Historical Misconceptions
I would teach this lesson after a unit on the Vietnam War to show how the history books do a great job of giving you an overview, but sometimes there is more to the story than what is in the history books.
I may teach this lesson after teaching about different wars and have my students do some research about a particular war that they show interest in. I would have them compare and contrast things they found in our history book to things they can fine from scholarly articles.
I think this would be a fun little project to do with students emphasizing that history did happen and we try to retell it the best that we can, but sometimes history changes when new discoveries are made. That is why historians are so important.
This also may open doors for children who may not know what a historian is. Maybe after this lesson they will want to be a historian.
Content Standard #4 (might do this lesson with 5th grade)
Students demonstrate an understanding of the effects of time, continuity, and change on historical and future perspectives and relationships.
Two Roses and One Thorn
Students offer two things they understand about a topic and one question that remains.
I think this is a great formative assessment for this lesson because everyone has some confusion when it comes to history and that is what this article is all about.
Learnings from Formative Assessment
I feel like I could use Two Roses and a Thorn could be a great formative assessment as well as an anticipatory set. With this article I will be teaching that there are sometimes misconceptions when it comes to history and historians are always revealing new information. This formative assessment may bring up some misconceptions as well as bring new questions to light.
