Here’s an example of some recent work from my ninth grade history class, if anyone’s interested in seeing what I do, and maybe participating in some of the exercises along with them. Here, the assignment was to write a paragraph on how comedy and tragedy were different in the Greek theatrical tradition.
[…] Layering of information: A photo of a classroom blackboard from a few years ago, showing the process of answering a question about tragedy and comedy in ancient Greece. You can sort of follow who the questions were and how to answer them, but it’s not great. I teach a lot differently than this, now. […]