Created by UMass Lowell graduate student/Methuen High School social studies teacher Stephanie Turmel under the supervision of UMass Distinguished Professor of History Robert Forrant and Lawrence History Center staff (2019).
Unit Plan #2 : Remembering the Pemberton Mill Tragedy
Summary: This unit plan will focus on the 1860 Pemberton Mill Tragedy in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Essential Questions: Who gets to decide how we remember events in history and in what ways do we remember events in our history?
- Lesson #1: Introduction to the Pemberton Mill Disaster
- Lesson #2: What caused the Pemberton Mill Disaster?
- Lesson #3: Is anyone to blame for the Pemberton Mill Tragedy?