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Willi Gets A History Lesson
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Book Synopsis Willi Gets a History Lesson by : Ellen K. Rudolph
Download or read book Willi Gets a History Lesson written by Ellen K. Rudolph and published by Willi Gets A History Lesson. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book commemorates the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, America's first permanent English settlement. It tells the story of a small dog who gets lost in Virginia's Historic Trianglea€""a region that encompasses Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown; historic sites connected by the Colonial Parkway and made famous by their role in American history. The clearly written text accommodates a variety of reading levels as it subtly imparts a history lesson while entertaining readers. An underlying story of friendship knits the historic information together in a meaningful way while appealing professional photo illustrations, geared toward children's interests, help bring history alive. A companion Web site, www.willigetsahistorylesson.com, contains maps, history notes, a history quiz, puzzles, links, hints about traveling with dogs, downloadable coloring plates, and a section on how the book was made. The site also hosts Willi's new BLOG. Under each historically significant photo plate there is an ID number in red which directs the reader to explanatory history and natural history notes on the above web site. These notes, included in the book, give the older child an opportunity to research information independently, and it puts explanatory information at teachers' or parents' fingertips.
Book Synopsis How the Word Is Passed by : Clint Smith
Download or read book How the Word Is Passed written by Clint Smith and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “important and timely” (Drew Faust, Harvard Magazine) #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America—and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives. Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that are not—that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves. It is the story of the Monticello Plantation in Virginia, the estate where Thomas Jefferson wrote letters espousing the urgent need for liberty while enslaving more than four hundred people. It is the story of the Whitney Plantation, one of the only former plantations devoted to preserving the experience of the enslaved people whose lives and work sustained it. It is the story of Angola, a former plantation-turned-maximum-security prison in Louisiana that is filled with Black men who work across the 18,000-acre land for virtually no pay. And it is the story of Blandford Cemetery, the final resting place of tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers. A deeply researched and transporting exploration of the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history, How the Word Is Passed illustrates how some of our country's most essential stories are hidden in plain view—whether in places we might drive by on our way to work, holidays such as Juneteenth, or entire neighborhoods like downtown Manhattan, where the brutal history of the trade in enslaved men, women, and children has been deeply imprinted. Informed by scholarship and brought to life by the story of people living today, Smith's debut work of nonfiction is a landmark of reflection and insight that offers a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of our country and how it has come to be. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction Winner of the Stowe Prize Winner of 2022 Hillman Prize for Book Journalism A New York Times 10 Best Books of 2021
Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Book Synopsis Teaching History by : William Caferro
Download or read book Teaching History written by William Caferro and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical and engaging guide to the art of teaching history Well-grounded in scholarly literature and practical experience, Teaching History offers an instructors’ guide for developing and teaching classroom history. Written in the author’s engaging (and often humorous) style, the book discusses the challenges teachers encounter, explores effective teaching strategies, and offers insight for managing burgeoning technologies. William Caferro presents an assessment of the current debates on the study of history in a broad historical context and evaluates the changing role of the discipline in our increasingly globalized world. Teaching History reveals that the valuable skills of teaching are highly transferable. It stresses the importance of careful organization as well as the advantages of combining research agendas with teaching agendas. Inspired by the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning movement, the book encourages careful reflection on teaching methods and stresses the importance of applying various approaches to promote active learning. Drawing on the author’s experience as an instructor at the high school and university levels, Teaching History: Contains an authoritative and humorous look at the profession and the strategies and techniques of teaching history Incorporates a review of the current teaching practice in terms of previous methods, examining nineteenth and twentieth century debates and strategies Includes a discussion of the use of technology in the history classroom, from the advent of course management (Blackboard) systems to today’s digital resources Covers techniques for teaching the history of any nation not only American history Written for graduate and undergraduate students of history teaching and methods, historiography, history skills, and education, Teaching History is a comprehensive book that explores the strategies, challenges, and changes that have occurred in the profession.
