North Carolina History Scrapbook

North Carolina Heritage Sourcebook, Harold J. and Roberta D. Counihan, The Cultural Arts Division Department of Public Education, Raleigh, NC, 1975 (out of print)

North Carolina - The History of an American State, Thomas C. Parramore and Douglas C. Wilms, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1983 (available on Amazon.com)

Carolina Quest, Thomas C. Parramore, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1978 (available currently on alibris.com)

*Each boy will be required to read one of these books as designated by the teacher (mama person).

Check List

*Play the Wheel of History game on the NC Museum website twice - once in the beginning of our studies and once at the end.

http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/fko/explorers.html

1. North Carolina Facts page: capital, governor, area, statehood, population, largest city, state motto, state song, state bird, state mammal, state reptile, state tree, state flower, state vegetable, nickname, number of counties, highest point, lowest point.

2. Make a mini-book about What is a Tar Heel.

3. Make a mini-book about the State Motto and its meaning.

4. Print an outline map and divide it showing the three geographical regions, include major rivers, lakes, and mountain ranges.

5. Write a 1-page essay about the three geographical regions including information. Discuss climate, topography, largest cities, etc.

6. Make a page telling of the Famous Firsts of North Carolina. Include pictures and information.

7. Write an essay or make an illustrative page about the type of state government found in NC.

8. Make a map of NC using an outline map indicating major agricultural centers and types of manufacturing found throughout the state.

9. Write an essay on tobacco in NC. Include history and current events.

10. Make a circle graph about the racial make-up of the state's current population.

11. Write a 1 to 2 page essay about the first immigrants who came to NC and where they settled. This could include a map.

12. Complete a mini-book or make a page which could include a map telling about the 8 state recognized Indian tribes.

13. Write a 1 page essay about the Lost Colony.

14. Make a page about 5 famous NC people. Include a mini-book about the 3 US presidents from NC.

15. Write a book report on the book - Wilbur and Orville: A Biography of the Wright Brothers by Frank Howard.

16. Make a page with illustrations, a timeline, etc. about the Wright Brothers and their time in NC.

17. Color a state seal coloring page.

18. Color a state quarter coloring page.

19. Design your own version of a new state license plate.

20. Identify the major historical religious groups of the state in essay, mini-book or map form. Essay gets more points!

21. Make a page with mini-books from the Blackbeard printout links about Edward Teach and Pirates.

22. Make a page about the Outer Banks and its lighthouses.

23. Map with Revolutionary War Battlefields and dates.

24. Map with Civil War Battlefields and dates.

25. 2-page essay discussing NC's role in the Revolutionary War.

26. 2-page essay discussing NC's role in the Civil War.

27. Page about military installations found in NC.

28. Illustrative page about traditional NC folkart.

29. 2 page essay about NC Mysteries.

30. Make a page with illustrations and information on famous NC colleges and universities.

31. Make a page about famous NC sports. Don't forget Golf and Nascar!

32. Fill in a map with the name of all 100 counties.

33. Read through the artists' pages on the Carolina Connections section of the NCMOA website. Do a mini-book report on 5.

34. Make a timeline of Famous NC hurricanes with names and dates, of course!

35. Read all the articles on the NC Museum of History Junior Explorer page and make a page to include in your scrapbook with pictures and facts concerning each story.

36. Print or make an abbreviated form of this checklist to include on the last page of your scrapbook.

37. Organize travel brochures on pages to include at the end of your scrapbook.

38. Make one or two scrapbook pages with pictures of yourself in NC.

39. Make an index for your book as one of the first pages and organize your book accordingly.

40. Decorate a cover for the binder.

41. Print or make a bibliography indicating where you found your information whether it be websites or books.

42. Make a title page including your name, the year, and your current grade level.

43. Make a two page spread timeline of important NC events from colonial times to the present.

44. Color or make and color correctly a NC State flag.

45. Carefully copy in cursive or calligraphy the words of the chorus of the State Song on lined paper and illuminate the text.

***46. Map out the locations of the churches in North Carolina that support our work. (Special goal for the Athaschoolforboys Boys)

*Play the Wheel of History game on the NC Museum website twice - once in the beginning of our studies and once at the end. Make a note of your score each time.

p.s. Subject to Change or in other words, the teacher may add or detract.

*Each student will read one of the NC History textbooks as part of the requirements of this course. This list was made with an 8th grader in mind. It can be modified for younger siblings.

Nobody asked me ... But ... the things like I best about North Carolina include:

Names like Chunky Gal, Whynot, Saxapahaw.
Ham gravy at Henry Franklin's near Linville Falls and barbeque from anywhere.
The glow of fires in tobacco barns.
A hundred fishing holes in a hundred counties.
Lighthouses on the coast.
The brilliance of mountain color n the fall.
Sunrise over the Atlantic near Wilmington.
Christmas lights in Charlotte.
An air drop at Ft. Bragg.
Wide highways like U.S. 29.
Carnivals and fairs -- anywhere.
Blue windows on textile mills.
Black bears in the Smokies.
High Point furniture.
Chimes at Chapel Hill after a football game.
Country schools and yellow buses.
Damp caverns like Linville.
Stately architecture of Duke.
Scottish plaids of Laurinburg.
Impressive Fontana Dam.
Charlotte's Coliseum, Raleigh's Cow Palace.
Monuments to Confederate soldiers.
Tom Wolfe, Proff Koch, Hugh Lefler, Frank Graham, Olla Ray Boyd.
Red clay, green fields, orange sunsets.
Tobacco fields, cotton harvest, strawberry patches.
Shrimp and menhaden boats.
Hot sausage, persimmon pudding, homemade liquor.
Arthur Smith, N.C. Symphony, Wake Forest drum majorettes.
Winston-Salem, Asheville, Tryon, Elizabeth City.
Smell of cigarette plants, Cannon towels, Drexel tables, Jugtown.
Duke-Carolina football, semipro baseball, Dixie Classics basketball.
Blowing Rock, Grandfather Mountain, Cape Hatteras, Lake James.
Pinehurst, Edenton, Mattamuskeet.
Ava Gardner.
The houses of Biltmore, Marsh, Bellamy.
Sir Walter Hotel when General Assembly is in session.
Square dancing, folk music.
Picnic tables.
White frame churches.