1.
Spatial / Chronological Thinking
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Create a time line of inventions
in Europe.
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Create maps that outline the areas
of Africa held by European countries
in 1890, 1918, 1940, and 1997.
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Make a map that identifies natural
resources found in Africa and
explain what they are used for.
• Create a pictorial
time line of major events leading
to World War I ending with the
Treaty of Versailles.
• Draw two political
world maps: one pre- and one post-World
War I. Write a paragraph using
the maps to explain what changed
during the war
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2.
Examining Evidence
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View slides of Impressionist paintings
and create a list of words that
describe them. Speculate on what
Impressionist artists thought
of Europe during this period
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Use photos and paintings to compare
urban and rural life in Europe
during the Industrial Revolution
and discuss what students view.
• Look at posters
and documents designed to mobilize
support for World War I. Analyze
what messages were being conveyed.
• Look at maps
of German troop movements during
World War II at the height of
Nazi power, and speculate on the
difficulties faced by the German
army.
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3.
Diversity : Multiple Perspectives
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Read accounts of children working
in mines and factories during
the Industrial Revolution. Then
write a poem or diary entry
describing the
conditions and how the children
may have felt.
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Write an explanation from the
point of view of a wealthy manufacturer
on why some people are rich
and others poor
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Explore student views of patriotism
by writing a learning log. Share
the log with others m the class.
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Read speeches of political leaders
such as Lloyd George and Teddy
Roosevelt and compare their
ideas with those expressed in
the film Gallipoli.
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Read White Man's Burden
by Kipling, Shooting an Elephant
by Orwell, and Facing Mount
Kenya by Jomo Kenyatta and
compare their points of view.
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4.
Historical Interpretation
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View the movie Harnessing
Steam and create an advertisement
that either
portrays the benefits or depicts
the adverse impact of the steam
trains.
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Read Things Fall Apart
and write an essay that discusses
how the British impacted African
culture.
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Write poems that describe the
views of those for and against
Gandhi's nonviolent movement
for independence.
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Using evidence such as maps,
statistics, posters, speeches
and literature, write a one-page
analysis paper. The paper should
be
of the role nationalism in World
War I and outcome.
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Show the cartoon "Riki
Tiki Tavi" and discuss
it as a metaphor of colonialism.
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Develop a metaphor with an explanation
for colonialism.
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5
Determining Historical/
Geographical Significance
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Create a newspaper set in Victorian
England which Includes advertisements
for new important products,
reviews of important cultural
events, news, political cartoons,
and an editorial page discussing
the rights of workers and owners
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Select the two most important
inventions during the Industrial
Revolution and explain why they
are the most important.
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Research a current conflict
in Africa that has its roots
in colonialism and write a paper.
The paper should be divided
into three parts: the history
of the African civilization
prior to imperialism, the history
of imperialist rule, and how
this history connects to the
problem being researched.
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Write an opinion piece answering
the question, "Is nationalism
a good thing?" drawing
upon knowledge of World War
I and current issues.
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