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Re: World History Pre-test and Learning Styles
Posted by firstyear on 8/27/08
I know this is terribly late, but Joe, may I grab that
PowerPoint from you? I didn't know how to contact you so here
is my email-jt.jessica@gmail.com
Thanks so much! Jessica
On 8/19/08, Joe/HS/CT wrote:
> Hi,
> I give a "pretest" to my students on the first day of
> school. It's really just a series of images that I display
> on a PowerPoint presentation with accompanying questions
> that the students have to answer on a handout as I show each
> one. It serves as a general preview of topics we will be
> studying over the course of the year.
>
> Here are the pictures I use: Leonardo da Vinci's Last
> Supper painting, portrait of Christopher Columbus, map of
> triangular trade route, picture of the palace of Versailles,
> portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, image of heliocentric view of
> universe, painting showing the storming of the Bastille, a
> picture of a child laborer in a factory, a map showing
> imperialism in Africa, soldiers fighting in trenches in WWI,
> an picture of Josef Stalin, a picture of the attack at Pearl
> Harbor, a picture of the Berlin Wall about to come down.
>
> I show each one for about 1-2 minutes and have students
> answer the question on their handout. After we have finished
> the entire presentation I go through each one and give a
> short preview of what we will study in that particular unit.
> I find that doing it this way at least somewhat frames the
> course for the students.
>
> Email me if you want me to send you a copy of the PowerPoint
> and the questions.
>
> Joe
>
> On 8/18/08, firstyear wrote:
>> Hi! So I am starting my very first year teaching, a little
>> nervous. My question was whether anyone gives a pre-test
>> for High School Global History during the first week,
>> and/or a survey on learning styles? It seems difficult to
>> pre-test content as it too much to cover, and I am pretty
>> sure the students wouldn't remember anything from middle
>> school. If anyone had any suggestions or ideas that would
>> be great!
Posts on this thread, including this one
- World History Pre-test and Learning Styles, 8/18/08, by firstyear.
- Re: World History Pre-test and Learning Styles, 8/18/08, by one idea.
- Re: World History Pre-test and Learning Styles, 8/19/08, by Joe/HS/CT.
- Re: World History Pre-test and Learning Styles, 8/19/08, by history teacher.
- Re: World History Pre-test and Learning Styles, 8/19/08, by chris.
- Re: World History Pre-test and Learning Styles, 8/20/08, by firstyear.
- Re: World History Pre-test and Learning Styles, 8/27/08, by firstyear.
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