| Humanities Time Capsule: Columbian Exposition of 1893, Student Version |
Mythical Student Time Capsule
The Mythical Student Time Capsule is a prototype of a set of texts and artifacts that might have been assembled by children who attended the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. In other words, it is a kids' view of the World's Fair. Included here are two texts and an assignment sheet that serve as one example of how students can begin to build their own time capsules on the Chicago World's Fair. Contact John Ramsay jramsay@carleton.edu if you are interested in other instructional strategies that work with the time capsules.
Kids and the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
Assignment: With a partner you will find and assemble ten historical/cultural artifacts on the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Decide which person or people you would like to build a time capsule about. Listed below are some of the considerations you should keep in mind as you are working on this assignment. |
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- Try to choose a variety of artifacts (no more than three of any one kind)--cartoons, speeches, poems, for example.
- Find artifacts that speak to you, ones that have some personal meaning that you can articulate and ones that you feel confident that your person or people would have added to a time capsule.
- Your grade will be based on your responses to the questions on the Time Capsule Assessment Sheets. You will need to fill out one sheet for each artifact. If you have questions about what to write, please see me.
Contents
- The Pledge of Allegiance
- J.W. Buel's Rendering of Gymnasium in the Children's Building
- J.W. Buel's Rendering of Soudanese Girls
- Brother Azarias' Plea for the Religious Training of Children before the World Congress of Religions
- Frances Willard's "Autograph Sentiment" for the Benefit of the Children's Home of the World's Columbian Exposition
- The Century World's Fair Book for Boys and Girls
- The Broom Brigade in the Children's Building
- Samantha and Her Husband at the California Exhibit
- The Ferris Wheel
- Harpers Weekly's Series of Cartoons about the Johnson Family Visiting the World's Columbian Exposition
Columbian Exposition Main Capsule
Picture source: William E. Cameron, The World's Fair, Being a Pictorial History of The Columbian Exposition, (E. C. Morse & Co., 1893) 433.