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The Great Chicago Fire

Completed by 25 learners
Ages 11-15
Live One-Time Class
A Colossal Disaster in American History #academic
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(84 reviews)

Live video meetings
Meets once
3-8 learners per class
55 min

What's included

1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours
Grading
included

Class Experience

US Grade 6 - 9
The Great Chicago Fire was one worst disasters to befall an American City. How and why did it happen? What events led to this disaster, and what can we learn from it today. And why do we blame Mrs. O'Leary's Cow for starting the fire? 

Told through the eyes of people close to these events, including the O'Leary Family, and based on the Jim Murphy's Scholastic book, The Great Fire (1995). 

I. A City Ready to Burn
II. Everything Went Wrong
III. The Dogs of Hell Were on the Housetops
IV. A Surging Ocean of Flame
V. Chicago in Flames
VI. The Ghost of Chicago
VII. Myth and Reality

Learning Goals

This course presents an overview of the events of the Great Chicago Fire. My courses follow an interactive, question-and-answer format, with lesson slides and a Kahoot Quiz at the end to reinforce the material covered.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Fire is destructive by nature, and many people died as a result of the fire, but the class will not dwell deeply on injury and death.
Supply List
Recommended readling:

Murphy, Jim. The Great Fire. New York: Scholastic Inc, 2006.
 2 files available upon enrollment
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
History.com Short Film https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/great-chicago-fire Encyclopedia of Chicago Fire Limits http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/3890.html Encyclopedia Britannica Infographic https://www.britannica.com/event/Chicago-fire-of-1871#/media/1/110459/214926 Mrs. O’Leary and Her Cow Cleared of Starting Chicago Fire http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-10-06-9710070022-story.html#share=email~story Web of Memory https://www.greatchicagofire.org/item/ichi-51522/

Meet the teacher

Joined April, 2020
4.9
84reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in History from Pepperdine University
Bachelor's Degree from University of Montana
Homeschoolers welcome! 

I offer interactive and fun social studies and history classes for learners from 8 to 18. My classes are inspired by best-selling Young Adult history books.

I currently teach five subjects at a homeschool academy. Prior, I taught U.S. History and Culture at UCLA to Students visiting from China, and I taught U.S. History at Marymount California University for three years. 
 
I studied history at Pepperdine University (M.A.) and Geography at the University of Montana (B.A). I enjoy teaching and learning along with my learners on Outschool.

I live in the Los Angeles area with my wife, son, and our small dog Sophie. I enjoy hiking in the nearby mountains; and playing and collecting electric guitars and amps.

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