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Letters from the Frontier: Reading and Writing Primary Documents

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Subject:
Humanities, Social Sciences
Institution Name:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Campfire Stories
Collection:
Smithsonian Institutions
Grade Level:
Primary, Secondary
Grade Sub-Level:
High School
Grades:
Grade 11, Grade 12
Abstract:

By immersing themselves in primary sources (George Catlin's letters), students will learn the difference between objective and subjective writing styles. They will draw facts out of the letters to create newspaper articles in Activity 1, and write their own letters as if they were members of the Catlin family in Activity 2. These activities are designed to enliven historical figures, to connect the "current events" of the past with the current events of the present, and to help students read and interpret historical documents.

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English
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