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Introduction:

YellowfeverisavirustransmittedbythebiteofthefemaleAedesaegyptimosquito,andMem-phiswasdevastatedbyitinthe1870s.Virulentfeversrockedthecity,andthousandsof leeingcitizenstookthecarriermosquitowiththemtotownsalloverWestTennessee—staggeringlosseswereexperiencedinCollierville,Paris,Brownsville,Milan,andMartin.Duringtheepi-demicsof1873and1878,morethan7,000Memphianswhostayedbehinddiedhorrifyingdeaths.

GuidingQuestion(s):

1. Whatisyellowfeverandhowwasitcaused?

2. Whatwasitliketohaveyellowfever?

3. Howwouldyoukeeptrackoftheinfected,dyingandthedead?

4. Whywasitimportanttoreportdailythenumberofpeoplenewlyinfectedandthe numberwhodied?

5. Whataresomewaysyoumightstopthediseasefromspreading?

6. HowdidpeoplelivinginHumboldt,TNfeelaboutyellowfever?

7. Whyisitimportanttoburythepeoplewhodiedfromyellowfeveracertainway?

LearningObjectives: Todaywewill...describetheimpactofyellowfeverduringthe1870s.

Sothatyoucan...Analyzehowthediseasestartedandspreadandcomprehenditseffectonapop-ulation.

Youwillknowifyougotitif...Youcanuseprimarysourcestociteevidenceabouttheyellowfeverepidemicandgenerateyourownquestionsaboutthetopicandcreateayellowfevercomic.

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Topic:YellowFeverLessonplansforprimarysourcesattheTennesseeStateLibrary&Archives

Author:PatriciaLockhart,LucyElementary

GradeLevel:5thGrade

DateCreated:October2015

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CurriculumStandards:

5.26-Describetheimpactofyellowfeverduringthe1870s;whywasitparticularlydeadlyinWestTennesseeandtheelectionofAfricanAmericanstotheGeneralAssembly.

RI:1-Quoteaccuratelyfromatextwhenexplainingwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyandwhendrawinginferencesfromthetext.

RI:3-Explaintherelationshipsorinteractionsbetweentwoormoreindividuals,events,ideas,orconceptsinahistorical,scienti ic,ortechnicaltextbasedonspeci icinformationinthetext.

RI:7-Drawoninformationfrommultipleprintordigitalsources,demonstratingtheabilitytolocateananswertoaquestionquicklyortosolveaproblemef iciently.

MaterialsNeeded:

PrimarysourcesrelatedtoyellowfeverfromtheTennesseeStateLibraryandArchives(linkedbelowinactivities)

Largeconstructionpaperorwhiteposterboardsizepaper

Dialoguebubbles(easilydiscoverableonlinethroughagooglesearch)

Markers,crayons,orcoloredpencils

Background:

YellowFeverEpidemics Author:ChristopherCaplinger

Source:TennesseeEncyclopediaofHistoryandCulture

LessonActivities:IntroductoryActivity

WholeGroup(WeDo)-Readthefollowingprimarysourcestogenerateacademicdiscussionabouttheimpactofyellowfever.

TheNashvilleTennesseanMagazine-January22,1956,pages8/9.(YellowFeverEpidemicVerticalFile.

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IntroductoryActivity:

WholeGroup(WeDo)-Readthefollowingprimarysourcestogenerateacademicdiscussionabouttheimpactofyellowfever.

TheNashvilleTennesseanMagazine-January22,1956,pages8/9.(YellowFeverEpidemicVerticalFile.

Of iceoftheStateBoardofHealth-pages1/2(onlythe1stparagraphonthe2ndpage.)(YellowFeverVerticalFile)

Activity1

CollaborativeSmallGroupWork(TheyDo)-Usingthefollowingprimarysources,answertheguidingquestionsfoundinaprintabledocumentattheendofthislessonplan.

PrimarySourcesNeeded:

TelegramfromJ.B.Cummings,MemberoftheBoardofHealthofArkansastoDr.J.D.Plunket,PresidentoftheTennesseeStateBoardofHealth

DailyreportfromInspectorT.J.Tyner,M.D.toJ.D.Plunket,M.D.,presidentoftheStateBoardofHealth,Nashville,Tenn.

LetterfromDr.G.B.Thornton,PresidentoftheOf iceoftheBoardofHealthinShelbyCoun-tytoDr.J.D.PlunketoftheStateBoardofHealthregardingyellowfeverandthesanita-tionofMemphisandrailroads.

LetterfromSuperintendentofQuarantinetoPresidentofStateBoardofHealthabovegravedepthsanddrainageinfevervictimcemeteries

TelegramtoGovernorJamesD.PorterfromJ.C.Hailey,mayorofHumboldt,Tenn.regardingyellowfever

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Activity2

IndependentPractice(IDo)

Usingthefollowingprimarysourceimages,thestudentswillcreateapostercomicthattellsastoryaboutyellowfever.Theywillthenselecttwoormoreimagestotellastory.(Likeacomicbook.)Theywillthengiveeachcharacterpresentedavoicebyusingdialoguebubbles(dialoguebubblesareeasilydiscoverableonline.)

CatholicSistersofCharity

HowardphysicianonhisroundsinMem-phis

Tennessee-Memphisunderquarantinerule–scenesintheplaguestrickencity

JumpingtheQuarantine

Activity3

Closure:

Readtheprimaryresourceonthefollow-ingpage,"DeathsinTennesseeDuetoYel-lowFever:1873and1878."(TennesseeStateLibraryandArchives,YellowFeverVerticalFile)

Thestudentswillgeneratequantitativequestionsabouttheimpactofyellowfever.

WhywasthedeathtotalsohighinMemphis?(PossibleAnswers:ThecitywasalargeportontheMississippiRiver.Thefemalemosquitoscarriedthediseaseafterbitinganinfectedperson.Themosquitosbreedinwaterandswampyareas.)


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StudentsshoulduseprimarysourcesavailablefromtheTennesseeStateLibraryandArchivestoanswerthefollowingquestions.Reviewtheprimarysourcesclosely.

1. Whatisyellowfeverandhowwasitcaused?

2. Whatwasitliketohaveyellowfever?

3. Howwouldyoukeeptrackoftheinfected,dyingandthedead?

4. Whywasitimportanttoreportdailythenumberofpeoplenewlyinfectedandthenumberwhodied?

5. Whataresomewaysyoumightstopthediseasefromspreading?

6. HowdidpeoplelivinginHumboldt,TNfeelaboutyellowfever?

7. Whyisitimportanttoburythepeoplewhodiedfromyellowfeveracertainway?

SourcesavailableattheTennesseeStateLibraryandArchivesEducationOutreachwebsite:http://sos.tn.gov/tsla/education-outreach-rise-industrial-america

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