Montgomery Lesson Plans

1. Quotations of Lucy Maud Montgomery
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2. World War II Lesson 1 - Political Cartoons
...y sent men and women off to serve and geared up the home front to support the troops by rationing, planting home gardens, and recycling needed war resources. Political cartoons of the day, like those of Frank Spangler, Sr. and his son Frank Spangler, Jr., reflected citizen concerns. Drawing for the Montgomery Advertiser from 1940 to 1974, the Spanglers' cartoons raised issues of local, national, and international importance in a simple, direct way. This lesson helps students understand that a political cartoon is very much like an editorial both present personal opinions. Learning Objectives Upon complet...

3. World War II Lesson 2 - Production and Propaganda
...a? Why or why not? e. Would this advertisement be as effective in more industrialized portions of Alabama? 4. Write a letter of response from Governor Sparks to General Motors. Document: General Motors Letter and Advertisements Document 1: Babcock, I. B., Pontiac, Michigan, to Hon. Chauncey Sparks, Montgomery, Alabama, 9 September 1943. Alabama Governor (1943-1947: Sparks) Administrative Files, SG 12412, Folder 182, Alabama Department of Archives & History, Montgomery, Alabama. Document 2: ". . . Speaking of Shell Production." Advertisement. General Motors, n.d. Alabama Governor (1943-1947: Sparks) Admin...

4. Alabama Archives: Teacher Packet
Lesson 4: Marching for Justice - Selma to Montgomery 1. Background information for teachers: Despite a succession of federal court rulings designed to open the polls to African Americans in the 1960s, black Alabamians in huge numbers were not registered to vote due to the power of local voter registrars to erect obstacles. The problem was particularly...

5. World War II Lesson 7 - Sacrifice and Service at Home
...to encourage participation in the Alabama War Chest fund or in the blackout campaign. Documents Document 1: Alabama State Defense Council. "Report on Blackout." Alabama State Council of Defense (1941-1946), Program Administrative Files, SG 19853, Folder 10, Alabama Department of Archives & History, Montgomery, Alabama. Document 2: Alabama State Defense Council. "Blackout Pass." Alabama State Council of Defense (1941-1946), Program Administrative Files, SG 19853, Folder 9, Alabama Department of Archives & History, Montgomery, Alabama. Document 3: "Reports of Officers." Alabama State Council of Defense (19...

6. The Art of the Diarist
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7. Alabama Archives: Teacher Packet
...ive? b. What political party did he belong to? c. What was his occupation? d. Did he own land? e. What was his level of education? Photographs: Photograph 1: "Reconstruction Legislature, 1872" Photographs-Subject Vertical files, Legislative bodies, Box 5, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Photograph 2: "Alabama Senate, 1872-73" Photographs-Subject Vertical files, Legislative bodies, Box 5, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Photograph 3: "Constitutional Convention, 1875" Photographs-Subject Vertical files, Legislative bodies, Box 4, Alabama Dep...

8. Alabama Archives: Teacher Packet
...c. if the person should have been pardoned 8. Ask the students to write a paragraph explaining how they analyzed their case and how they came to their conclusions. Documents: Document 1: Alabama Secretary of State, Pardon and parole certificates, SG8758. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Document 1a: Alabama Governor (1821-1825: Pickens), Pardons, paroles and clemency files, SG4162, folder 10. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Document 1b: Alabama Governor (1821-1825: Pickens), Pardons, paroles and clemency files, SG4162, folder 10. Alabama D...

9. Alabama Archives: Teacher Packet
...nce then with now. e. Compare the location of the Federal Road and other routes with location of modern highways. Note the correlation. Document 1: "Lauderdale County Census Certificate," Alabama Comptroller of Public Accounts, Vouchers, SG8355, Folder 3, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Document 2: "Dallas County Census Certificate," Alabama Comptroller of Public Accounts, Vouchers, SG8355, Folder 3, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Document 3: "Representative William Anderson Per Diem," Alabama Comptroller of Public Accounts, Vouchers, SG8...

10. Alabama Archives: Teacher Packet
...and distribute to the students 2. Ask students to read the document and fill in Worksheet 1. 3. Discuss the purpose of this document. Why do you think it was written? Documents Document 1: John G. Akin, A Digest of the Laws of the State of Alabama - 1833, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Document 2: Nathan H. Glick, Pen and ink drawings, LPR 92, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Document 3: "An act to Emancipate Horace King, a slave," Acts of Alabama - 1845, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Document 4: "An act...