The document provides instructions for an activity where students are asked to find the oldest school photo of a relative and research the historical context of when the photo was taken by looking up information about the setting, major events, news, business, sports, media, and culture from that year. Students are encouraged to include pictures and newspaper clippings in their research.

1. GLOBE School
3710 Barnes Ave
Bronx, NY 10467
Mr. Belthrop Name_________________________
February 27, 2010
Aim: How can we recreate historical events that occurred during the time an old family
school photo was taken?
Do Now: Identify and determine a setting around an old school photo.
Lesson Activity:
Find the oldest photo that exist of a relative in a school setting. Highlight and find
historical events about:
• The setting
• A major event in the year of the photo
• News highlights of the year
• Business information that occurred in the year
• Major sporting event of the year
• Television or radio features of the era
• Top movies of the year
• Trends of the times
• Best selling book of the year
Pictures and newspaper clipping are encouraged to be utilized for this activity.
Reference:
Maritcha and the historical information surrounding her plight .