Presentation Strategies
1. Political Cartoons
A lot of political cartoons came about in the civil war era. Using images from the time period can help in understanding how people were feeling on both sides of the war. These are great primary sources and give a feeling of what it was like to be in the past at a certain time. Analyzing it and understanding it, is a great visual tool to remembering information.
A lot of political cartoons came about in the civil war era. Using images from the time period can help in understanding how people were feeling on both sides of the war. These are great primary sources and give a feeling of what it was like to be in the past at a certain time. Analyzing it and understanding it, is a great visual tool to remembering information.
Communication Strategies
1. Graffiti Board
Students can come up with their own questions or ideas and write onto post-its or onto the white board the ideas that they have. If they have one or more questions or ideas they can write both of them down. It is a great tool for organizing thoughts after viewing a powerful speech, seeing images, or hearing a story or oral history. This activity is quiet so that students are left with their own thoughts while writing down questions or ideas. After all students have shared on the board then questions and comments can be reviewed and talked about. Students can review question and comments in groups to discuss or as a class.
2. Think-Write-Pair-Share
A tool used for students to think about an idea. Thinking about it by yourself and writing something down in your journal can help organize thoughts. Then sharing with a partner, either in a group or elbow buddy, can give students different ideas that they might not have thought of before. Giving them a chance to communicate and discuss questions that they might not be willing to share with the whole class.
3. Jigsaw
Students work in groups and become an expert in a specific area of history. They then go back to their group and teach the information to the other students in their group. Students learn from each other and can take notes on each subject that they were not assigned.
1. Graffiti Board
Students can come up with their own questions or ideas and write onto post-its or onto the white board the ideas that they have. If they have one or more questions or ideas they can write both of them down. It is a great tool for organizing thoughts after viewing a powerful speech, seeing images, or hearing a story or oral history. This activity is quiet so that students are left with their own thoughts while writing down questions or ideas. After all students have shared on the board then questions and comments can be reviewed and talked about. Students can review question and comments in groups to discuss or as a class.
2. Think-Write-Pair-Share
A tool used for students to think about an idea. Thinking about it by yourself and writing something down in your journal can help organize thoughts. Then sharing with a partner, either in a group or elbow buddy, can give students different ideas that they might not have thought of before. Giving them a chance to communicate and discuss questions that they might not be willing to share with the whole class.
3. Jigsaw
Students work in groups and become an expert in a specific area of history. They then go back to their group and teach the information to the other students in their group. Students learn from each other and can take notes on each subject that they were not assigned.
Organization Strategies
1. Foldable
Students will be able to organize information into little books, brochures, and pamphlets and know the big ideas behind each subject. Using these can help students remember the information and be organized with it. Can be used for vocabulary, data information, cause and effect and many other informative organizers.
2. Timeline
For history a timeline can be important. Seeing which events came first and making sure that they are in the correct order can help in understanding how history played out the way it did. Using images and data collected and placing them in the correct time, can even help in understanding the world that we live in today.
Students will be able to organize information into little books, brochures, and pamphlets and know the big ideas behind each subject. Using these can help students remember the information and be organized with it. Can be used for vocabulary, data information, cause and effect and many other informative organizers.
2. Timeline
For history a timeline can be important. Seeing which events came first and making sure that they are in the correct order can help in understanding how history played out the way it did. Using images and data collected and placing them in the correct time, can even help in understanding the world that we live in today.
Interaction Strategies
1. Visual Ranking
Students can use this tool to see what they believe is most important during a time in history. They will be able to rank ideas or thoughts or historical events, and see which of them they believe either had the most impact or was the most important during the time being studied.
Students can use this tool to see what they believe is most important during a time in history. They will be able to rank ideas or thoughts or historical events, and see which of them they believe either had the most impact or was the most important during the time being studied.
Collection Strategies
1. Living images
Students analyze images by going over what the picture is about, who is in the picture, what they see and any other specific information given in the picture. By answering questions, they will understand what they are feeling and understand what the people might be thinking about in the images. Understanding and analyzing pictures or images can help students understand the mindset of that time period. Students will be able to pick their favorite picture to reenact in front of the class, where other students will write down what they see and the group will be able to write down their own personal reflection.
Students analyze images by going over what the picture is about, who is in the picture, what they see and any other specific information given in the picture. By answering questions, they will understand what they are feeling and understand what the people might be thinking about in the images. Understanding and analyzing pictures or images can help students understand the mindset of that time period. Students will be able to pick their favorite picture to reenact in front of the class, where other students will write down what they see and the group will be able to write down their own personal reflection.