Analyzing Samuel Bak's and Michelangelo's Works
Students will analyze two artists' renderings of the biblical creation narrative and discuss their own interpretations in small groups.
![Photo of the Creation of Adam, fresco painted by Michelangelo (1475-1564), Sistine Chapel Ceiling (1508-1512) Rome, Vatican.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/The_Creation_Of_Adam_Sistine_Chapel_Ceiling_FH2187262.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=es6CijFx)
Classroom Experience Checklist
Ask students to reflect on their experiences as students in a classroom community as preparation for creating a classroom contract.
![Classroom Experience Checklist Document Preview](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-12/Classroom_Experience_Checklist.png?h=d3d13267&itok=hQTyECAa)
Classroom Experience Checklist (en español)
Ask students to reflect on their experiences as students in a classroom community as preparation for creating a classroom contract. This resource is in Spanish.
![Classroom Experience Checklist Document Preview](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-12/Classroom_Experience_Checklist.png?h=d3d13267&itok=hQTyECAa)
Sample Facing History Classroom Expectations
Help students get started creating their own classroom contract by responding to these sample expectations.
![Sample Classroom Expectations Document Preview](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-12/SampleFacingHistoryClassroomExpectations.png?h=d3d13267&itok=P4MI3kZf)
Sample Facing History Classroom Expectations (en español)
Help students get started creating their own classroom contract by responding to these sample expectations. This resource is in Spanish.
![Sample Classroom Expectations Document Preview](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-12/SampleFacingHistoryClassroomExpectations.png?h=d3d13267&itok=P4MI3kZf)
Between Peace and War
Consider why some Europeans changed their anti-war stance when World War I officially began, and why others like conscientious objectors continued to oppose the war.
![Photo of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II posing in uniform.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch3_Image07_Medium_res.jpg?h=7101d55d&itok=pRrU0J5d)
Connecting to Our Past
Jin Xuefei’s poem and Charlene Wang’s anecdote show how the context in which we understand our past can shape how we understand ourselves today.
![Wong Family at the Great Wall of China.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/Wong_Family_Great_Wall_of_China_FH2ORD11858.jpg?h=7cee16b4&itok=YrZgOm_i)
The Brutal Realities of World War I
Gain insight into the death and destruction of World War I with firsthand accounts from former soldiers.
![Painting title Gassed by John Singer Sargent. Shows World War I soldiers with bandaged eyes being led by other soldiers. Many dead and injured soldiers laying at the base of the painting.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch3_Image05_Medium_res.jpg?h=fe25bc16&itok=_3yOA5E-)
The Brutal Realities of World War I (en español)
Gain insight into the death and destruction of World War I with firsthand accounts from former soldiers. This reading is in Spanish.
![Painting title Gassed by John Singer Sargent. Shows World War I soldiers with bandaged eyes being led by other soldiers. Many dead and injured soldiers laying at the base of the painting.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch3_Image05_Medium_res.jpg?h=fe25bc16&itok=_3yOA5E-)
El Salvador Timeline
Introduce students to the history of El Salvador as a means to exploring the factors that drive migration.
Building Support on the Home Front
Explore the role of propaganda in World War I, and take a closer look at one of the most successful British propaganda campaigns featuring nurse Edith Cavell.
![A British propaganda poster depicting the execution of Edith Cavell in 1915. Cavell was a British nurse working in Belgium during the German invasion. The Germans accused her of espionage.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch3_Image06_Medium_res.jpg?h=c4842d71&itok=VMxrc5Pm)