1. Lincoln Hills Badging / Extension Activity Ideas Josie Chang-Order History Colorado Summer 2014

2. 4 th Grade Type of activity ActivityColorado Social Studies Standards Common Core Reading Informational Texts Common Core Writing Standards Badge Create an ad for cabins in Lincoln Hills to advertise it to African- Americans in Denver/nation-wide Identify and describe how major political and cultural groups have affected the development of the region (DOK 1-2) Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears. (4.7) Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources. Badge Link Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Huston, Lena Horne, etc., to the work they’re most famous for Identify and describe how major political and cultural groups have affected the development of the region (DOK 1-2) Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. (4.1) Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources. Extension Take photos of historic locations in Denver and tweet/Instagram/upload Identify and describe how major political and cultural groups have affected the development of the region (DOK 1-2) Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. (4.9) Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources. Extension Write a story/poem based on a historic photograph Identify and describe how major political and cultural groups have affected the development of the region (DOK 1-2) Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. (4.9) Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

3. Middle School Type of activity ActivityColorado Social Studies Standards Common Core Reading Informational Texts Common Core Writing Standards Badge Create an ad for cabins in Lincoln Hills to advertise it to African-Americans in Denver/nation-wide Evaluate the impact of different factors – on topics to include but not limited to gender, age, ethnicity and class– on groups and individuals in this time period and the impact of these groups and individuals on the events of the time period (DOK 1-3) Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium's portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words). (7.7) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self- generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. Badge Link Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Huston, Lena Horne, etc., to the work they’re most famous for AND remix their poetry/song/writing excerpt Evaluate the impact of different factors – on topics to include but not limited to gender, age, ethnicity and class– on groups and individuals in this time period and the impact of these groups and individuals on the events of the time period (DOK 1-3) Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium's portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words). (7.7) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self- generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration. Extension Take photos of historic locations in Denver and tweet/Instagram/upload Evaluate the impact of different factors – on topics to include but not limited to gender, age, ethnicity and class– on groups and individuals in this time period and the impact of these groups and individuals on the events of the time period (DOK 1-3) Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium's portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words). (7.7) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. (8.6) Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. (8.8)

4. Middle School Extension Write a story/poem based on a historic photograph Evaluate the impact of different factors – on topics to include but not limited to gender, age, ethnicity and class– on groups and individuals in this time period and the impact of these groups and individuals on the events of the time period (DOK 1-3) Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium's portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words). (7.7) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. (8.6) Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. (8.8) Extension Write a letter to a Colorado/national politician Evaluate the impact of different factors – on topics to include but not limited to gender, age, ethnicity and class– on groups and individuals in this time period and the impact of these groups and individuals on the events of the time period (DOK 1-3) Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium's portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words). (7.7) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. (8.6) Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. (8.8) Extension Write a letter concerning Colorado’s statehood with regards to voting rights for African-Americans (pre- Territorial Suffrage Act) Evaluate the impact of different factors – on topics to include but not limited to gender, age, ethnicity and class– on groups and individuals in this time period and the impact of these groups and individuals on the events of the time period (DOK 1-3) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. (7.4) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. (8.6) Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. (8.8)

5. High School Type of activity ActivityColorado Social Studies Standards Common Core Reading Informational Texts Common Core Writing Standards Badge Create an ad for cabins in Lincoln Hills to advertise it to African-Americans in Denver/nation-wide Examine and evaluate issues of unity and diversity from Reconstruction to present. Topics to include but not limited to the rise and fall of Jim Crow, role of patriotism, and the role of religion (DOK 1-3) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information. (11-12.6) Badge Link Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Huston, Lena Horne, etc., to the work they’re most famous for AND remix their poetry/song/writing excerpts Analyze the complexity of events in United States history. Topics to include but not limited to the suffrage movement and the Civil Rights Movement (DOK 2-3) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information. (11-12.6) Badge Compare/contrast the Territorial Suffrage Act and the Civil Rights Act Analyze the complexity of events in United States history. Topics to include but not limited to the suffrage movement and the Civil Rights Movement (DOK 2-3) Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text. (11-12.6) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information. (11-12.6) Apply grades 11-12 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning [e.g., in U.S. Supreme Court Case majority opinions and dissents] and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of public advocacy [e.g., The Federalist, presidential addresses]"). (11- 12.9b)

