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Fever 1793
Links to Other Fever 1793 Projects
- Fever 1793 Webquest for sixth grade (includes rubric).
- Another Webquest with loads of links.
- Classroom activities from the Rebecca Caudill Award committee.
- Lesson plan developed to meet Georgia QCC standards.
- Fever 1793 listed as a book that meets California Grade 8 History/Social Science Standards.
- Photos from the world premier stage play of Fever 1793.
- Seventh-graders in Seattle caught the Fever.
Additional Yellow Fever and Philly Resources
- The African-American Experience in Philadelphia, from PBS. An excellent resource! Biographies of Rev. Richard Allen, Rev. Absalom Jones, the history of Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, primary source documents, maps, and paintings. Commentary n the epidemic by noted adult author John Edgar Wideman
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania - my playground.
- Medical study of yellow fever - not for the faint of heart.
- Susan Kellogg, of All About Philadelphia Tours, does a terrific job leading classes around the city and showing them where the epidemic really happened. Susan's number is 215-389-2510.
- The Atwater Kent of Philadelphia Museum's yellow fever site - includes family activities and Fever-related sites you can visit in Philadelphia.
- Information about modern yellow fever outbreaks from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control.
Teachers! Send us your Fever 1793 lesson plans! Be sure to include your name and your school so we can put in the appropriate copyright notice. We would also love to link to any online classroom projects.
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