Teaching History Creatively

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In this seminar students will discuss this Compelling Question: What is the Myth of the West, what is its impact and what kind of reaction (if any) should we have to it?

Differentiate your instruction for your gifted or advanced placement students. In this activity student listen to the song "One Thing Leads to Another" by the Fixx. They will match the word bank items with the song lyrics. This is an excellent high level critical thinking activity. This is best used after teaching the Causes of the American Revolution so students are already familiar with the themes. An Answer Key is provided for the teacher. *************************************************

In this seminar students will discover and discuss the British and Colonists actions that led to revolution They will also discover and discuss the rational behind each action.

The Compelling Question: Has your vision of Jefferson been raised or lowered by what we have learned? Excellent Socratic Seminar Material for your discussion based classroom. Includes a photo example of what annotating should look like for your higher level learners. Includes all primary sources and easy to understand directions.