6. High School Extension Take photos of historic locations in Denver and tweet/Instagram/upload Examine and evaluate issues of unity and diversity from Reconstruction to present. Topics to include but not limited to the rise and fall of Jim Crow, role of patriotism, and the role of religion (DOK 1-3) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information. (11-12.6) Extension Write a letter to a Colorado/national politician Analyze the complexity of events in United States history. Topics to include but not limited to the suffrage movement and the Civil Rights Movement (DOK 2-3) Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem. (11-12.7) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information. (11-12.6) Apply grades 11-12 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning [e.g., in U.S. Supreme Court Case majority opinions and dissents] and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of public advocacy [e.g., The Federalist, presidential addresses]"). (11-12.9b) Extension · Write a letter concerning Colorado’s statehood with regards to voting rights for African- Americans (pre-Territorial Suffrage Act) Analyze the complexity of events in United States history. Topics to include but not limited to the suffrage movement and the Civil Rights Movement (DOK 2-3) Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning (e.g., in U.S. Supreme Court majority opinions and dissents) and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of public advocacy (e.g., The Federalist, presidential addresses). (11-12.8) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information. (11-12.6) Apply grades 11-12 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning [e.g., in U.S. Supreme Court Case majority opinions and dissents] and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of public advocacy [e.g., The Federalist, presidential addresses]"). (11-12.9b) Extension Rewrite the Territorial Suffrage Act in today’s language Analyze the complexity of events in United States history. Topics to include but not limited to the suffrage movement and the Civil Rights Movement (DOK 2-3) Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning (e.g., in U.S. Supreme Court majority opinions and dissents) and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of public advocacy (e.g., The Federalist, presidential addresses). (11-12.8) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information. (11-12.6) Apply grades 11-12 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning [e.g., in U.S. Supreme Court Case majority opinions and dissents] and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of public advocacy [e.g., The Federalist, presidential addresses]"). (11-12.9b)

7. Timeline Put the “Firsts” in order. Joseph Stuart: one of the first African Americans elected to the Colorado General Assembly’s House of Reps (1894) Barney L. Ford: first African American to serve on a Colorado grand jury (Year?) Dr. Justina Ford, first African American woman licensed to practice medicine in Colorado (1902?) Julia Lyoni Ford, first black woman on the Denver Social Register (1898) Marie Greenwood, first black teacher (in DPS?) (1938) Jessie W. Maxwell, Colorado’s first black principal (Year?) George Brown, Colorado’s first black state senator (1955) and first black editor of Denver Post (Year?) Elvin Caldwell, first black city council member west of the Mississippi (1955) Rachel Noel, first black woman elected to Colorado public office (1965)

8. Full List of Activity Ideas Write a letter to a Colorado/national politician Write a letter concerning Colorado’s statehood with regards to voting rights for African-Americans (pre-Territorial Suffrage Act) Rewrite the Territorial Suffrage Act in today’s language Compare/contrast the Territorial Suffrage Act and the Civil Rights Act Negro Leagues: Create a team from historic photos of Denver’s players Something with black cowboys! Maybe connect the person with their nickname/why they’re famous? Make a map/travelogue from Denver (start at History Colorado) to Lincoln Hills Create an ad for cabins in Lincoln Hills to advertise it to African-Americans in Denver/nation-wide Drag elements of other ads, make sure they get the correct cost of cabins, etc. Link Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Huston, Lena Horne, etc., to the work they’re most famous for read more about their writing/music/performances remix their work Take photos of historic locations in Denver and tweet/Instagram/upload Write a story/poem based on a historic photograph