What would be in your life's scrapbook? Scholars use short video clips, primary and secondary documents, and photos to investigate a 1909 scrapbook. They analyze and uncover what the Rogue Book tells them about the past in Western America. This is the final installment of a three-part series. 

Concepts

the american frontier, the american west, primary source analysis

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Split class into six teams to investigate each page of the scrapbook
• Have each student bring in a photo to create a class scrapbook; have them explain why they chose that specific picture
• Print out photos of the scrapbook and place around room prior to lesson

Classroom Considerations

• The link to the Rogue Book doesn't work, but the lesson is still quite good 

Pros

• Resource includes printable worksheets and primary documents
• Provides printable photos from the scrapbook to use in class

Cons

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.6 RH.6-8.7 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.7 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.9