Today I tried something new, love these days. As a way to start diving into imperialism I took a primary source and removed all the names, countries, and dates. I then had the students in partners work to try to figure out what the reading was about and to try to fill in the blanks. It went well. There were a few who didn't want to guess and be wrong and needed some encouragement to try, but overall they were really interested and engaged. I was impressed to hear the thinking as they worked through the reading together. They were asking questions of each other trying to put some historical context on the reading.
If you're interested in the actual assignment let me know.
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