History is a hill or a high point of vantage, from which alone men see the town in which they live or the age in which they are —G. K. Chesterton Chesterton continues this simile as follows: “Without some such contrast or comparison, without some such shifting of the point of view,...
Project Gutenburg offers older books that are no longer copyrighted. There are many biographies of famous men, and documents such as the Constitution or Declaration of Independence. The site is huge, so it helps if you know who or what you’re looking to read. Project Gutenburg History Classro...
They present concise menus of ideas for teachers working with developing critical thinkers. Where the Elementary level teaching guides focus on comprehension, the Middle/High School level teaching guides emphasize critical thinking and drawing connections.Joy Hakim...
The Best Classics Books for Teenagers, recommended by Olly Murphy (Wycombe Abbey School) Caesar, Cicero, Achilles, Socrates, Plato: millennia later, we still talk about them. Olly Murphy, classics teacher at Wycombe Abbey, one of England's top girls' schools, recommends books and explains why...
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Books made of bamboo or wood were heavy, and inconvenient for reading and carrying. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Lun used materials such as tree bark, hemp and rags to make paper, known as "Cai Lun Paper". Light and cheap, it soon became widespread and replaced bamboo and wood ...
It is intended to correct the highly deficient presentation of India and the Hindu religion in the existing books, all of which reduce Hinduism to a single concept: caste. As it covers Hinduism and Indian history right up to the present day, it is also suitable for high-school world ...
The Best Classics Books for Teenagers Olly Murphy (Wycombe Abbey School), Buy now The Devil in the White City byErik Larson Readexpert recommendations “It is an astonishing story about one of the earliest known and most infamous serial killers in the United States—a guy calling himself Doctor...
Marina Romero Serrano spent three decades in exile in the United States teaching Spanish and writing poetry, critical works, and children’s books. Nostalgia de mañana (1943; “Nostalgia for Tomorrow”) reflects her generation’s predilection for traditional metrics; her other works represent pure...
It’s important to include Black history books in your collection that highlight the contributions of children. In 1963 in Alabama, a group of children courageously marched to protest against discrimination and hate. Buy it:Let the Children Marchon Amazon ...