Integrated Literacy Assignment

Shavondalynn Lockley

SST 309-01

March 12, 2015

1-H2.0.6 Compare life today with life in the past using the criteria of family, schools, jobs, or

communication.

Books

This book has a chapter that describes what school was like in the past. It also has Primary Source pictures within it to give students and idea of what the classroom would have looked like.

Books

This book describes the difference between past and present clothing, toys, schools, and school supplies.

This book compares how families did things in life in past and in the present.

Books & Pictures

This books recaptures the pony express from the 1860s. This book retells the events and how the pony express operated. These pictures

and book show students how we communicate today.

Poems

This textbook is full of different poems, riddles, tongue twisters, nursery rhymes, and more that deal with life in the middle ages.

Music

This song it titled “I been working on the Railroad”. Many students know this song but it also talks about a job in the 1800’s and is still a job today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lDlfDtJYF8

Song & Photograph

This is a song about living in a government camp. This time period was known as the Dust Bowl. This depicts what life was like living on a Government camp. http://www.authentichistory.com/1930-1939/2-fdr/3-dustbowl/Government_Camp_Song-Mary_Campbell-Margaret_Treat.html

Interview & Photograph

This is an interview about the conditions on a government camp. This is by an individual from this time period. Students could listen to this a compare their living conditions with living conditions of today. http://www.authentichistory.com/1930-1939/2-fdr/3-dustbowl/Interview-Life_in_the_Government_Camp-Mr_and_Mrs_JW_Becker.html

Lessons

This lesson book contains a lesson titled “Life then and Now”. This lesson walks students through how things have changed over time. An activity book is included and the students use it as the teacher teaches the lesson.

This is a kit that includes lessons and activities about family life in the past compared to family life today. This kit is full of different lessons that teachers can use in their classroom to help guide their students understanding.

Websites

This site would be great for children. The students can explore and find out a lot of information about the Pilgrims. They can also compare the life of the Pilgrims to the life of the Wampanoag. Students can then take what they learn from this site and compare it to their lives.

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/

This would be a great site for teachers. It supplies the teacher with many different books that can be used in the classroom. This would be a great place to look if a teacher was looking for a book to tie into their lesson.

http://delightfulchildrensbooks.com/

Citations

Bennett, L; Cummins, J et. al.. (2013). My World Social Studies. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.

Bower, B; Lobdell, J et al. (2003). Social Studies Alive! My School and Family. Palo Alto, CA: Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

Connor, G. (2003). Then and Now. Marlborough, MA: Newbridge Publishing

Dustman, J. (2013). My Family Then and Now. Huntington Beach, CA: Teacher Created Materials Inc.

Frank, M. (2009). Children Past and Present. Pelham, NY: Benchmark Education Company

Broadmoore, Amy. Delightful Children’s Books. Retrieved from http://delightfulchildrensbooks.com/

Person, Ricky. I Been Working on the Railroad. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lDlfDtJYF8

(2013, November 2). The Einhorn (Unicorn) Press. Retrieved from

http://www.historyinsidepictures.com/Pages/OldSteamLocomotiveandRailroadPhotographs.aspx

Citations

(2012, July 14). Government Camp Song. Retrieved from http://www.authentichistory.com/1930-1939/2-fdr/3-

dustbowl/Government_Camp_Song-Mary_Campbell-Margaret_Treat.html

(2012, July 14). Life in the government camp. Retrieved from http://www.authentichistory.com/1930-1939/2-fdr/3-

dustbowl/Interview-Life_in_the_Government_Camp-Mr_and_Mrs_JW_Becker.html

(2012, July 14). The Dust Bowl. Retrieved from http://www.authentichistory.com/1930-1939/2-fdr/3-

dustbowl/index.html

(2015). Daily Life. Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/

Citations

Cell Phone (Web Photo). Retrieved from http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phones.html

(2014, July 31). Cullen, Jane. Will there be an end to work emails (Web Photo). Retrieved from

http://www.uandu.com/accountingandfinance/will-there-be-an-end-to-the-work-email/

Delivering Your Mail (Web Photo). http://www.amazon.com/Delivering-Your-Mail-Carriers-

Community/dp/1404804854

Fleas, Flies, and Friars: Children’s Poetry from the Middle Ages (Web Photo). Retrieved from

http://www.amazon.com/Fleas-Flies-Friars-Childrens-Poetry/dp/0801477751

Pony Express! (Web Photo). Retrieved from http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-590-20239-8