Teaching Notes

Use with other map and table:

Where was the highest population growth in Colorado? Why do you think there was rapid population growth in that area?  Which resource is most prevalent in southern Colorado? What potential conflict could you predict from rapid population growth, resource abundance, and low government oversight?

  notech  

Cause: What was occurring in the United States at this time that led to events like the Ludlow Massacre and other labor strikes?

Teaching Notes

Paired with the Black Lives Matter protest article:

Using the maps of the historic labor protests and the contemporary Black Lives Matter protests, what comparisons can be seen?  Is there a pattern between the two?  How are economic and racial justice similar?  In what areas do they overlap?  In what areas are they unique?  Have students make digital protest posters for the different types of movements.  How does the messaging of the two movements show similarity and differences between their methods and goals?

Teaching Notes

Paired with the Biggest Worker Strikes of All Time article:

Using the maps of the historic labor protests and the contemporary Black Lives Matter protests, what comparisons can be seen?  Is there a pattern between the two?  How are economic and racial justice similar?  In what areas do they overlap?  In what areas are they unique?  Have students make digital protest posters for the two different types of movements.  How does the messaging of the two movements show similarity and differences between their methods and goals?

Teaching Notes

Used with the Cheyenne Record:

Using these two newspaper clips as templates recreate a news article of the Ludlow Massacre.  Have students focus on the aspects of primary sources and what makes them effective.  Useful for language development for ELL’s.  Focus on unique language used in periodical writing.  How do periodicals capture attention without sacrificing the needed information.  What information is needed to tell the news, and what would be considered superfluous? (can be done on paper or the computer, if available).

  sometech    Bilingual Education/ESL  

Primary vs. Secondary Sources: Which source was most convincing towards constructing your argument? What made it effective?

Teaching Notes

Used with the Seattle Star newspaper:

Using these two newspaper clips as templates recreate a news article of the Ludlow Massacre.  Have students focus on the aspects of primary sources and what makes them effective.  Useful for language development for ELL’s.  Focus on unique language used in periodical writing.  How do periodicals capture attention without sacrificing the needed information.  What information is needed to tell the news, and what would be considered superfluous? (can be done on paper or the computer, if available).

  sometech    Bilingual Education/ESL  

Primary vs. Secondary Sources: Which source was most convincing towards constructing your argument? What made it effective?

Teaching Notes

Paired with the Zinn Project Article

Compare and contrast: Ludlow and COVID-19, What do workplaces need to be considered safe?

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Effect: What were the short-term AND long-term effects of the labor movement of the early 20th century?

Significance: How does the Ludlow Massacre contextualize the broader Labor Movement and its significance to US History?

Modern Impact: What impacts do we see today that are a result of labor strikes during the Progressive Era?

Teaching Notes

What conclusions can be drawn from the provided photographs and maps? (Grouped with all other photographs)   notech  

Create a photojournal of the events at Ludlow and the propaganda. Students should explain each photograph in their own words creating captions of the events and how that picture captures the significance of the events.  How could the photo be impactful?  What purpose does the photo serve?  In today’s society social media like Instagram is a version of a photojournal where we document our own personal history through photographs. If students were to create an Instagram page for the Ludlow Massacre or other labor strikes how could they document it to capture the full story and caption it to express the significance, cause, and effects?   hitech    hightech  

Teaching Notes

Group with: (S.2893, Haymarket Riot, AFL-CIO, UMWA poster) 

Leveled analysis:

1. Using background knowledge and without looking at sources, what effects do YOU think would happen as a result of the Ludlow Massacre? Are these effects mostly positive or negative? Are these effects short-term or long-term?
2. Reading S.2893, what do you think is the importance of creating an historic landmark to the Ludlow Massacre? What does it mean when a society creates a monument? What message does a monument convey?  How can a society recognize bad parts of its history?  Does a historic landmark accomplish that goal?
3. The Ludlow Massacre was not the only labor strike. Using the article about the Haymarket Riot and the AFL-CIO, what is the significance of the 8-hour work day?  What makes that so revolutionary at the time?  After that victory for labor, what other changes today do you think labor unions would be fighting for?
4. Look at the UMWA poster.  First, what do you notice?  Is this pro-labor or anti-labor? Why? What could make this an effective tool?  Is this a primary or secondary source?  How could you use this in an argument about the causes of the Ludlow Massacre or similar events?

  notech  

Teaching Notes

Group with: (S.2893, Haymarket Riot, AFL-CIO, UMWA poster) 

Leveled analysis:

1. Using background knowledge and without looking at sources, what effects do YOU think would happen as a result of the Ludlow Massacre? Are these effects mostly positive or negative? Are these effects short-term or long-term?
2. Reading S.2893, what do you think is the importance of creating an historic landmark to the Ludlow Massacre? What does it mean when a society creates a monument? What message does a monument convey?  How can a society recognize bad parts of its history?  Does a historic landmark accomplish that goal?
3. The Ludlow Massacre was not the only labor strike. Using the article about the Haymarket Riot and the AFL-CIO, what is the significance of the 8-hour work day?  What makes that so revolutionary at the time?  After that victory for labor, what other changes today do you think labor unions would be fighting for?
4. Look at the UMWA poster.  First, what do you notice?  Is this pro-labor or anti-labor? Why? What could make this an effective tool?  Is this a primary or secondary source?  How could you use this in an argument about the causes of the Ludlow Massacre or similar events?

