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- The Craft Revival and economic change
- In this lesson plan, originally published on the Craft Revival website, students will interpret photographs and artifacts as representations of western North Carolina’s economy at the turn of the century. They will also analyze historical census data and produce a visual web that will represent the changing nature of the economy of western North Carolina.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies)
- By Patrick Velde.
- Underground Railroad quilts: Fact or folklore?
- In this lesson, students explore the controversy surrounding a book entitled Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad, which was published as a non-fiction account of fugitive slaves sending coded messages through quilt patterns. Students evaluate numerous sources and assess the validity of each in an attempt to determine if the quilt codes are fact or folklore.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
- By Abby Stotsenberg.
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- Crafting North Carolina: A Hands on Exploration of North Carolina's Hand-made Heritage
- North Carolina's geography, history, and resources brought to life through the crafts of the state. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: Mint Museum of Art
- National Museum of the American Indian
- This website uses Flash technology to present online multimedia exhibitions about the history and culture of American Indians. An excellent online educational resource about codetalkers during WWI and WWII is also available. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: Smithsonian Institution
