Past-Present Connections Answer Key

Students examine a passage about the telegraph’s invention and compare it with a modern-day innovation that serves a similar purpose. They identify parallels in communication challenges, societal reactions, and technological impact. The activity encourages students to draw meaningful connections between past and present, illustrating how changes in communication continue to shape human interaction. Questions guide them to explain the relevance of historical innovations in today’s world.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Social Studies – Connecting Historical and Modern Innovations

English Language Arts – Text-to-World Connections

English Language Arts – Understanding Technological Impact

Social Studies – Historical Continuity and Change

English Language Arts – Analytical Reasoning with Evidence

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