Martha+Ballard

Martha Ballard's Diary


 * Print out all the readings**


 * IDEA to do**


 * a. Tuesday, 29 November**

No homework assigned.

In class we will watch the film: A Midwife's Tale

Film transcript [you may enjoy following the script on your laptop] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mwt/filmmore/pt.html

Martha Ballard's diary online http://dohistory.org/diary/index.html


 * b. Thursday, 1 December**

READINGS: Interviews with Historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich:

Interview #1 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mwt/sfeature/sf_historian.html

Interview #2 http://dohistory.org/book/100_interview.html

IN CLASS

Reminder to me to point out this section to class: Some stories in the diary http://dohistory.org/diary/themes/

Managing data>>getting a job Any John Fea what can i do with a history major links

How to read 18th century British-American handwriting http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/writing.html


 * c. Tuesday, 6 December**

READINGS:

Behind the scenes: Interview with Producer Laurie Kahn-Leavitt http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mwt/sfeature/sf_producer.html

Process of making a historical film: Pre-Production http://dohistory.org/film/process_preprod.html

Process of making a historical film: Production http://dohistory.org/film/process_prod.html

Process of making a historical film: Post-production http://dohistory.org/film/process_post.html


 * d. Thursday, 8 December**

Wrap up of our time together ++++++++++

DoHistory sitemap http://dohistory.org/sitemap.html

Who was Martha Ballard? http://dohistory.org/martha/index.html

Martha Ballard's diary http://dohistory.org/diary/

Selected online pages http://dohistory.org/book/index.html

Some stories in the diary http://dohistory.org/diary/themes/

Case studies in doing history: Martha Ballard and a Man-Midwive http://dohistory.org/man-midwife/index.html One rape, two stories http://dohistory.org/two_stories/index.html

Process of making a historical film Chris will love this http://dohistory.org/film/process_preprod.html

Selected clips from the film http://dohistory.org/film/index.html

A Midwive's Tale (American Experience movie) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mwt/index.html

Film transcript http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mwt/filmmore/pt.html

Public religion, private piety http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mwt/sfeature/sf_piety.html

Martha Ballard's diary online http://dohistory.org/diary/index.html

Steps in reading the diary: Magic Lens http://dohistory.org/diary/exercises/lens/index.html Transcribing http://dohistory.org/diary/exercises/tryTranscribing.html Decoding the diary http://dohistory.org/diary/exercises/decoding.html Reading help http://dohistory.org/about/readinghelp.html How to read 18th century British-American handwriting http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/writing.html

History Toolkit: http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/index.html Stages of a Historical Research Project http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/research.html Using Primary Sources http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/primarySources.html What to do with a diary you have found http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/foundDiary.html Step-by-step guide to oral history http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/oralHistory.html How to read a graveyard http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/graveyards.html How to make a timeline http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/timeline.html

A Midwive's Tale (American Experience movie) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mwt/index.html

Film transcript http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mwt/filmmore/pt.html

Timeline http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mwt/timeline/index.html

Gallery: a severe storm http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mwt/gallery/storm.html

Gallery: what Mrs. Foster told Martha http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mwt/gallery/foster.html

Teacher's guide http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mwt/tguide/index.html