Curriculum Activities

These curriculum activities have been developed for teachers to use in the classroom or as homework. Each activity has been designed to allow students to utilize a variety of research skills including: reading for understanding, researching historic evidence, interpreting primary and secondary sources and analyzing primary sources. Each of the activities can be adapted to different teaching styles, classroom and students’ needs and the local resources at hand. These activities are intended to enable students to improve their research skills.

Learning Objectives
Study Guide

Analyzing a Photo
Analyzing a Primary Document
Comparing FSA Photographers
Comparing Indiana with Another State
Comparing to Family Photos
Conducting a Photo Contest
Conducting an Interview
Creating an Exhibit
Creative Writing
Documentary Photography Today
Exploring Local Libraries and County Historical Museums
Indiana Then and Now
Listening to FDR
Making a Documentary
Photos as Art
Point of View
Power of Photos
Putting a Photo into Words
Then and Now
Using Books Using FSA Photos
Using Cartoons
Using Diaries
Using Films
Using FSA Documentary Films
Using FSA Documents
Using Indiana: A Guide to the Hoosier State
Using Letters
Using Memoirs
Using Music
Using Newspapers
Using Novels
Using Oral Histories
Using Portrait Photos
Using Posters
Using Videos about the FSA
What Is in a Sign?
Writing a Newspaper Article
Writing a Research Paper
Writing a Shooting Script
Writing a Speech