As later lessons will make apparent, the Protestant Reformation was one of history's pivotal events, having repercussions no one at the time could have imagined. The Powerpoint starts with a look at the various long-range factors that led to the Reformation, then at Luther's early life, his religious epiphany about grace, the 95 Theses, the break with the Church and the major points of his theology. Besides various pictures illustrating the age, there is a picture essay on the growing influence of the printing press in spreading propaganda.
This is a self-contained PowerPoint that develops slide by slide while other notes for the students scroll down the side. It can be run as a timed presentation on its own, presented slide by slide for discussion, or selectively integrated into your other lectures. There are also extensive pictures with captions mixed in to illustrate the lesson and capture students’ interest. This packet also contains a student reading, flowchart, and the author’s own research notes which contain lots of details and interesting trivia to spice up your class.
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This was an interesting addition to my middle school class on the reformation.
April 29, 2011
Could not open any of the files. I have office 2007 so I know that was not the problem.
April 11, 2011
It wasn't exactly what I was looking for with respect to a 10th grade world history class. The GIF was too busy and the rest of the material was not as informative as I had expected.
October 8, 2009
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For the last 27 years, I have taught at University High School, in Urbana, Illinois. During this time I have created a 4-year world history curriculum that breaks down as follows: Subfreshmen (7th and 8th grades combined): Prehistory and ancient civilizations, including India, China, and Japan. Freshmen: Western civilization and the Islamic world to 1500 Sophomores: World history from 1500 to 1945 Seniors: the world since 1945. All of these, except the senior course are required. The elective senior course is consistently filled to capacity of 30, usually with a waiting list.
