This document provides an overview of a lesson on analyzing a primary source newspaper article about the American Civil War. It introduces students to an assignment where they will interpret an 1861 article from the New York Times titled "Excitement at Pittsburgh" to understand Pennsylvania's role in the war. The document outlines keys and tools, such as a vocabulary guide and rubric, that students can use to climb from confusion to understanding when analyzing the source. It emphasizes the importance of effort and personal responsibility in completing the assignment successfully.

5. … through the Close Reading and Careful Interpretation of this Newspaper Article:

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12. Allegheny Arsenal: Lawrenceville, PA. Munitions used in the War of 1812, the Mexican War and the American Civil War were turned out from the Allegheny Arsenal in Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania

13. “ Excitement at Pittsburgh” An Introduction to Analyzing a Primary Source Document and Understanding Pennsylvania's Link to the American Civil War… FYI: Soldiers and Sailors Military Museum and Memorial is the largest memorial in the U.S. dedicated solely to honoring all branches of veterans and service personnel. It was conceived in the 1890s as a way for Pittsburgh to honor American Civil War Soldiers.

15. HOW TO CLIMB THE LADDER OF KNOWLEDGE AND REACH GREATER UNDERSTANDING OUR KEYS TO SUCCESS

20. HOW??? Think of this list of materials as the tools YOU’LL use. They are like the individual rungs on the ladder… YOU will need to use each of the tools to steadily progress up each rung to reach YOUR goal: UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF WHAT YOU ARE READING. (They are your KEYS to success!)

22. YOUR TOOL KIT: (YOUR KEYS TO SCALING THE LADDER OF KNOWLEDGE, CLIMBING OUT OFTHE BASEMENT OF CONFUSION, AND ACHIEVINGYOUR GOAL: REACHING THE ROOFTOP OF UNDERSTANDING!) The next slide is a complete list of the assignment handouts (you’ll get all of them tomorrow.) You will need to complete and return all of them to me in the order in which they are listed. I will evaluate your completed handouts to determine whether you’ve reached the goal of understanding and interpreting the Primary Source Document, “EXCITEMENT IN PITTSBURGH.” From your completed work, I need to be able to determine what YOU THINK about the article. I will also use your completed handouts to evaluate your effort.

25. THIS IS YOUR LADDER TO SUCCESS I did! I will. I can. I think I can. I might. I think I might. I could. I wish I could. I don’t know how. I can’t. I won’t. To be successful, you have to BELIEVE that YOU CAN DO THIS! You Have to put your HEART into PENNSYLVANIA and AMERICAN HISTORY and PENNSYLVANIA AND AMERICAN HISTORY into your HEART!

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27. TO CONCLUDE TODAY’S LESSON, HERE IS A LINE FROM THE TEXT YOU WILL ANALYZE TOMORROW: !!!

28. "Allegheny Arsenal in Civil War"

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