Great Work from the World History Students!

A few weeks ago, during our religion unit, I assigned a project. Students had options of presenting their research in different ways such as through a PowerPoint, museum exhibit, comic strip, essays, etc. I was very impressed by the quality of work presented by some groups. Below are some examples of creative projects.

These are artifacts created by one group for a museum exhibit project. They researched Greek Mythology.

These two students made a whole museum dedicated to the gods and goddesses of Greek Mythology! The detail inside is most impressive!

Maybe I’m a little biased because of my museum studies background, but I loved these projects! I think I may have created some future museum curators. As my museum studies advisor from CMU always says: world domination!

The Schools of Thought in China

As we continue our religion unit in World History our most recent topic was the history of religion/thought in China. We discussed Confucianism, Legalism, Buddhism, and Daoism. The students thought they were pretty interesting ideas, and all so different. Daoism was of particular interest because the daoists belief in magic and ghosts led to the invention of fireworks! As an assignment students created advertisements to entice vacationers to visit an area based on the principles of a certain school of thought. Here are some great examples:

Their advertisements were so fun to read! This week we will learn about Islam and the Protestant Reformation. At the end of the week I will introduce the religion unit project.

A Brief History of Ancient Religions

Last Monday we learned about the ancient religions of people in Egypt, Sumer, and Persia. The assignment was to write about or draw the tomb they would be buried in if they were an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. Here are the results of the tombs they drew, we have some great artists in class!

This week we are continuing to learn about the history of world religions. Topics will include the development of Christianity and Islam.

1st Day = Success! Tomorrow: Mapping World Religions

Teaching about ancient religions today was a success! I think that the students enjoyed the lesson, they had some great questions. I can’t wait to see their drawings and read their papers about their Egyptian tombs. Check out yesterday’s blog to see the PowerPoint, warm up, and assignment that we did today.

Tomorrow we will continue the history of religions unit by mapping out different religions. We will use this interactive map: http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html to discuss where and how religions started and spread. Students will practice finding different locations using latitude and longitude as they plot important religious centers.

Monday in World History Classes…Ancient Religions

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Tomorrow is my first full day of teaching the World History classes. We will be learning about ancient religions including those of the Egyptians, Sumerians, and Persians. This will kick off our history of religion unit.

The lesson will include videos, lecture, and an art/writing project.

Visit the “Ancient Religion” link above to see the PowerPoint presentation including the videos and assignments. I welcome any feedback and suggestions!

The weekend went by too fast, but I’m excited to share this lesson with the students tomorrow. Wish me luck on my first day!