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Engage the Maze....
A Teaching American History Newsletter from Dr. Christine Johnson

Hello fellow teachers! Welcome to the fifth installment of Engage the Maze. Christine Johnson, Editor
September/October, 2006 Well, it is the start of a new school year and year two of Teaching American History II. Welcome! “If only we had the resources” is sometimes heard from teachers. To hope to share in this newsletter those resources you have available to you in your classrooms and examples of those activities that you might want to share with you in your school year. First, you can invite TAH faculty/staff into your school. Proof? The dance session was taught by TAH2 staff. Obviously, students received the fun way of learning of colonial times much as we did over during the institute. (See several more pictures and descriptions in the photo album). This and role play simulations/pod casting and other events are open to you and your class as well! You just need to request them! Planning for the next year is underway both for the individual professional development days as well as the summer institute. Let your curriculum advisors know of your thoughts. I invited our Cincinnati library partners to share their new TAH resources. Remember, they are very willing partners and can provide classroom numbers for some titles. The new TAH acquisitions include: Hard Labor: The First African Americans, 1619 Pat McKissak, Fredrick McKissak, Jr, and Joseph Fiedler Grades 5 through 8 Award-winning author McKissack works with her son to present an account of the first Africans who came to America in the early 17th century. They emphasize the difficulty of presenting exact details but explore the lives of these first black citizens as fully as possible, making it clear that they were not in fact slaves but indentured servants like many whites, and describe how the rise of slavery laws actually dismantled freedoms experienced by these early immigrants. Encounters in the New World: A History in Documents Jill Lepore Grades 7 and up Encounters in the New World brings to life some of the earliest events in American history through a diverse presentation of primary sources, including memoirs, petitions, diaries, captivity narratives, and private correspondence, and accompanying commentaries for each.  Illustrations and reproductions are included on almost every page, and a color cartographic section, including maps from both Europe and North America, is included as well. Events that Changed America Through the Seventeenth Century John Findling and Frank Thackeray Grades 9 and up Ten key events in early American history are presented chronologically with detailed descriptions and analysis placing them in their broader contexts, including "first encounters," Coronado's expedition, the founding of St. Augustine, early colonization efforts, early European-Native American, the rise of slavery, the surrender of New Amsterdam, King Phillip's War, the Glorious Revolution, and the Salem Witch Trials. Return to Current Newsletter		Contact me! Don’t forget I would appreciate you responses to this newsletter! Write to me at cj@alivelearn.com (In the subject line write “TAH newsletter reaction.”) Let me know what you discover! Let’s make it a great year for American History studies!