Download or read book Hattiesburg written by William Sturkey and published by Belknap Press. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Zócalo Public Square Book Prize Benjamin L. Hooks Award Finalist “An insightful, powerful, and moving book.” —Kevin Boyle, author of Arc of Justice “Sturkey’s clear-eyed and meticulous book pulls off a delicate balancing act. While depicting the terrors of Jim Crow, he also shows how Hattiesburg’s black residents, forced to forge their own communal institutions, laid the organizational groundwork for the civil rights movement.” —New York Times If you really want to understand Jim Crow—what it was and how African Americans rose up to defeat it—you should start by visiting Mobile Street in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the heart of the historic black downtown. There you can still see remnants of the shops and churches where, amid the violence and humiliation of segregation, men and women gathered to build a remarkable community. Hattiesburg takes us into the heart of this divided town and deep into the lives of families on both sides of the racial divide to show how the fabric of their existence was shaped by the changing fortunes of the Jim Crow South. “Sturkey’s magnificent portrait reminds us that Mississippi is no anachronism. It is the dark heart of American modernity.” —Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk “When they are at their best, historians craft powerful, compelling, often genre-changing pieces of history...William Sturkey is one of those historians...A brilliant, poignant work.” —Charles W. McKinney, Jr., Journal of African American History
Book Synopsis The Lessons of History by : Will Durant
Download or read book The Lessons of History written by Will Durant and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise survey of the culture and civilization of mankind, The Lessons of History is the result of a lifetime of research from Pulitzer Prize–winning historians Will and Ariel Durant. With their accessible compendium of philosophy and social progress, the Durants take us on a journey through history, exploring the possibilities and limitations of humanity over time. Juxtaposing the great lives, ideas, and accomplishments with cycles of war and conquest, the Durants reveal the towering themes of history and give meaning to our own.
Book Synopsis Bruce's History Lessons - the Second Five Years (2006 - 2011) by : Bruce G. Kauffmann
Download or read book Bruce's History Lessons - the Second Five Years (2006 - 2011) written by Bruce G. Kauffmann and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-11-07 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Bruces History Lessons If only history were taught the way Bruce Kauffmann writes about it, wed have a nation of history buffs. He zeroes in on pivotal moments, relates them in conversational language and connects yesterday to today with skill and insight. And his gift for brevity always leaves me wanting to know more. - Gayle Beck, The Repository, Canton, Ohio Mr. Kauffmann - Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your articles. I have taught high school social studies for 33 years and the last several years I have used a lot of your articles in my class. - Craig Grow, Sullivan, IN Mr. Kauffmann, Your History Lessons column is a must read for me. My husband and I both greatly enjoy the interesting nuggets of overlooked events, corrections of misconceptions, or how it came to be that you write about. Did you read Bruce today? is a common refrain over Sunday morning coffee. - Diane Pritchard, Champaign, IL Dear Bruce, Thanks for the History Lessons that my mom has sent me. They are published in her Worcester, MA, Sunday paper. I have really enjoyed them and as a former educator, I think they make a great learning tool. You get a Gold Star!!!!!! - Ginny Decker, Alabama
Book Synopsis Stamped (For Kids) by : Jason Reynolds
Download or read book Stamped (For Kids) written by Jason Reynolds and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestseller! This chapter book edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller by luminaries Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds is an essential introduction to the history of racism and antiracism in America RACE. Uh-oh. The R-word. But actually talking about race is one of the most important things to learn how to do. Adapted from the groundbreaking bestseller Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, this book takes readers on a journey from present to past and back again. Kids will discover where racist ideas came from, identify how they impact America today, and meet those who have fought racism with antiracism. Along the way, they’ll learn how to identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their own lives. Ibram X. Kendi’s research, Jason Reynolds’s and Sonja Cherry-Paul’s writing, and Rachelle Baker’s art come together in this vital read, enhanced with a glossary, timeline, and more.
