Sentences with phrase «about historical events»

Then, by writing about a historical event through the eyes of a person involved in it, the students were able to absorb empathy as well as retain the content.

We can argue about historical events equally but members are the ones who know what is actually being taught.

It's the challenge of making a film about a historical event where you know the outcome.

Have students look for examples of rumors about historical events.

That's the advantage, I suppose, of writing about a historical event that almost no one had even heard of beforehand.

But now we point out that since the Bible talks about historical events, the scholar wants to study the events themselves and not simply the sources of information about them.

For example, the chapter on «The Historical Background of Paul's Letters» would have been a great chapter to provide details about the historical events, cultural issues, and sociological concerns of Paul's day which led to him writing what he did in his letters.

Selections for Saklan Valley's summer reading program must impart information about an historical event, a different culture, character, perseverance, or how others handle difficult and / or different situations.

Social action can be encouraged with regard to current events such as gun violence in schools or issues such as cheating, gang presence, or bullying, but it can also be encouraged in thinking about historical events.

And of course, it's a natural time of year to learn about historical events like the Salem Witch Trials.

As Facing History teachers we know the power of people's stories and using these stories in a way that provides students with the tools they need to make decisions about historical events and people and apply that knowledge to themselves and their community.

Teaching Tolerance: 9/11 Lessons This article introduces interesting ways you can use the anniversary of 9/11 to explore what students really know about this historical event and to raise the issue of tolerance in the classroom.

«At an age when young people are dealing with «in» and «out» groups and peer pressure, it's a lot easier to address these issues by talking about historical events,» says Terry R. Tollefson, Ed.D.,» 89, FHAO's director of administration for policy, planning, and evaluation.

Discover more about the historical events and real places that inspired Scott O'Dell to write this book.

The setting is important not only for understanding men like the prophet Amos or the Apostle Paul who speak directly to particular problems they face, but it is also vitally important for authors who write about historical events.

Supposedly the book is a defense of Preterism, which is the idea that most of the book of Revelation is about historical events that happened around the time of writing in the first century AD.

My son likes to hear «the whole story» about historical events.

First graders are just beginning to learn about the world in which they live and about historical events, even though they don't quite grasp what «long ago» means yet.

The movie should be about the players and their journey, but when the story pulls away to talk about the historical events, the film becomes prosaic and pedantic.

Dan Carlin is small part commentator, big part historian in his Hardcore History series, where he takes on various eras and locations in time to teach or reteach us about historical events.