Year 2 Lesson Plan/Narrative Proposals -- July 2009

Overall List of Lesson Plan Project Themes -- 2009-10

This file lists for each WASAH participant the primary theme of their lesson plan and narrative project for 2009-10. List is divided into three separate grade levels.

Allie Andraski -- Black Migration to Harlem Renaissance

Lesson plan project will explore black settlement patterns in the early 1900s, as well as the impact of the black cultural experiences, such as spirituals and the blues, that they brought to the north.

Scott Boesel -- Shay's Rebellion of 1786-87

Lesson plan will explore how Shay's Rebellion was reflection of the 1783-89 period that witnessed the transfer of the nation from a confederation to the federalist government adopted through the Constitution.

Mike Ceman -- Civil Rights in Wisconsin

Lesson plan project will seek to break the myth of a noble north/racist south dichotomy, and use local examples of battles and activities to help illustrate civil rights in housing, education and incarceration.

Paul Clark -- Feminism in 1960s-70s

Wausau East High School teacher Paul Clark's lesson plan and reflection narrative project will explore the 2nd wave of Feminism in the late 20th century.

Jim DeBroux -- Race & Imperialism, and Emergence as World Power

Project will explore American issues of race and imperialism during it's emergence as a world power.

Deb Foster -- African American Freedom Movement

Project will explore movements among African Americans to seek freedom, and study how expanded freedoms for some may have meant restricted freedom for other groups.

Linda Goldsworthy -- Editorial Cartoons from 1870s to Present

Rhinelander High School teacher Linda Goldsworthy's lesson plan and narrative project will explore the use of one type of historical imagery -- editorial cartoons that focus on social, political, economic and religious freedomes -- for helping students understand the meaning of freedom.

Jeff Gumz -- Great Depression

Green Bay Eash High School teacher Jeff Gumz will explore the topic "The Great Depression" for his Economics class, to give students a better understanding of the history of business cycles, and help them compare that era with the current economic downturn.

Neil Hamel -- Westward Expansion & Freedom

Pulaski School District 5th grade teacher Neil Hamel will focus his lesson plan project on the Westward Expansion as one major episode of freedom.

Denice Beans, Gail Danforth, Patti Morin & Maxine Thomas --

Group of Oneida teachers will explore famous Oneida historical figures, particularly those involved in the Revolutionary War. Attached lesson plan project proposal soon to follow (initially submitted file cannot be opened).

Renee Heinrich -- What Does it mean to be Free? (perspective of various groups)

Wausau 5th grade teacher Renee Heinrich will develop a series of lesson plans that explores the question, "What Does it mean to be Free?" from the perspective of various underrepresented groups in our nation's history.

Laura Heller -- Child Labor & Lewis Hine

Appleton West High School teacher Laura Heller will explore child labor during the period 1880-1930, and how Lewis Hine's photojournalism had a social effect on our nation's history and role of freedom.

Tim Huebner -- Great Depression, New Deal & Political Cartoons

Shiocton Middle School teacher Tim Huebner will explore the Great Depression, New Deal, and those who were critical of the New Deal. After his reading and study he plans to create a collection of Great Depression political cartoons with special emphasis on people like Huey Long.

Brenna Hughes -- Child Labor of Late 1800s & Early 1900s

Omro Middle School teacher Brenna Hughes will explore the state of child labor in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Her lesson plan will call for class discussions, looking at photographs from the progressive era, reading stories of child laborers, using political cartoons, and journal writing. Students will explore some of the things written about child labor at the time, and then look at today’s laws regarding minors in the workforce and how these laws came to be.

James Jaeger -- John Brown & Civil Disobedience

Winneconne Elementary School teacher James Jaeger will seek to help students gain an understanding of the history of some of the most well-known American rebellions. The primary focus will be on John Brown, the Transcendentalists, the Civil Rights Movement, women’s rights, and the Winneconne "uprising."