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Interpreting the past to inform our understanding of the present

Letter to my Father

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Last year I was able to meet Jess at a book-signing and share student interpretations with them. This year, I plan to connect again at a different photography event and share what you wrote.

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Getting to know you!

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What happened to your teacher?

Click here >>ARTIFACT CHART ASSIGNMENT<<

Download Death_of_Mr._Bolos_redacted.pdf

Various images and videos I found in his place. Click image below:

DEBRIEF: click here

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Final Experience

Download 2025_USH_Spring_Final_Exam__Slideshow_iMovie_-_Google_Docs.pdf

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American Mythology Assignment: SEE THINK WONDER

Is America an empire? To help answer that unit question, we will analyze the following work of art:

Download See_Think_Wonder_Mythology.pdf

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Freedom 'Riters, part IV (letter & reply)

Download Freedom_Riters_-_letter_and_essay.pdf

The following source may help you in describing what life was like inside of Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP), also known as Parchman Farm.

Download How_Hezekiah_Watkins_ended_up_in_Parchman_at_age_13.pdf

And/or watch an 18-minute excerpt from American Experience: Freedom Riders by clicking the image below:


A 2001 interview with John Luther Dolan: 



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Freedom 'Riters, part III

Download Freedom_Riters_-_3_stations_modified.pdf

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Freedom 'Riters, part II

Please complete for our next class:

Download CORE_Letter_to_the_President_and_worksheet.pdf

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Freedom 'Riters, Part I

Download Corelator_articles_both.pdf
Download CORElator_worksheet.pdf

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How have you disappointed your parents?

This is an semi-ANONYMOUS survey, so feel free to be as honest as possible. This will make more sense once you have seen the assessment for John Dolan, the young Freedom Rider working with CORE.

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Spiro Bolos and Anne Twadell co-teach US History at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL.

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