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Chicago History Museum

Today we will visit two exhibits. Choose one you want to focus on. Then answer at least
4 of the questions below. The questions below are taken directly from the lessons we
have learned in Readers Workshop.

Mini Lesson/ Objective

Setting: Readers notice the
setting in a historical fiction
story, so that they can think
about how life was like at that
time in history.
1. What is the setting of the
exhibit?
2. What artifacts or text from
the exhibit supports your
thinking?
Timeline: Readers think not only
of a characters timeline, but also
how the historical timeline
affects their actions.
How do you think this event
effect the people of that time
period?

Perspective: Readers step into

the characters shoes to
understand how characters are
shaped by the historical time
period.
Put yourself in the perspective of
the people described in the
exhibit. Describe how your life
would be like?

Observations from Museum Exhibits

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Details / Description: Readers

pay close attention to descriptive
passages to gather details.
What details do you notice about
the exhibit that help you
understand the time period or the
challenge the people faced?
Finding Meaning: Readers decide
for ourselves what we will notice
and how we will make meaning as
we read.
What details from the exhibit do
you notice? Why are they
important?
Power: Readers deepen our
thinking by being alert to whose
perspective is honored, and who
may be invisible or stereotyped.
Whose perspective is honored in
this exhibit? Whose perspective
is invisible or not shown?

Theme: Readers look for similar

themes across different books to
deepen our understanding.

Pay close attention to the details

of the exhibit. What theme would
you say this exhibit shows?

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Critical Choice: Readers pay

attention to the choices
characters make to give them a
fuller picture of historyand of
human nature.
What choices did the people of
the exhibit make? How do they
help us understand what
happened in history?