ZoomIn Inquiry

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Zoom-In Inquiry
How can images from our past help us learn today?
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Look at the picture carefully. Even though you
cannot see all of it, what can you tell from the
visible part?
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What else can you tell about this document from
this larger view?
Can you tell when this was written?
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Now that more of the picture is visible, what can
you tell about the writing?
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What type of writing is this? Is the author a
man or woman? What else have you observed?
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Do you know what major event had recently
occurred?
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Any idea who might have written this?
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Barton, Clara. (1889). 1889 diary page kept
during her tenure as president of the American
Red Cross and the Johnstown, Pennsylvania
flood. Library of Congress Exhibitions, American
Treasures of the Library of Congress.
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Pretend that you are Clara Barton. Write a
journal entry of your experience.
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