Lies My Teacher Told Me Lesson Plan

Discussion: History - How? Why? Huh?

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will be able to reflect upon the nature of history writing and the purposes that it serves.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11–12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11–12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11–12.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11–12.6

Structure:

For this activity, the teacher should split the class into two groups. Then, he/she should assign each group one of the following videos:

1. Group 1 – What is history?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLE-5ElGlPM&app=desktop

2. Group 2 – What is historiography?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an638BPO4oE&app=desktop

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