Reconstruction Meet and Greet
From: Zinn Education Project
Grade Level: (MS), HS
Remote Ready: With Modifications
Time: 1 Class Period or Less
Length of Reading: Paragraphs
Link: When the Impossible Suddenly Became Possible: A Reconstruction Mixer
Role play. Each student gets a half-page description of one of 21 people who fought for African American or women's rights after the Civil War (examples include Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass, African American politicians, etc). Students meet and greet each other in character, asking one of 8 provided questions. Added bonus: students practice social skills. Finally the class discusses using provided questions. Click "Download to Read in Full" to get to the PDF instructions (you actually have to do this twice).
More Information:
Grade Level:
(MS), HS: This lesson is meant for middle school students; however, we thing it would be well suited for high school students too
This Activity Involves:
Group Work: This activity calls for working in pairs or groups or having a group discussion.
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, -1911. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2002698208/>.
