$15
weekly
Epic Sea Battles!
Completed by 3 learners
Ages 8-12
Live Group Class
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(5 reviews)
Live video meetings
1x per week
1-10 learners per class
50 min
What's included
1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per weekMastery Evaluation
1-2 hours per week. Students will receive resources such as video links so that they can learn more about the technology covered in class on their own time.Grading
Parents may request feedback on student engagement and discussion during class time.Class Experience
US Grade 4 - 7
Save 20% if you sign up in the month of December with the coupon code LHONDECEMBER3. Each week the class will examine an epic sea battle that has changed the course of history! Each lesson is stand-alone, so students can join at any time with no prior experience and stay for as many sessions as they'd like. Through a combination of teacher-centered instruction and discussion, we will investigate the historical context, naval leadership, technology and the events of the battle itself. Topics Include: Salamis (480 BCE) - Athens vs. Persia Actium (31 BCE) - Octavian vs. Antony & Cleopatra The Red Cliffs (208) - Liu Bei vs. Cao Cao Svolder (999) - King Olaf of Norway vs. Everyone else Sluys (1340) - England vs. France Lepanto (1571) - The Holy League vs. The Ottoman Empire The Spanish Armada (1588) - England vs. Spain The Downs (1639) - Holland vs. Spain Quiberon Bay (1759) - Britain vs France Battle of the Nile (1798) - Britain vs France Trafalgar (1805) - Britain vs France & Spain Lake Erie (1813) - Britain vs USA Hampton Roads (1862) - US Union vs Confederacy Lissa (1866) - Austria vs Italy Tsushima (1905) - Russia vs Japan Falkland Islands (1914) - Britain vs Germany Jutland (1916) - Britain vs Germany Battle of the Atlantic (1939-45) - Britain, USA & Canada vs Germany Pearl Harbor (1941) -USA vs Japan Midway (1942) - USA vs Japan Leyte Gulf (1944) - USA vs Japan Latakia (1973) - Israel vs Syria Falklands War (1982) - Britain vs Argentina Operation Praying Mantis (1988) - USA vs Iran Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
Learning Goals
Students will learn how naval warfare has shaped the arc of history from ancient to modern times.Students will learn about major advances in naval technology and how they were applied to win battles.Other Details
Learning Needs
As a qualified special education teacher I welcome all neuro-divergent learners!
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
We will refer to a number of primary documents and first-hand accounts throughout the course. YouTube and other video platform links will be provided for students to access outside of class time.
SOURCES USED IN CLASS
Examples of primary documents are:
-First-hand accounts
-Ship's logs
-Dispatches written from commanders
-Newspapers / broadsheets
Examples of secondary documents are:
-Articles
-Videos (documentaries)
SOURCE MATERIAL
-Edwards, David. The Battle of Salamis, 480 BC. 1939.
-Livius.org. Actium (31 BCE). 2020.
-Latham, Andrew. The Battle of Sluys, 1340.
-Lavery, Brian. The Conquest of the Ocean. 2013.
-Rodget, N.A.M.. The Command of the Ocean. 2004.
-Malcomson, Robert. Warships of the Great Lakes. 2001.
-Rothenberg, Gunther. The Napoleonic Wars. 1999.
-Adkins, Roy. Nelson's Trafalgar: the Battle that Changed the World. 2004.
-Roosevelt, Theodore. The Naval War of 1812. 1882.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have a military background and a specialist degree in military history. I am also a certified teacher in the province of Ontario, Canada with 18 years of experience teaching in the classroom and online.Reviews
Other classes by Brent L. (Hon. B.A., B.Ed.)
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