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Analyzing Civil War Photographs Self-Paced - Trial Class for US History

This one-week class is a trial class for those interested in my year long World History or United States History Flex classes. Students can get a taste of what my year long classes are like before signing up!
Nicole Trusky
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4.9
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What's included

1 pre-recorded lesson
1 week
of teacher support
1 year access
to the content

Class Experience

This trial class is for anyone who might be interested in my year long US or World History Self-paced courses but is hesitant to commit before knowing if my teaching style is a good fit. This one-time class is structured just like my year long self-paced classes so that students can get a taste of how I teach, what the assignments are like, and how the self-paced class week flows. This is a great example for how my longer classes will run and should provide students with an idea of my teaching style. 

All of my classes, especially my US History classes, are inclusive and anti-racist. We will be covering tough subjects and tackling tough topics from the point of view of the people involved, particularly the marginalized groups involved.

I currently offer two four-part United States History series and two four-part World History series. Part one of each series can be found at the links below. All of my history classes rely heavily on primary sources because I believe the best way to learn history is through the eyes of those who lived it. This class, as well as my year long classes, begin with a lecture video by me on Monday, along with an assignment where learners will work on analyzing primary source materials such as photos, letters, diary entries, documents, or other written resources. 

This one-time class focuses on Civil War photographs. In the video lecture, I will give background on Civil War era photography and the Battle of Antietam. Then learners will work to analyze several photographs from the Battle of Antietam using the provided guiding questions. All materials for this class will be provided by me and learners can either print the included pdf and write on the pages or type directly onto the pdf. Learners need no prior knowledge of the time period prior to taking this class.

Please note: We will be looking at photographs of the aftermath of war and several photos include images of deceased soldiers. There are no close-up pictures or pictures of gore, but it is clear that these are deceased soldiers in the pictures.


Full Year Classes Available: 

US History I FLEX Part 1 of 4: https://outschool.com/classes/united-states-history-full-year-part-1-of-4-flex-schedule-xETLv3Vw
US History II FLEX Part 1 of 4: https://outschool.com/classes/united-states-history-ii-full-year-part-1-of-4-flex-schedule-FZe5WoPT
World History I Part 1 of 4: https://outschool.com/classes/world-history-i-full-year-part-1-of-4-flex-schedule-HDMxo0iz
World History II Part 1 of 4: https://outschool.com/classes/world-history-ii-full-year-part-1-of-4-flex-schedule-3nEk808Q
Learning Goals
Students will further their knowledge of Civil War era photography and of the aftermath of battle.
Students will be able to analyze the primary sources we will be working with. 
Students will get a better idea of my teaching style to determine if my longer history courses would be a good fit for them.
learning goal

Syllabus

1 Lesson
over 1 Week
Lesson 1:
Analyzing Civil War Photographs
 We will be analyzing Civil War Photographs 

Other Details

Parental Guidance
We will be working with photographs taken in the aftermath of Civil War battles and these photographs do show deceased soldiers. There are no close-up pictures or gore shown, but it is clear that people in the pictures are deceased. We will also be discussing the death that accompanies war and some of the lasting effects of the Civil War.
Supply List
A pdf of all materials will be provided.
Language of Instruction
English
Joined August, 2019
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in History from Wilson College
Bachelor's Degree in History from Wilson College
My Masters degree is in American Studies and I spent a great deal of my graduate studies focusing on the Civil War, Westward Expansion, and the Industrial Revolution. I have been teaching both US and World History courses both off and on Outschool for several years. For this particular class I am relying on primary sources as my main source material but have studied this era in history during both my undergrad and grad courses, as well as in my own personal studies of United States History.

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