Tag: activity

  • ‘March Madness’ 8-factor causation priority bracket

    ‘March Madness’ 8-factor causation priority bracket

    The ‘March Madness series of North American College basketball games uses a ‘bracket’ system to eliminate teams. You can use the same bracket system to run a series of debates or individual considerations to identify the most significant / important cause of an historical event. Begin by identifying 8 key factors, which are written on…

  • Editable ‘fortune teller’ template for plenaries and peer questioning

    Editable ‘fortune teller’ template for plenaries and peer questioning

    A while ago I saw a brilliant resource from Stuart Godman at www.aheadofhistory.co.uk who had created a peer assessment version of the playground paper ‘fortune teller’ game. It’s great to reach these out as a plenary activity at the end of an intense lesson of historical analysis and get the students talking to each other…