Going green? Scholars investigate the creation of the US National Park program. Through diary entries as well as expert testimony, they synthesize information and analyze the need for conservation and preservation. Finally, they display their new knowledge in final essay responses. 

Concepts

theodore roosevelt, conservation, national parks, yellowstone national park, yosemite national park

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Split the class into teams and assign a National Park to research and present 
• Create a series of questions to guide the class through the reading material

Classroom Considerations

• Constitutional Rights Foundation is on Facebook 

Pros

• Includes lesson extension opportunities
  
• Resource contains discussion and writing prompts 

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.11-12.9.a SL.11-12.4