  notech  

Teaching Notes

Group with: (S.2893, Haymarket Riot, AFL-CIO, UMWA poster) 

Leveled analysis:

1. Using background knowledge and without looking at sources, what effects do YOU think would happen as a result of the Ludlow Massacre? Are these effects mostly positive or negative? Are these effects short-term or long-term?
2. Reading S.2893, what do you think is the importance of creating an historic landmark to the Ludlow Massacre? What does it mean when a society creates a monument? What message does a monument convey?  How can a society recognize bad parts of its history?  Does a historic landmark accomplish that goal?
3. The Ludlow Massacre was not the only labor strike. Using the article about the Haymarket Riot and the AFL-CIO, what is the significance of the 8-hour work day?  What makes that so revolutionary at the time?  After that victory for labor, what other changes today do you think labor unions would be fighting for?
4. Look at the UMWA poster.  First, what do you notice?  Is this pro-labor or anti-labor? Why? What could make this an effective tool?  Is this a primary or secondary source?  How could you use this in an argument about the causes of the Ludlow Massacre or similar events?

  notech  

Teaching Notes

Paired with the New York Times COVID-19 article:

Compare and contrast: Ludlow and COVID-19, What do workplaces need to be considered safe?

  notech  

Effect: What were the short-term AND long-term effects of the labor movement of the early 20th century?

Significance: How does the Ludlow Massacre contextualize the broader Labor Movement and its significance to US History?

Modern Impact: What impacts do we see today that are a result of labor strikes during the Progressive Era?

Teaching Notes

How is music considered an historical source?  How does the song portray the Ludlow Massacre?  How are songs sometimes more effective at messaging than other forms of communication?  Is this song pro-labor or anti-labor?  How can you tell?

  sometech  

Primary vs. Secondary Sources: Which source was most convincing towards constructing your argument? What made it effective?

Pro vs. Anti Labor: Which source would be used to support a pro-labor argument? Why?  And which would best support an anti-labor argument? Why?

Teaching Notes

What conclusions can be drawn from the provided photographs and maps? (Grouped with all other photographs)

  notech  

Create a photojournal of the events at Ludlow and the propaganda. Students should explain each photograph in their own words creating captions of the events and how that picture captures the significance of the events.  How could the photo be impactful?  What purpose does the photo serve?  In today’s society social media like Instagram is a version of a photojournal where we document our own personal history through photographs. If students were to create an Instagram page for the Ludlow Massacre or other labor strikes how could they document it to capture the full story and caption it to express the significance, cause, and effects?   hitech    hightech  

Teaching Notes

Use with other map and table:

Where was the highest population growth in Colorado? Why do you think there was rapid population growth in that area?  Which resource is most prevalent in southern Colorado? What potential conflict could you predict from rapid population growth, resource abundance, and low government oversight?

  notech  

Cause: What was occurring in the United States at this time that led to events like the Ludlow Massacre and other labor strikes?

Teaching Notes

Use with other map and table:

Where was the highest population growth in Colorado? Why do you think there was rapid population growth in that area?  Which resource is most prevalent in southern Colorado? What potential conflict could you predict from rapid population growth, resource abundance, and low government oversight?

  notech  

Cause: What was occurring in the United States at this time that led to events like the Ludlow Massacre and other labor strikes?

Teaching Notes

Group with: (S.2893, Haymarket Riot, AFL-CIO, UMWA poster) 

Leveled analysis:

1. Using background knowledge and without looking at sources, what effects do YOU think would happen as a result of the Ludlow Massacre? Are these effects mostly positive or negative? Are these effects short-term or long-term?
2. Reading S.2893, what do you think is the importance of creating an historic landmark to the Ludlow Massacre? What does it mean when a society creates a monument? What message does a monument convey?  How can a society recognize bad parts of its history?  Does a historic landmark accomplish that goal?
3. The Ludlow Massacre was not the only labor strike. Using the article about the Haymarket Riot and the AFL-CIO, what is the significance of the 8-hour work day?  What makes that so revolutionary at the time?  After that victory for labor, what other changes today do you think labor unions would be fighting for?
4. Look at the UMWA poster.  First, what do you notice?  Is this pro-labor or anti-labor? Why? What could make this an effective tool?  Is this a primary or secondary source?  How could you use this in an argument about the causes of the Ludlow Massacre or similar events?

  notech  

Teaching Notes

What conclusions can be drawn from the provided photographs and maps? (Grouped with all other photographs)

Primary vs. Secondary Sources: Which source was most convincing towards constructing your argument? What made it effective?

