{"id":17851,"date":"2021-06-25T21:54:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T21:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/?p=17851"},"modified":"2026-07-29T15:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:20:18","slug":"copy-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/?p=17851","title":{"rendered":"In the Train Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs\" data-active-tab=\"0\"><ul class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-links\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Intro<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Themes<\/strong><br>Family<br>Transportation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Periods &amp; Events<\/strong><br>20th Century<br>World War II<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skills &amp; Document Types<\/strong><br>Guided Inquiry<br>Image Analysis<br>Photographs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview and Instructional Use<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this lesson,\u00a0<strong>elementary school students<\/strong>\u00a0will\u00a0examine a photograph to learn about\u00a0<strong>family\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>transportation\u00a0<\/strong>during World War II while practicing image analysis.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This lesson can be used:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To practice guided inquiry skills.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As part of a unit\u00a0on\u00a0World War II.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To practice image analysis skills. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Materials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A copy of the &#8220;In the Train Station&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TrainStation_Activity_Download.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">activity plan<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/collections.newberry.org\/asset-management\/2KXJ8ZR7TDYB?WS=SearchResults&amp;FR_=1&amp;W=1536&amp;H=730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">high-resolution image<\/a> of the source. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Activity<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Procedure<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Display\u00a0<\/strong>the image.\u00a0Lead the students through a\u00a0<strong>guided discussion\u00a0<\/strong>of the image using the questions below.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional)\u00a0<strong>Display\u00a0<\/strong>more images from the <a href=\"https:\/\/collections.carli.illinois.edu\/digital\/collection\/nby_rrlife\/search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newberry\u2019s collection<\/a> and lead a similar\u00a0<strong>guided discussion<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Display the Image and Discuss with students.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You and your students are going to look at a photograph taken in Union Station in Chicago in 1948 by the photographer Esther Bubley. Tell your students that, together, you\u2019re going to figure out everything you can about the picture. Then ask some of the questions below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on the image for a high-resolution version that can be displayed for your class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/collections.newberry.org\/asset-management\/2KXJ8ZR7TDYB?WS=SearchResults\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CBQGR100M_o2-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CBQGR100M_o2-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CBQGR100M_o2-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CBQGR100M_o2-scaled-600x404.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CBQGR100M_o2-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CBQGR100M_o2-1536x1034.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CBQGR100M_o2-2048x1378.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Who is in the picture?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are they inside or outside?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you think someone is going somewhere? Why do you think that?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What time of year is it? Why do you think that?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How old do you think the child is?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who do you think the child is looking at?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is that person wearing? <em>(for older students) <\/em>What does that mean?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who is standing next to them?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do you think the child is feeling?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: (Optional) Extension Activity<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more photographs of train travel in the <a href=\"https:\/\/collections.carli.illinois.edu\/digital\/collection\/nby_rrlife\/search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newberry&#8217;s Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Standards<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Illinois Social Science Standards<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This lesson supports the following standards from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isbe.net\/Documents\/IL-Social-Science-Standards.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Illinois Learning Standards for Social Science<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SS.1 H.2. Generate questions and investigate diverse individuals and groups who have shaped a significant historical change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SS.2.H.1. Identify main ideas and changes that have occurred in the local community over time and retell how these changes impacted diverse groups in the community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Core<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This lesson supports the following&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecorestandards.org\/ELA-Literacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Common Core Literacy in History\/Social Science standards:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">English Language Arts: History\/Social Studies<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.7: Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This lesson supports the following&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialstudies.org\/system\/files\/2022\/c3-framework-for-social-studies-rev0617.2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">C3 Framework standards<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dimension 2, History<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>D2.His.2.K-2. Compare life in the past to life today<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D2.His.12.K-2. Generate questions about a particular historical source as it relates to a particular historical event or development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D2.His.14.K-2. Generate possible reasons for an event or development in the past.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D2.His.16.K-2. Select which reasons might be more likely than others to explain a historical event or development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D2.His.2.3-5. Compare life in specific historical time periods to life today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Downloads<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Download the following materials below: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A copy of the &#8220;In the Train Station&#8221; activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TrainStation_Activity_Download.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Download the In the Train Station activity here..\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6abc6a92-421b-41cf-b2d8-ebc52a143501\" href=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TrainStation_Activity_Download.pdf\">Download the In the Train Station activity here.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TrainStation_Activity_Download.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6abc6a92-421b-41cf-b2d8-ebc52a143501\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17852,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[84,136,124,132],"tags":[165],"class_list":["post-17851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-20th-century","category-activities","category-cm","category-elementary","tag-us-history"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CBQGR100M_o2-1-scaled-e1624658353511.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17851"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25522,"href":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17851\/revisions\/25522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}