Folklife Resources for Educators
Materials Related to California--Social life and customsThere are 2 titles in this list.
Dust Bowl Migration -- Primary Source Set
by Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/dust-bowl-migration/
Photographs, recorded music, and song lyrics document the daily ordeals of rural migrant families from the Great Plains during a decade marked by both the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. The resources in this primary source set are intended for classroom use. Includes a Dust Bowl Migration Teacher Guide (8 p. PDF), photographs, and sound recordings collected at California migrant labor camps, and a link to primary source analysis tools.
| Grade Level: 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: History and Social Studies; Art and Culture; Music |
| Resource Type: Primary sources; Audio recordings |
Language: English |
Subjects: United States--History--1933-1945; Labor history; United States--Social life and customs; Social history; Texas--Social life and customs; New Mexico--Social life and customs; Oklahoma--Social life and customs; California--Social life and customs; Music; Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939; Folk songs; Migration, Internal; Migrant agricultural laborers; New Deal, 1933-1939; Great Plains--Social life and customs
Geographic locations: Great Plains; United States; Texas; Oklahoma; New Mexico; California |
Sponsoring Organization:
Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington DC 20540-1300
(202) 707-5000
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
Sacred Places: California Missions from Different Perspectives
by Carol Fischer
http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/arts_lang_arts/a_la_lesson09.html
Curriculum guide for grades 3-5 which explores the concept of sacred places by looking at works of art representing sacred space and studying the California missions. Includes lesson plan, activities, and links to photographs and art works from the J. Paul Getty Museum's collections. The guide addresses California state standards for Visual arts, Language Arts, History, and Social Studies.
| Grade Level: 3-5 |
Curriculum: Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Geography; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities; Primary sources |
Language: English |
Subjects: Spanish mission buildings; California--Social life and customs; History; Art; Religious life and customs; Decorative arts; Sacred space; Architecture; Hispanic Americans
Geographic locations: California |
Sponsoring Organization:
J. Paul Getty Museum
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles CA 90049-1687
(310) 440-7330
http://www.getty.edu/museum/
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