Archive for June, 2010

Chinese Civil War – Essay Writing Task

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Students are presented with three possible essay titles, which the teacher can either divide between the class as a homework task OR one of which can be randomly chosen in a subsequent lesson and answered by the entire class in timed conditions.

Nurse in famous WW2 Times Square photograph dies

Thursday, June 24th, 2010
A nurse famously photographed being kissed by an American sailor in New York's Times Square in 1945 to celebrate the end of the Second World War has died at the age of 91...

Incoming D-Day Memorial chief stands by Stalin bust

Thursday, June 24th, 2010
While Mr. Reed said he can "appreciate the concern" of locals who have voiced their opposition to the bust, he said the bust can serve as a teaching tool to make visitors recognize the importance of Stalin as one of the leaders in World War II...

Women During World War One

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

A new and improved version of the Jigsaw-Table exercise.

22nd July 1910 (100 years ago today) A wireless telegraph sent from the S.S. Montrose results in the identification and later arrest and execution of murderer Dr. Hawley Crippen.

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

This strange and unusual story begins in 1910 London, with 48 year old American born Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, MD. (who also enjoyed practicing dentistry) Dr. Crippen was married to Cora, who preferred her stage name ‘Belle Elmore.’ ‘Belle’ was a mediocre theatrical singer in her early 30’s originally from New York and the couple had moved to England some years earlier…[more]

Jigsaw Table Exercise: The Chinese Civil War and the Rise of Mao

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

After the class has had a feedback session based on the individual research tasks, students should complete this interactive exercise which tests their knowledge of the essential points and which additionally provides them with a thorough, completed table of information with which to develop their original notes. Each student is also given a score, which the teacher can record in the markbook.