The Oil Embargo: What, When, Why, and How did it Impact Local Schools?
2009 Fellowship, Champaign County Archives
Jacob Bretz
Lesson
1:
This first lesson involves examination of
primary source images from the Washington
Post and completion of a graphic organizer and a reflection paper about how
life would be different without oil.
Teacher Prep
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Access the following website, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/27/AR2008072701641.html,
and launch the photo gallery
o Print
off each image in chronological order and make picture packets
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Access the following website, http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/photo_analysis_worksheet.pdf,
and print off the Photo Analysis Worksheet
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Access the following website, http://www.usd116.org/ProfDev/AHTC/lessons/Klebbe06/ABCBrainstorm.pdf,
and print off the ABC Brainstorming Worksheet
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Make copies of the following article:
o No
Gas Signs Spread in Community. Urbana
Courier, July 31, 1973.
Classroom
Activities
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Divide the class into groups of 3-4
students depending on the size of the class
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Pass out a Photo Analysis Worksheet to
each student and at least two Picture Packets to each group
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In their groups students should complete
the Photo Analysis Worksheet using the images in the picture packet
o While
the Photo Analysis Worksheet is designed to be completed using one picture,
students should complete the worksheet in regards to the pictures as a whole. I
would tell students to dedicate each line in Step 1 Part B to one individual
image but to answer the other questions in relation to all photographs
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After student groups have completed the
Photo Analysis Worksheet come back together as a class and discuss student
answers
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After class discussion project the photo
gallery using an LCD projector so students can see the descriptions of each
image so they know exactly what each picture is about
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Pass out the following article, read it
as a class, and discuss how gas shortages happened in Urbana-Champaign as well
o No
Gas Signs Spread in Community. Urbana
Courier, July 31, 1973
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After all pictures used for the previous
activity have been clarified inform students that they will be learning about
the OPEC oil crisis of 1973-74 and its impact on American life.
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Pass out the ABC Brainstorming Worksheet and have students fill it out addressing the following question, ÒHow would
life in America change if there was no more oilÓ?
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After students have completed the ABC
Brainstorming Worksheet discuss student responses as a
class
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Students can fill in blank spaces they
were unable to think of from their classmateÕs responses
o Students
should fill in at minimum 2/3 of the worksheet on their own
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After class discussion and all students
have completed their ABC Brainstorming Worksheet students should choose 3
responses they think are most important/have the biggest impact and write a
five paragraph paper addressing why they believe this to be so.