Pro vs. Anti Labor: Which source would be used to support a pro-labor argument? Why?  And which would best support an anti-labor argument? Why?

  notech  

Create a photojournal of the events at Ludlow and the propaganda. Have students create a caption for each photograph that explain in their own words how it captures the significance of the event.”  How could the photo be impactful?  What purpose does the photo serve?  In today’s society social media like Instagram is a version of a photojournal where we document our own personal history through photographs. If students were to create an Instagram page for the Ludlow Massacre or other labor strikes how could they document it to capture the full story and caption it to express the significance, cause, and effects?   hitech    hightech  

Teaching Notes

What conclusions can be drawn from the provided photographs and maps? (Grouped with all other photographs)

Primary vs. Secondary Sources: Which source was most convincing towards constructing your argument? What made it effective?

Pro vs. Anti Labor: Which source would be used to support a pro-labor argument? Why?  And which would best support an anti-labor argument? Why?

  notech  

Create a photojournal of the events at Ludlow and the propaganda. Students should explain each photograph in their own words creating captions of the events and how that picture captures the significance of the events.  How could the photo be impactful?  What purpose does the photo serve?  In today’s society social media like Instagram is a version of a photojournal where we document our own personal history through photographs. If students were to create an Instagram page for the Ludlow Massacre or other labor strikes how could they document it to capture the full story and caption it to express the significance, cause, and effects?   hitech    hightech  

Teaching Notes

What conclusions can be drawn from the provided photographs and maps? (Grouped with all other photographs)

Primary vs. Secondary Sources: Which source was most convincing towards constructing your argument? What made it effective?

Pro vs. Anti Labor: Which source would be used to support a pro-labor argument? Why?  And which would best support an anti-labor argument? Why?

  notech  

Create a photojournal of the events at Ludlow and the propaganda. Students should explain each photograph in their own words creating captions of the events and how that picture captures the significance of the events.  How could the photo be impactful?  What purpose does the photo serve?  In today’s society social media like Instagram is a version of a photojournal where we document our own personal history through photographs. If students were to create an Instagram page for the Ludlow Massacre or other labor strikes how could they document it to capture the full story and caption it to express the significance, cause, and effects?   hitech    hightech  

Teaching Notes

What conclusions can be drawn from the provided photographs and maps? (Grouped with all other photographs)   notech  

Create a photojournal of the events at Ludlow and the propaganda. Students should explain each photograph in their own words creating captions of the events and how that picture captures the significance of the events.  How could the photo be impactful?  What purpose does the photo serve?  In today’s society social media like Instagram is a version of a photojournal where we document our own personal history through photographs. If students were to create an Instagram page for the Ludlow Massacre or other labor strikes how could they document it to capture the full story and caption it to express the significance, cause, and effects?   hitech    hightech  

Teaching Notes

Create a photojournal of the events at Ludlow and the propaganda. Students should explain each photograph in their own words creating captions of the events and how that picture captures the significance of the events.  How could the photo be impactful?  What purpose does the photo serve?  In today’s society social media like Instagram is a version of a photojournal where we document our own personal history through photographs. If students were to create an Instagram page for the Ludlow Massacre or other labor strikes how could they document it to capture the full story and caption it to express the significance, cause, and effects?   hitech    hightech  

Teaching Notes

What conclusions can be drawn from the provided photographs and maps? (Grouped with all other photographs)   notech  

Create a photojournal of the events at Ludlow and the propaganda. Students should explain each photograph in their own words creating captions of the events and how that picture captures the significance of the events.  How could the photo be impactful?  What purpose does the photo serve?  In today’s society social media like Instagram is a version of a photojournal where we document our own personal history through photographs. If students were to create an Instagram page for the Ludlow Massacre or other labor strikes how could they document it to capture the full story and caption it to express the significance, cause, and effects?   hitech    hightech  

Teaching Notes

What conclusions can be drawn from the provided photographs and maps? (Grouped with all other photographs)   notech  

Create a photojournal of the events at Ludlow and the propaganda. Students should explain each photograph in their own words creating captions of the events and how that picture captures the significance of the events.  How could the photo be impactful?  What purpose does the photo serve?  In today’s society social media like Instagram is a version of a photojournal where we document our own personal history through photographs. If students were to create an Instagram page for the Ludlow Massacre or other labor strikes how could they document it to capture the full story and caption it to express the significance, cause, and effects?   hitech    hightech  

Teaching Notes

What conclusions can be drawn from the provided photographs and maps? (Grouped with all other photographs)   notech  

Create a photojournal of the events at Ludlow and the propaganda. Students should explain each photograph in their own words creating captions of the events and how that picture captures the significance of the events.  How could the photo be impactful?  What purpose does the photo serve?  In today’s society social media like Instagram is a version of a photojournal where we document our own personal history through photographs. If students were to create an Instagram page for the Ludlow Massacre or other labor strikes how could they document it to capture the full story and caption it to express the significance, cause, and effects?   hitech    hightech