Resource Guides
The Homestead Act of 1862 had world-wide impact defining land ownership, citizenship, and immigration for millions trying to fulfill the dream of Westward Expansion. To broaden the current narrative of homesteading, this project curates multiple-perspective, multi-genre text sets, composed of primary and secondary sources and historical artifacts. Such diverse resources initiate conversations on the impact of historical homesteading. The paired educational activities, developed based upon the National Writing Project’s (NWP) C3WP practices, guide these conversations to complexity and nuance, resulting in a deeper understanding of our nation’s history.
The Homestead Act of 1862 had world-wide impact defining land ownership, citizenship, and immigration for millions trying to fulfill the dream of Westward Expansion. To broaden the current narrative of homesteading, this project curates multiple-perspective, multi-genre text sets, composed of primary and secondary sources and historical artifacts. Such diverse resources initiate conversations on the impact of historical homesteading. The paired educational activities, developed based upon the National Writing Project’s (NWP) C3WP practices, guide these conversations to complexity and nuance, resulting in a deeper understanding of our nation’s history.
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Elementary Resource Guide
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Secondary Resource Guide
These resources are not intended to be a full curriculum but a series of historically rich materials for students. The resources are developed around the inquiry approach to learning which gives students a platform to enter a deeper conversation with the historical past. This approach presents students with carefully planned activities and text that builds the complexities of an issue while engaging with primary documents and argumentative writing strategies.
These resources are not intended to be a full curriculum but a series of historically rich materials for students. The resources are developed around the inquiry approach to learning which gives students a platform to enter a deeper conversation with the historical past. This approach presents students with carefully planned activities and text that builds the complexities of an issue while engaging with primary documents and argumentative writing strategies.