What is history? Timelines and oral histories
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=406
A lesson plan for grades 1–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies
This lesson from EDSITEment aims to help students understand history and recognize that the past is different depending on who is remembering and retelling it. There are four activities, in which students construct a timeline based on events from their own lives and family histories, construct a class timeline through comparison with each other’s histories, research oral history by interviewing family members, and study primary sources to write their own history of the Great Chicago Fire.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 2
- Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
- Objective 4.06: Plan and make judgments about what to include in written products (e.g., narratives of personal experiences, creative stories, skits based on familiar stories and/or experiences).
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 1
- Goal 3: The learner will recognize and understand the concept of change in various settings.
- Objective 3.01: Describe personal and family changes, past, and present.
