Living History in the Classroom

Book excerpt: Encouraging all students to experience history by getting personally involved with the content, this book teaches history to students through mock trials, role-playing, political cartooning, period photography, creative writing and journals, building 3-D models, making masks, and music. Combining theory and practice, the book also utilizes lesson objectives, reproducible handouts, questions for discussion, and assessmentsincluding journals, portfolios, and student self-assessments.