LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 5

The learner will evaluate the impact of political, economic, social, and technological changes on life in North Carolina from 1870 to 1930.

Objective 5.02

Examine the changing role of educational, religious, and social institutions in the state and analyze their impact.

Resources aligned to this objective

Dynamic dialect: Horace Kephart and our Southern Highlanders
Students will read an excerpt from Horace Kephart's Our Southern Highlanders and explore how language and dialect have changed over the years.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Billie Clemens.
The North Carolina mountains in the early 1900s through the writing and photography of Horace Kephart
Students will develop an understanding of daily life and culture in the mountains of North Carolina during the early 20th century through photographs and written sources; practice visual literacy skills and gain experience analyzing visual and written sources of historical information; and learn to revise their early analyses of historical sources and to synthesize the information found in different kinds of primary documents by planning a museum exhibit.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
By Kathryn L. Walbert.

Lesson plans on the web

Carnegie libraries: The future made bright
Using maps, images, and web texts, students explore the philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie and the impact of the libraries he endowed. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 8–12 Information Skills and Social Studies)
Provider: Teaching With Historic Places: National Park Service