Triangle Thinking
Thanks to a great resource that came across Twitter, in history class we analyzed primary source AP photographs and wrote triangle thinking poems. In Iowa we have a subscription to AP images, which proves very useful in finding authentic photos with descriptions and proper source information. Students enjoyed finding a picture of their choice. From [...]
Changing and the Status Quo
Great work by my geniuses as they tackled the big idea of showing how promoters of change and promoters of the status quo make history. I wrote about the process on my teacher blog here. Jaci and Meghan – Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Becca and Paul – Ku Klux Klan and Rosa Parks Christina [...]
Local History Glogs
After a unit on local history, eighth graders visited a harvest festival, celebrating pioneer life and spirit on the prairie. They have created glogs showing what they learned. Click on the images to see their blog post.
8th Grade History!!
My class and I have recently posted about our personal museums and about American History. Be sure to check out our posts on the “Active Eighth Grade Blogs” blogroll at the right! You can also click here to see our video about what we think history is. Posted by Jaci
What is History?
First day of school and I wanted to ask this question of my 8th grade geniuses: “What is History?” They wrote some deep thoughts, considering it was 80+ degrees in our room and 9:00 a.m. on the first day after a long summer of freedom. Here are the significant things they had to say: Then [...]
