Thanks Adrian! The last time we did this students could use their quote paragraphs in their final essay, so that was nice! Hopefully that creates a bit of incentive for students to do extra well on this go-around
My 8th grade history teacher had us do a BIG, big unit on WW1, as from his point of view we spent too much time talking about WW2. (True, and most of us had grandparents who were involved so it was familiar history.)
Anyways point being, it was critical for me to understanding how that one conflict shaped the rest of the continent during the remainder of the 20th century, and yes, it often gets glossed over in favor of WW2 coverage.
Ha! Their waning knowledge makes sense though. WWII is so much further away from them. They are VERY interested and motivated to learn about WWII though, and there are so many resources for me to use compared to other historical eras.
This is such a clever and simple way to give students practice analyzing quotes! I’m saving this post to use with my students next year.
Thanks Adrian! The last time we did this students could use their quote paragraphs in their final essay, so that was nice! Hopefully that creates a bit of incentive for students to do extra well on this go-around
Great information for how to put this together. Thank you!
Thanks! It's fun to read a book and plan a lesson based on it - I feel like it makes me a better reader :)
I love your presentation format!
Thanks! It keeps students awake and moving around, so that's always a bonus :)
My 8th grade history teacher had us do a BIG, big unit on WW1, as from his point of view we spent too much time talking about WW2. (True, and most of us had grandparents who were involved so it was familiar history.)
Anyways point being, it was critical for me to understanding how that one conflict shaped the rest of the continent during the remainder of the 20th century, and yes, it often gets glossed over in favor of WW2 coverage.
That’s why I started focusing on WWI as well. But now WWII knowledge is starting to wane as well so I’m trying to squeeze in both
Ugh that makes me sad too. Just have them watch the History channel where all they have is programming about WW2 🤣 (do not do this lol)
Ha! Their waning knowledge makes sense though. WWII is so much further away from them. They are VERY interested and motivated to learn about WWII though, and there are so many resources for me to use compared to other historical eras.
That's heartening to hear!!