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Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity two: This activity for grades 3–6 will teach students how examining photographs can help them to better understand the past. This activity can be used as an introduction to looking at primary source photographs.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

"Magic Eye" discussion questions: In Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity two, page 3; Each of you has looked carefully at one of the photographs. You have talked about your photograph with the others in your group. Now, think about all of the different photographs. What can they tell us about what it was like to live in that section of North...; Format: article; By Pauline S. Johnson.

Analyzing photographs using Magic Eye: In Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity two, page 2; This activity will use a "Magic Eye" to help students analyze photographs of people. A Magic Eye is a half-sheet of construction paper or card stock that has a hole about 2 1/2 inches in diameter cut from the center. By using the Magic Eye, students will have an opportunity to more carefully examine photographs by focusing on smaller sections of an image.; Format: lesson plan; Adapted by Pauline S. Johnson.

Governor George Wallace attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama: Taken in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on June 11, 1963, this black and white photograph shows Governor George Wallace attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama outside Foster Auditorium while being confronted by Deputy United States Attorney General...; Format: image/photograph

Photographs: a process guide for students: Questions to consider when looking at photographs as primary sources.; By Dan McDowell.

Student work from a tiered classroom: Photographs of student work from a tiered classroom, in which the students are at different levels (or tiers). The slideshow illustrates the range of products completed for an assignment in which students chose from a list of possible projects.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Photo comparison: Focus on geography: A worksheet for students to use when comparing photographs, focusing on information about the population of the region in which they were taken.; Format: worksheet; By Eric Eaton.

Nonfiction in action: Photographs from classrooms and samples of student work illustrate the instructional use of nonfiction in this slideshow. Teaching with informational texts, as opposed to works of fiction, provides unique benefits to students — particularly those with special needs.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Five Faiths: In Recent North Carolina, page 6.4; The Five Faiths Project, developed by the Ackland Art Museum of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, combines original works of art, photographs, storytelling and community events to introduce information about the world religions of Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam.; Format: article

Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences: Photographs and text tell the story of fishing, trade, and Chinese influence on the history and culture of Vietnam.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity three: In this activity for grades 7–12, students will evaluate primary source photographs from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Biltmore Estate: Photographs of Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

A showcase of perspectives-based assignments: Photographs from two classrooms — one elementary and one high school — illustrate the use of perspectives-based assignments in this slideshow. Assignments using real-world perspectives explicitly answer those perennial student questions: "Who cares?" "Why do I need to know this?"; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Contemporary life in Vietnam: Photographs and text describe contemporary life in Vietnam and the impact of economic and social reforms since the 1980s.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of the Cham and Khmer cultures of southern Vietnam and Cambodia, including a look at Angkor Wat and other great temples and cities.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity five: In this activity for grades 7–12, students will evaluate primary source photographs from the tobacco bag stringing collection and some of Lewis Hine's photographs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Two tourists take photographs near Nha Trang: This image shows a frontal view a man and a woman both taking photographs near Nha Trang. They are wearing T-shirts.; Format: image/photograph

Around the world in multimedia: LEARN NC offers a collection of more than 2,000 high-resolution photographs and audio recordings from Asia and Latin America, with historical and cultural context and related lesson plans.; Format: article/help

World War II on the home front: Rationing: During World War II, the United States asked citizens at home to cut back on food, fuel, shoes, and consumer goods and to turn in scrap metal, rubber, paper, and even used cooking grease for recycling. Photographs, posters, and artifacts tell the story.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Photo analysis: Focus on climate: A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs for information about the climate of the region in which they were taken.; Format: worksheet; By Eric Eaton.

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