Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Civil War Lesson
Devin and I picked the same topic to create our lesson plans on. I find it interesting to have someone else interested in the Civil War like I am. Like you, I had a hook which I thought was going to be good, it was in my mind, but after presenting I realized it was not. After presenting and having the professor give me some ideas, I have been changing all my hooks to make them much better. I too had a pre-assement similar to yours, having the students tell me what they already know about the Civil War. This can get you a learning curve about the topic. I also liked the use of bubble maps, I think these thinking maps go well with this topic. As I was creating my lesson plans, I realized there is so much information out there and we can teach it all. We have to pick the important stuff and go from there.
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Clint,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog post! There are so many different hooks you can use to get students interested in learning about a topic. I think the key is knowing your students and what will interest them and keep them involved with a topic/subject.
Michelle P
It is seeming to become more and more difficult to find suitable ways to engage students right off the bat. The Civil War is one of my favorite time periods so I felt like it was easy to create the lessons. There is so many other things about the war that you can teach them but it's important you stay focused on the important things you need to teach them.
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