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Bloody History: Pirates, Witches, & Vikings (Semester Long)
Leeyanne Moore MFA
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(226)
Get hooked on history with this online class full of fascinating legends, facts, and trivia that will challenge what you know about pirates, witches, & vikings. See below for details.
Class Experience
US Grade 6 - 9
The Bloody History Series is a series of history classes where each week students will learn about a fascinating popular cultural phenomenon during a certain period of time. In this class we'll start with examine witch lore and witch hunters in history, while looking at the reasons behind accusations of witchcraft. Then we'll turn to the Viking Era of the Middle Ages and their culture, as we ponder how peaceful farmers turned into violent raiders for four hundred years. What led to their...
- Students will practice and perfect the following: listening in class to mini-lectures note taking with handouts reviewing notes giving answers in class based on notes taking mini-informal quizzes using notes learning new academic vocabulary: archeological evidence evidence based conjecture hypothesis ethnobotanists learning not only history--but what historians do and the different kinds of history that cross disciplines
My desire is to hook learners on history, by presenting captivating people and relay how history from the past present us with an understanding of today. As a college rhetoric instructor I've found that students will learn very challenging material if they are able to present to me what they already know and either challenge or build upon that knowledge. Moreover, I frame learning about history by teaching students how to become mini-academics and look at anecdotal evidence using some of the very basic skills a scientist or historian would use. Students will become active learners as they attempt to use these skills to figure out why people thought witches cast dangerous spells and hexes--and why they thought these spells worked.
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: includedFeedback: includedDetails: Students are encouraged to continue filling out handouts at the end of class if they haven't been able to finish taking notes during class.Assessment
Frequency: includedDetails: Each morning after the first day there is a quiz in which two teams compete for a daily team winner and an overall team winner for the week. Students can earn points for their team with each right answer they deliver from their notes.
Every day students will be provided with a handout that will help them to take notes. If they can, students should print out these handouts and have them ready for each class.
None. We will stay away from anything really graphic about witch burnings and viking violence.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined May, 2020
4.8
226reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello everybody! For twenty-five years I've taught children, teens, college students, and adults. I believe nurturing, listening, and positively encouraging all learners to fulfill their creative and intellectual potential. I am always asking...
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Group Class
$190
for 12 classes1x per week, 12 weeks
45 min
Completed by 11 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-15
3-4 learners per class
