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New Year Celebrations & Ancient Civilizations – Teaching Ideas?

Laura Massa
Laura Massa 3 months ago

I read an interesting article in National Geographic about New Year celebrations around the world. I would like to use it with my students because I think it would be a good springboard for introducing ancient civilizations. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to use it?  Meaghan Mihalic Erin Cunningham Brad Vonck Jim Jaeger 

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  • Erin Cunningham
    Erin Cunningham 3 months ago

    Laura Massa , this feels like a one-pager/infographic project with some comparison to me. You could have students work independently or with partners/small groups to create one-pagers showcasing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the celebration and then, once they're created, students could explore the different one-pagers and come up with similarities and differences.

    In World History, we use the frames (communities, networks, and production and distribution) to organize information so I would tie in the community aspects to link into the ancient societies--like what is a community? why do communities celebrate holidays or practice rituals/ceremonies? etc.

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  • Laura Massa
    Laura Massa 3 months ago in reply to Erin Cunningham

     Erin Cunningham you bring such creativity into the classroom! Your ideas always inspire students to engage with purpose, and I truly appreciate your thoughtful pedagogical suggestions. Establishing comparisons is such an important skill, and I think my students will really enjoy this approach. Thanks for sharing!

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  • Erin Cunningham
    Erin Cunningham 3 months ago in reply to Laura Massa

    Thanks Laura Massa ! I always appreciate how you seek ways to incorporate topics and events that really help build engagement in history!

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