Folklife Resources for Educators
Materials Related to VeteransThere are 3 titles in this list.
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions
by National Museum of the American Indian
http://www.nmai.si.edu/education/files/quilts.pdf
Study guide developed by the National Museum of the American Indian to accompany a 1997 exhibition of the same name. It can also be used as an independent resource for educators. Includes four lesson plans that correspond to the exhibition sections: Origins, Honoring, Design, and Community. Curriculum focuses on quilters from eight Native American communities and has accompanying study questions, handouts, and activities. (36 p. PDF)
| Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Art and Culture; History and Social Studies; Language Arts |
| Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Indian women; Hawaiians; Tlingit Indians; Wasco Indians; Mohawk Indians; Osage Indians; Cherokee Indians; Textile fabrics; Maryland--Social life and customs; Hawaii--Social life and customs; New York (State)--Social life and customs; Oklahoma--Social life and customs; Indians of North America; Quilting; Alaska--Social life and customs; Oregon--Social life and customs; South Dakota--Social life and customs; Canada--Social life and customs; Veterans; Anishinabe Indians; Oglala Indians; Quiltmakers; Yupik Eskimos; Needlework
Geographic locations: South Dakota; Oregon; Oklahoma; New York (State); Maryland; Hawaii; Canada; Alaska |
Sponsoring Organization:
National Museum of the American Indian
Fourth Street & Independence Avenue, SW
Washington DC 20560
(202) 633-6996
http://www.nmai.si.edu
Veterans' Stories: Struggles for Participation - Primary Source Set
by Veterans History Project
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/veterans/struggles.html
Primary source materials from the Veterans History Project Collection at the Library of Congress that support teaching about U.S. history and social studies. Women and people of color have often had to overcome obstacles in order to participate fully in the U.S. armed forces. In these materials, veterans tell their stories of discrimination and
struggles for recognition in the U.S. armed forces through interviews, memoirs, and photographs. Materials on the site include an accompanying Teacher Guide (8 p. PDF), and audio and video recordings. For the Veterans' History Project, go to: http://www.loc.gov/vets
| Grade Level: 9-12 |
Curriculum: History and Social Studies |
| Resource Type: Primary sources; Audio recordings; Activities; Video recordings |
Language: English |
Subjects: Storytelling; Hispanic American soldiers; African American soldiers; Veterans; Women soldiers; War; Oral history; World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953; Persian Gulf War, 1991; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States--Social life and customs; Social history; Asian American soldiers; United States--History
Geographic locations: United States |
Sponsoring Organization:
Veterans History Project
Library of Congress
Washington DC 20540-4615
(202) 707-4916
http://www.loc.gov/vets
Veterans' Stories: The Veterans History Project - Primary Source Set
by Veterans History Project
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/veterans/
Primary source materials from the Veterans History Project Collection at the Library of Congress that support teaching about 20th-century U.S. history, social studies, and oral history. Materials on the site include a Veterans History Project teacher guide (8 p. PDF), photographs, drawings, letters, memoirs, and video interviews of American veterans. The primary source set links to "Primary Source Analysis Tools" and "Especially for Educators and Students," a guide on how to conduct interviews with veterans and submit them to the Library of Congress for inclusion in the Veterans History Project Collection. For the Veterans' History Project, go to: http://www.loc.gov/vets/
| Grade Level: 9-12 |
Curriculum: History and Social Studies; Language Arts |
| Resource Type: Video recordings; Primary sources; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: United States--Social life and customs; Korean War, 1950-1953; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1914-1918; Military history; Storytelling; Interviewing; Oral history; Veterans; History; War; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Soldiers; United States--History
Geographic locations: United States |
Sponsoring Organization:
Veterans History Project
Library of Congress
Washington DC 20540-4615
(202) 707-4916
http://www.loc.gov/vets/
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