Nom nom, books, projects
I made sloppy joes tonight, and they were yummy! I have a big pan of them left, so that should keep me fed for a few days. If that weren't enough, I also baked homemade pizza last night. Also yummy.
I've been meaning to try and make a pineapple upside down cake, but that hasn't seen fruition yet.
I have, however, made tentative decisions on books for the Fall semester classes:
World Civilization 1
Bhagavad Gita
Song of Roland (French medieval epic)
US History 1
Hamilton vs. Jefferson: Confrontations that Shaped a Nation (primary documents with narrative)
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays (We'll probably just use "Civil Disobedience" and "Slavery in Massachusetts." The whole book is just $1.50.)
US History 2
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics (urban political corruption)
If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me up and Ship Me Home (Vietnam)
I kicked around doing The Sun Also Rises or a book about Coney Island for US History 2, but I think we'll go with what I have. I like to use Plunkitt as a handout anyway, so I might as well assign the book, and I've been wanting to use a Vietnam novel for a while.
In addition, I'm thinking about having them do a project on either propaganda or protest music for US History 2. We'll probably also do a movie project, because the last time I did that, it went over really well.
And maybe a monument or architecture project for Civilization 1.
Have you guys done any projects in History classes over the years that you found interesting or even fun?
I've been meaning to try and make a pineapple upside down cake, but that hasn't seen fruition yet.
I have, however, made tentative decisions on books for the Fall semester classes:
World Civilization 1
Bhagavad Gita
Song of Roland (French medieval epic)
US History 1
Hamilton vs. Jefferson: Confrontations that Shaped a Nation (primary documents with narrative)
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays (We'll probably just use "Civil Disobedience" and "Slavery in Massachusetts." The whole book is just $1.50.)
US History 2
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics (urban political corruption)
If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me up and Ship Me Home (Vietnam)
I kicked around doing The Sun Also Rises or a book about Coney Island for US History 2, but I think we'll go with what I have. I like to use Plunkitt as a handout anyway, so I might as well assign the book, and I've been wanting to use a Vietnam novel for a while.
In addition, I'm thinking about having them do a project on either propaganda or protest music for US History 2. We'll probably also do a movie project, because the last time I did that, it went over really well.
And maybe a monument or architecture project for Civilization 1.
Have you guys done any projects in History classes over the years that you found interesting or even fun?