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Industrialization and Progressive Reform in the Craft Revival

In this lesson plan, originally published on the Craft Revival website, students will analyze the process of making a hobby into a job. They will explore Craft Revival work environments, representations of industrial work environments, and data regarding Craft Revival work. To close the activity, students write a journal entry comparing Craft Revival and industrial work experiences.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies)

By Patrick Velde.

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 and 11–12 Social Studies)

By Patrick Velde.

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Craft Revival - Shaping Western North Carolina Past and Present

This web-based digital history uses primary source documents such as letters, photographs, and other objects to tell the story of the handicraft revival in western North Carolina between 1895 and 1945. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Western Carolina University, Hunter Library