Tag Archive: teaching about the MIddle East

Five Reasons I Use Graphic Novels to Teach History

Lovers of history know that there are innumerable ways to experience the past.  To this end, our history classes at Sewickley Academy engage students in literature, film, speakers, art, music, field trips, and… Continue reading

Connection in the Clouds

This whole project began with the idea of not using a KWL to introduce my Middle East unit; I did not have any plan for word clouds, never mind making a global connection. I simply decided to use a modified Frayer Model, which focused on how stude…