In the U.S. History class we tried to “see the forest from the trees.” What this means is that there is a danger of students getting bogged down with so much factual information that they fail to see the big picture or the drama. In some ways it’s how an English teacher tries to move from a summary of events of a novel to writing about theme and characterization. Since History is essentially a story, to really understand it one needs to see the main themes and characters involved. Hopefully by using this approach an interest in History and political events will allow students to be more interested in current events during the rest of their lives.
Mr. Drake
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