Welcome to History in Pictures Part 2! This class is designed for learners who have completed most or all of History in Pictures. If your learner has not taken any History in Pictures classes, please see the listing for that course or message me for more information.

In this follow up class, we will continue our exploration of US History and primary sources with inquiry into new topics and deep dives into previous topics of study. Everything you love about History in Pictures- class discussions, interesting images, and of course, the quack timer- will continue in this follow up class. In addition, we will look at different types of sources including maps, artifacts and even a few documents to deepen our knowledge and understanding of the week's topic. We will also explore difficult topics including slavery, warfare and genocide. As always, this class remains dyslexia friendly which means no reading or writing will be expected during our class time. Any documents presented will be read aloud.

Each week we examine a specific historical topic through images and inquiry. Learners will continue to develop their critical thinking skills by sharing observations, prior knowledge, asking questions and working together to create inferences about the images. As the instructor I provide information on the time period and stories behind the images as we collaborate to determine the importance of each work and how it contributes to our understanding of both the past and present. While the class is discussion based and designed to foster interaction and cooperation, learners are welcome to participate at their comfort level. If your learner prefers to listen or engage in the discussion through the chat box, that works too! 

Resources for further study of the week's topic, along with an optional enrichment project, are shared at the end of each class. 

It is important to know that this class is taught with an inclusive approach to history and images and stories of Americans from a broad range of backgrounds will be shared and discussed. Topics such as racism, prejudice, warfare, etc. will be addressed as they come up in a thoughtful and age-appropriate way.  In addition, the class content does include some images that learners may find disturbing. Please know that any disturbing or graphic images shown are done in order to promote factual understanding of the topic and not to sensationalize it or cause harm/discomfort for learners. That said, it is possible that your learner may feel discomfort as a result of viewing some images or learning about some topics, for example topics pertaining to warfare, slavery, genocide, etc. If you are concerned about whether this class is a good fit for your learner, please feel free to message me anytime and/or consult our topic list to see which topics will be discussed each week. For more information, refer to the parental guidance section of this listing.

This is an ongoing subscription class that learners can join and leave anytime! If you do wish to drop the class, please note that Outschool charges the subscriptions each week on Sunday.

Class Topics for 2024-2025

August 28	Bonus Army
September 4	Disability Rights Movement
September 11	A Day That Changed America: September 11, 2001
September 18	Hawaii 
September 25	Transcendentalists
October 2	Slavery
October 9	The Flappers
October 16	The Harlem Renaissance
October 23	Triangle Fire
October 30	Louisiana Purchase
November 6	Sumner Brooks Affair
November 13	D-Day Behind the Scenes
November 20	Election of 2000
November 27	NO CLASS
December 4	Jamestown
December 11	Reconstruction: How it Started
December 18	Reconstruction: How it Ended
December 25	NO CLASS
January 1	NO CLASS
January 8	Settlement Houses
January 15	The Election of 1896 and the Gold Standard
January 22	Nazis in America
January 29	Imperialism and Big Stick Diplomacy
February 5	The War of 1812
February 12	Abolition and Resistance to Slavery
February 19	Matthew Brady and the Civil War
February 26	East Meets West
March 5	Women's Rights Movement
March 12	Robber Barons or Captains of Industry? 
March 19	Spanish American War and the Media
March 26	Manifest Destiny
April 2	To the Moon
April 9	Time for an Earth Day: Santa Barbara