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Links for Battle of North Point Resources

Thanks for participating in the recent Battle of North Point seminar  at Baltimore County Public Schools Professional Development Day. Listed below are links to resources that will help in your presentation of the Batle of North Point to your students.

If you have questions regarding the material, please contact presenters Abbi Wicklein-Bayne, abbi_wicklein-bayne@nps.gov, or Paul Rosenberger, getrosenberger@gmail.com.  

LESSON PLAN – Baltimore Sun, Sunday, September 8, 1914 This lesson plan focuses on a Baltimore Sun article celebrating the centennial of the Battle of North Point. The article not only gives the perspective of what life must have been like 100 years previous, but what it might be like in another 100 years – 2014. Students have an opportunity to adopt different perspectives as they learn the details of this important historical event.

Battle of North Point Power Point presentation(PDF format)

http://www.starspangled200.com/  - An overview of regional events and celebrations at Fort McHenry, Martin State Airport, Fort Howard, and elsewhere.

http://starspangled200.org/Pages/Home.aspx  - Teaching resources, interactive maps and other tools for presenting the Baltimore of Baltimore

http://warof1812.thinkport.org/#home.html – The National Parks Service Education Web Portal - Top “For Teachers” tab will offer a keyword search of all related NPS education materials.

www.nps.gov/stsp  - Details regional sites along the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2AfQ5pa59A  – Comical YouTube version of the War of 1812.

http://www.dundalkhistory.org/defenders-day-2014.html  - Schedule of the Battle of North Point Bicentennial celebration.

http://1812battles.com/home.html - Interactive maps of the Chesapeake Campaign