Book Synopsis The Child's Educator; Or, Familiar Lessons on Natural History, Botany, Human Physiology and Health, Geography ... Edited and Conducted by J. Cassell by : John CASSELL
Download or read book The Child's Educator; Or, Familiar Lessons on Natural History, Botany, Human Physiology and Health, Geography ... Edited and Conducted by J. Cassell written by John CASSELL and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Holy Terror: Captain William Nichols by : Dr. G. William Freeman
Download or read book The Holy Terror: Captain William Nichols written by Dr. G. William Freeman and published by Author House. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CAPTAIN WILLIAM NICHOLS Captain Nichols was a naval war hero in the War of 1812. He has been seldom mentioned in history books. He was a bold and daring privateer sea captain from Newburyport, MA, who was known as a man to be feared by the British who faced him on the sea. His story needs to be brought out of the shadows of history. "During the War, he captured 28 British Prizes, although one-half of the time he was in prison earning for himself the name of 'The Holy Terror' wherever seamen gathered". H.W. Bartlett Upon his capture in the privateer Decatur, he was held in a cage constructed for him on the deck of a British frigate and deprived of communication with others for a month. He was then held in chains on a prison-ship in Chatham Harbor, England for a year and a half. President Madison ordered two British officers held in close confinement in the United States in response to Nichols' cruel and inhumane treatment. Nichols was eventually exchanged for the two officers and returned to the United States. Following his imprisonment, he continued his naval battles against the British, completing two successful cruises on the fast-sailing privateer Harpy by the end of the war. His story rivals the tales of swashbuckling pirates that have inspired the minds of the greatest fiction writers.
Book Synopsis The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: The history of Henry Esmond, esq by : William Makepeace Thackeray
Download or read book The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: The history of Henry Esmond, esq written by William Makepeace Thackeray and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Invasion, Plague and Murder Britain 1066-1485 by : Aaron Wilkes
Download or read book Invasion, Plague and Murder Britain 1066-1485 written by Aaron Wilkes and published by Folens Limited. This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new approach to studying Britain from 1066 to 1485 with this lively and informative history text book for 11 to 14-year olds. Suitable for mixed abilities, it provides the knowledge and skills combined with an entertaining style to learn and build history skills. Contains clear objectives for students and includes taskwork that develops literacy, numeracy and thinking skills. History was never so entertaining!
Book Synopsis History of the George Washington Bicentennial Celebration ... by : United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission
Download or read book History of the George Washington Bicentennial Celebration ... written by United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History Lessons written by Dana Lindaman and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2006-07-04 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “fascinating” look at what students in Russia, France, Iran, and other nations are taught about America (The New York Times Book Review). This “timely and important” book (History News Network) gives us a glimpse into classrooms across the globe, where opinions about the United States are first formed. History Lessons includes selections from textbooks and teaching materials used in Russia, France, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Canada, and others, covering such events as the American Revolution, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Iran hostage crisis, and the Korean War—providing some alternative viewpoints on the history of the United States from the time of the Viking explorers to the post-Cold War era. By juxtaposing starkly contrasting versions of the historical events we take for granted, History Lessons affords us a sometimes hilarious, often sobering look at what the world thinks about America’s past. “A brilliant idea.” —Foreign Affairs
Book Synopsis Teaching the Story by : Carol Baldwin
Download or read book Teaching the Story written by Carol Baldwin and published by Maupin House Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baldwin's flexible approach and ready-to-go mini-lessons help teachers present the critical craft elements of short fiction, foster critical-thinking skills, and carry skills over into informational writing. This second edition includes 20 new lessons that infuse technology into the writing process through such tools as wikis, digital media, and podcasts. The CD provides 70-plus reproducibles and customizable transparency masters.
Book Synopsis What They Didn't Teach You in American History Class by : Mike Henry
Download or read book What They Didn't Teach You in American History Class written by Mike Henry and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the average person, most of the American history that he or she knows comes from facts taught to them in school to prepare them for their state mandated tests. That's not the fault of their teachers who were just carrying out the directives of their employers. But it's also a fact that a great deal of that content that they were teaching is dry and boring. However, as in every aspect of life, there is always another story behind each major event. The story of America is interesting and exciting, but it's those lesser known parts of our history that make it special. Even though in most cases, the names and events in the book will be recognizable, most of the stories about them will be new to the reader. If you're a young teacher, perhaps you'll find some material to help you get through those less-than-exciting areas of your textbook. If you hated history as a student, maybe you'll find some of these tales entertaining. For those of you who are history buffs, hopefully you'll come across a few things that are new to you.
Book Synopsis Thaddeus William Harris (1795-1856) by : Clark A. Elliott
Download or read book Thaddeus William Harris (1795-1856) written by Clark A. Elliott and published by Associated University Presse. This book was released on 2008 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thaddeus William Harris first made his living as a physician and for many years thereafter as Harvard librarian. For six years, he also taught natural history in Harvard College - Henry David Thoreau was one of his students - but his desire for a full-time professorship was never realized.
