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Suggested Time Frame:

Introduction                           5 mins
Student Research               3-4 days
Presentations
(10 @ 10min ea.)               2 classes

Total time:                      7 - 10 days

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Assessment:
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Learning Objectives and Cognitive Skills:

Analyze and Apply:
Students will strategize a research method that will work in a group context
Students will research one aspect of the Kennedy presidency and/or the assassination using primary and secondary sources
Students will apply perimeters to the gathering of visual materials

Synthesize:
Students will select images that best represent or illustrate the focus of group research
Students will present research to the class in a concise and informative manner

PA State Standards:

Arts and Humanities:
9.2.12 Historical and Cultural Contexts
9.2.12.C. Relate works in the arts to varying styles and genre and to the periods in which they were created.

Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening:
1.8.12 Research
1.8.12.B Locate information using appropriate sources and strategies.
1.8.12.C Organize, summarize, and present the main ideas from research.

History:
8.1.12 Historical Analysis and Skills Development
8.1.12.D Synthesize historical research.

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Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

Lesson 6

Lesson 7


Research as a Historian, as an Artist:
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JFK greets MLK  

John F. Kennedy greets Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders at the White House. Photo by Abbie Rowe, courtesy of the National Archives.

 

Handouts needed for Step 6:

The following handouts are included
in the Lesson PDF:

6.01 The Presidency of John F. Kennedy
6.02 The Cultural Climate of the Early Sixties
6.03 The Kennedy Image
6.04 The Political Climate of Dallas, Nov. 1962
6.05 The Assassination
6.06 The First Lady and the Funeral
6.07 The Media
6.08 The Assassins Oswald and Ruby
6.09 The Eyewitnesses and Primary Evidence
6.10 The Theories


Procedure:

1. Divide students into 10 groups. Each group should research one area of focus from the historical context section. <link> Print out the handouts for each group.

2. Allow time in class for students to look at the primary source photograph and discuss what they already know about the image and topic, as well as what interests them.

3. Groups should devise a research strategy for their particular area of focus. They should plan who is going to obtain specific information from outside resources and websites. Groups will need to find enough information to answer the questions listed in their category.

4. Groups must decide upon three or four images that best represent their research. The images can be primary or secondary sources, and they may include photographs, diagrams, advertisements, etc.

5. After a set period of research time (suggested: 4 to 7 days) students should present their images and information to the whole class with each group working together to discuss the best way to concisely present their research.

6. Allow time for questions after each group presents their information.

7. Display all of the images on a wall and allow students time to ask additional questions about research areas.

 

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