Ask students, working individually or in pairs / small groups, to identify what they consider to be the 10 most significant events within the topic of study. For example, in a History class students could select the 10 most important events in a particular period; in English literature they could select the most important plot developments in a novel or play.
Stage 2: Brainstorm
The teacher asks students to contribute their ideas to a whole-class discussion. This will encourage some debate, discussion and reflection.
Stage 3: Depiction
Students then open the ClassTools Timeline Template and plot their chosen events into it. They should aim not simply to describe "what happens" but "why it is significant"
Stage 4: Categorisation
Finally, the students have to drag and drop the events high or low on the graph to indicate something of relevance: success or failure, for example. Safety or Danger could be another idea.
