Loretta Wilson
I teach at Owen Middle School in Swannanoa, North Carolina in Buncombe County. I teach North Carolina and United States history to eighth graders. I have been teaching for thirteen years, all of which have been in the eighth grade. I have a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of North Carolina-Asheville, and I am certified to teach 6–12th grades. I also have a Master of Arts in Middle Grades Education from Western Carolina University, and I am nationally certified in Early Adolescence/Social Studies-History.
Resources created by Loretta Wilson
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- How do I look to you?
- In this lesson, students will evaluate public service posters and a grooming pamphlet to determine if and how propaganda was used to improve the health of children, and define acceptable appearances for young women in the 1930s.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 and 11 English Language Arts)
- By Loretta Wilson.
- Live at Home in North Carolina
- In this lesson students will examine pictures and documents relating to the Live at Home program started in North Carolina by Governor O. Max Gardner to help North Carolina farmers refocus on food crops rather than cash crops during the Depression. These photographs, from the Green 'N' Growing collection at the North Carolina State University, will help students draw conclusions about the culture of North Carolina in the early 1930s and understand how they overcame the hardships of the Depression.
- Format: article (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Loretta Wilson.
