Teaching Strategies

Students practice perspective-taking in structured, small‑group conversations modeled after a café setting.

Students compare textual and visual sources on one topic. They consider differences in presentation based on media type and the opinions of the person who created them.

Students examine the time period, key events, and social conditions surrounding a political cartoon or artwork to better understand its message. By connecting the image to its historical moment, students uncover deeper meaning and intent.

Students curate and justify a small set of artifacts (replicas, images, or primary sources) to construct and defend a historical interpretation.

Students read a primary or secondary source and identify a key quotation they want to share with the class. Other students respond to the selection before the student explains the significance of their selection.