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Did you know that umpires first adopted hand signals when baseball's first deaf Major League player, William "Dummy" Hoy, started playing in the late 1800's? Discuss some of the historical impacts the Deaf population had on the 16th through the 20th century. Packed with information, you may want to provide your class with some interactive activities to retain engagement.
Learners study the meaning of The Republic and the symbols of the Republic. They learn definitions and look at images that are meant to be a instructional activity that comes before a museum visit. They look at images of artwork from this era of French history.
Students examine Civil Rights Initiatives. In this Civil Rights Movement lesson, students research the answers to questions regarding the Atlanta Compromise, the Niagara Declaration and Back to Africa. Students also investigate the contributions of Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. Du Bois to the movement.
Students analyze the forces that shape character development, including the role of historical events. Students contrast the ethos of the Ancient Regime with the new ideals awakened by the French Revolution.
Students discover how the history of a place or event affects one's present perceptions of that place or event. They examine the current tensions caused by the decision to make Weimar, Germany Europe's cultural capital.
Eighth graders examine the evolution of photojournalism and photographs as an art form. They analyze images from the late 19th century through the early 20th century, take pictures with black and white film, and display the photos.
Students create timelines on the occupation and liberation of France during WWII. In this history lesson, students study the period in history surrounding WWI and WWII and create a timeline of events using Excel or PowerPoint. Students pay particular attention to the Invasion at Normandy. Modifications and extension activities are included.
Students view the film Fog of War and discuss the most striking elements of the film. They focus on chosen lessons from robert McNamara's life such as: empathy, rationality and proportionality.
Students examine reasons that led people to explore, identify "West" as defined following Revolutionary War, explain importance of finding natural resources, develop time line of dates and events leading up to Lewis and Clark Expedition, and create resource maps.
Students discover boats by researching 18th century ships. In this Naval history lesson, students identify and describe the different components of an 18th century naval ship after researching information on the Internet. Students complete a Naval Ship worksheet and practice using discovery vocabulary terms.