Friday, December 21, 2018

Making History Come Alive


Laskarina Bouboulina
1771-1825
National History of Greece, Athens
Many storytellers portray historical figures as part of their repertoire. If you’ve been thinking about stepping into the pages of history the sites below offer many useful resources.

I hope you find something creative and fun to add to your storytelling work or classroom.









The Historian’s Toolkit This toolkit is based on the Australian curriculum but it will be invaluable to anyone researching historical figures or events. It offers information on continuity, cause and effect, evidence, empathy, significance, notes on using or oral history, a sample timeline and more

Library of Congress – Teaching with Historical Sources - Are you interested in researching an historical figure? This toolkit will help you “examine sources with a purpose.”

Library of Congress: Primary Source Sets A multitude of primary source sets from Abraham Lincoln to WWII. There are also links to additional classroom resources, lesson plans, presentations and activities. This site offers extremely valuable information for teachers and anyone working with historical figures and events.

Researching, Writing and Publishing Local History This is a very quick guide from the city of Ipswich in Australia. It has wonderful tips and ideas to get you started on your historical journey.

Writing Workshop – Historical Narrative - "History is more than typing up notes, more than putting relevant historical information together: history is identifying significant moments and using them to tell a compelling narrative." 

CURRICULUM

Making History Come AliveAn amazing project where students in grades 9-12 interviewed Holocaust survivors and put their stories on the Internet.

Use Storytelling to Make History come Alive in the Classroom -“History is a fascinating subject, so it should be easy to teach and fun to learn… a teacher with a bit of imagination can make history the favorite period of the school day.”

SOMETHING EXTRA

8 Historical Figures with Unusual Work Habits

15 Interesting People That History Somehow Forgot

Library of Congress: Digital Collection – A wide range of interviews on a variety of subjects. This would be very helpful to someone studying a particular subject or historical timeline.

Historical Personalities – “List of famous historical figures & personalities with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.”

Information on the above painting: Laskarina Bouboulina was a "Greek naval officer, eventually awarded the rank of general, Bouboulina was born in May 1771. She was instrumental in Greece’s triumph over the Ottoman Empire in the War of Independence. She built four ships, and used her wealth to provide arms and ammunition to the Greeks."

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Karen Chace 2018 ©
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2 comments:

Mark Goldman said...

This is brilliant! It's a great primer for any historical or "Fact-Based" story. I will certainly bookmark this page and have my students review it for their "Fact-Based" section on storytelling!

Tom Williams said...

Really nice and informative blog, keep it up buddy…Thanks for sharing