroom. This FREE Online Teacher's Guide for Primary Sources is 15 pages. It includes teacher tools, student handouts, and student worksheets. Click to download the FREE Online Teacher's Guide for Primary Sources.The Delaware Primary Sources will help your students build common core skills including: • Analysis• Critical Thinking• Point of View• Compare and Contrast• Order of Events• And Much More! Perfect for gallery walks and literature circles! Great research and reference materials! The 20 Delaware Primary Sources are: 1. Photograph of model of Fort Christina – first Swedish settlement in North America – fort built in 16382. Replica of nautical chart showing Zwaanendael and Godyn's Bay in New Netherland – Godyn's Bay later became known as Delaware Bay – 16393. Illustration of automated flour milling machine invented by Oliver Evans – important stimulus to Delaware's economy after the Revolutionary War – 17954. Portrait of E. I. du Pont – chemist and founder of gunpowder manufacturer E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company – circa 18005. Illustration of Peter Spencer, founder of the A.U.M.P. church in Wilmington – the first independent black Christian church in the U.S. – circa 18136. Text from Wilmington's "Thomas Garrett Day" proclamation – 19937. Photograph of slave quarters – Sussex County, Delaware – circa 18508. Map of the original thirteen colonies created for the United States centennial in 18769. Illustration entitled "Picking Peaches in Delaware" - state was major producer of peaches in 1800s – 187810. Illustration of Richardson and Robbins Cannery in Dover – pioneer in American canning industry – circa late 1800s11. 1898 map showing "The Wedge" as part of Pennsylvania – the land now belongs to Delaware12. Photograph of child workers at the American Tobacco Company in Wilmington – 191013. Advertisement for Du Pont smokeless shotgun powder – 191314. Photograph of Mabel Vernon speaking at a women's suffrage rally – 191615. WWI recruitment poster displayed in Wilmington – 191916. Cover of honor list of dead and missing soldiers from Delaware in WWII – 194617. Photograph of Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River – built as harbor defense facility – photo taken 199818. Photograph of Joseph Biden being sworn in for second term as Vice President of the United States – Biden served 36 years as a U.S. senator from Delaware – 200919. Photograph of first C-5M Galaxy "Spirit of Global Reach" aircraft landing at Dover Air Force Base – Dover AFB is major contributor to the state economy – 200920. Photograph of Holy Trinity Church (or Old Swedes Church) in Wilmington – built in 1698-99 – photo taken 2013Your students will: - think critically and analytically, interpret events, and question various perspectives of history. - participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations instead of memorizing facts and a writer's interpretations. - integrate and evaluate information provided in diverse media formats to deepen their understanding of historical events. - experience a more relevant and meaningful learning experience. Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" cardstock.
Series
Delaware Experience
ISBN
0635107368 / 9780635107367
Pages
20
Weight
10.4 oz.
Dimensions
8.5 x 0.3 in.

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