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WHO? = particular trategies for reflecting on key individuals

Using “Speed Dating” to share facts and opinions in the classroom
Overview The speed-dating format is designed to help students spot comparisons and contrasts between different ideas, answers or categories of information. [...]
Making “Top Trumps” work in the classroom: use WORDS, not RATINGS
Overview Because “Top Trumps” is a simply game format to understand and play, this does not necessarily translate into an educationally [...]
What happened to these people before and after our period of study?
Overview In subjects that require students to consider the motives, actions and consequences of key individuals, it is all too easy to simply consider them [...]
Using “Knowledge Cubes” for hands-on discussions
Overview When students conduct research on key individuals, get them to write up their findings on a cardboard cube, with each of the six faces covering a [...]
Create a “Bio-Poem” to capture the essence of the study topic
A “Biopoem” can be used to help students to focus on the essential characteristics of something – for example, a fictional or literary [...]
Produce a portrait on a hard-boiled egg!
At Easter Time, have a bit of fun by challenging students to produce a ‘Hard Boiled Humanities’ portrait of a key figure in history painted on [...]
Design PlayMobil merchandise based on an individual being studied
Overview Playmobil were recently in the news after they launched a play figure of Martin Luther, the German Protestant Reformer, complete with quill and [...]
Where are the Women?! – Design / Destroy a Banknote!
Create a “Fakebook” Profile for a key character
When researching a key character, students could frame and present their findings by creating a fake “Facebook” profile using the Fakebook application at [...]
Create a tweet for a fictional/historical character
Modern Makeover: Where would they be now?
“Wheel of Life” Template
“Wheel of Life” Template