Ask students to bring in family photographs of the 1960s that depict leisure, fashion, music, etc. Then, have students use the digital camera to take pictures to compare with their family photos from the 1960s.

Next, students should search the Library of Congress web site for the following cultural icons mentioned in The Outsiders:

To introduce the Civil War unit, display a photograph of the historical marker on Sulphur Springs Road in Waynesville. Ask students if they recognize this marker and know its significance. (The site that many believe is where the last shot of the Civil War was fired).

Address the following questions:

Students should use the Library of Congress American Memory web site to search for Civil War primary sources from western North Carolina.

Some local sites of interest are:

Students in Spanish classes learn about the different cultures of Spanish speaking countries, but due to time restraints most of this coverage is quite cursory. It is often difficult to connect raw facts with how others live on a daily basis. This activity can help connect the daily lives of students with the daily lives of people from Spanish speaking countries by the creation of a comparative project.

Have students visit the Library of Congress Global Gateway's Portals to the World via an Internet browser and search for relevant resources about specific Spanish speaking countries. Using the information gathered from these sites, students should create a poster, pamphlet, electronic slide show, or other preferred presentation technique for the class with as much daily life detail as possible. Students should take pictures of their own daily life using a digital camera and compare them with the information they discovered on the Internet.

Access the Library of Congress' "It's No Laughing Matter" site at http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/political_cartoon/cag.html

Next, complete the activity in the 4 political cartoons (identify the elements of symbolism, irony, exaggeration, labeling, and analogy).

Then, Find these elements in other advertising media (billboards, magazine ads, newspapers).

Finally, use a digital camera to take 3 pictures of posted/printed local advertising and compare how advertising uses elements of persuasion to influence the public.

Before any field trip or special activity, explain the project to the class. Tell them they are going to write a book about the trip or activity, so they must pay close attention to everything.

During the trip or activity, take photographs of the children and/or things happening or things seen (it is good to include the children in these photos).

After the trip or activity, print the photographs.

Locate Library of Congress images that might enhance the story. Print these out and add to the photographs.

Have the children arrange the photographs in a "Storyboard" format. Attach each photograph to its own piece of paper - making sure to leave room for a descriptive sentence at the bottom. Children should help you develop a sentence for each photograph.

Either staple or some other way, connect the pages into a book format.

Help the children go through the book and read the sentences they helped write.

Let each child sign their name to the book!