The Escape of the Pearl
The Pearl by mebogler, made at DoInk.com
The Pearl Leaving the Wharf in Washington D.C. The
first scene depicts the wharf in 7th street, in Washington D.C. as it
was captured in several resources from that time. The animation
displays the Pearl as it leaves the wharf on its way to its
destination. NewEraProtest1 by mebogler, made at DoInk.com The Washington Riot of 1848 A
large angry crowd had gathered in front of the "New Era," a moderate
abolitionist paper. The crowd concluded that the paper must be behind
the escape, and pointed their anger to Gamaliel Bailey, its editor.
About 1000 people gathered in front of the newspaper, demanding to
close the paper immediately and contemplating extreme measures, such as
hurling rocks and brickbats. This started a three day riot standoff
that became known as the Washington Riot of 1848. | Visiting the Story's Place According to the Smithsonian Institute's "Telling the Stories the Past Tells Us," one aspect of analyzing a story is by visiting the story's place. One suggestion is to organize the class into teams and assign each team with a segment of the story and its associated places. In this digital form, an interesting application is to use a web-based drawing and animation application, such as "Doink" and have students design scenes and places as they envision them after consulting relevant resources and era related images. The animations on the left were created by me using a free web-based drawing and animation application called Doink. The outcome can be embedded into a Google site.
Also, another way to help students understand the story better is by encouraging them to envision the events of the story in their minds. Students can create a storyboard of the events described in as much detail as possible. Then they can turn those into a scene animation, such as the ones presented here. |
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