Maine Memory Network

Author: Maine Historical Society, Cumberland County

Year created: 2015

Suggested Grade Levels: 9-12

Content Areas and Strands:

• Social Studies -- Civics & Government
• Social Studies -- History

Duration: 7 days

Time Period:

• 1851-1920

Themes:

• Civics & Citizenship
• Community
• Economy
• The People/Peopling of Maine

Description:

Learn about World War I using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.

Intended Outcomes:

• Students will be able to describe the lives, work, and contributions of Americans on the home front during World War I - the involvement of women in particular - using primary sources.
• Students will practice the skills involved in analyzing primary sources.
• Students will learn how to and practice using evidence from primary sources to support a point view.

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A resource developed by the Maine Historical Society with support from the Teaching with Primary Resources grant from the Library of Congress