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Using Political Postcards to Teach a Revolution of Political Thought Lesson PlanUsing Political Postcards to Teach a Revolution of Political Thought Lesson Plan
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University of Pennsylvania
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8th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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Using Political Postcards to Teach a Revolution of Political Thought

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Discuss how political postcards affected everyday people's thoughts and beliefs. Pupils continue a unit on the Dreyfus Affair as they engage in class discussion, watch a video, view a PowerPoint presentation, and fill out worksheets to guide them when analyzing the postcards.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

politics, european history, french history, mail, political science, political cartoons, antisemitism, treason

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Include an activity before beginning where scholars learn the listed important vocabulary words
  • Flip your class by assigning learners to answer the questions in the discussion section in written format at home

Classroom Considerations

  • The resource serves as the third in a five-part unit on the Dreyfus Affair

Pros

  • Encourages teamwork, as the majority of the work is in groups
  • Enhances skills with primary source analysis 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.5 RH.6-8.7 RH.9-10.5 RH.9-10.7 RH.11-12.5 RH.11-12.7

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