Have you ever looked at catalogs and wished that you could find some classroom display materials that would stimulate a lot of thought and discussion about the nature of history itself — instead of only about a limited topic such as the French Revolution? Have you wanted to find more mature display materials that would help your high school students feel that they are being treated as reasoning individuals nearing adulthood? If you are like me, you have decided that a lot of classroom displays for social studies are just too “elementary”-looking for high school students to appreciate. You have probably also longed for some permanent displays that could stay up all year and still be relevant every single day. The answer: Great Quotes about History These 48 famous quotations will stimulate thought and discussion even as they challenge students’ preconceptions about what history really is, how it gets written, and why it can be interpreted so differently! I find my students looking up at them and studying them during pauses in instruction or when they have seat work to do. They also work as fantastic sponge and transition activities — particularly if you print them out on a variety of different colors of paper. A great class starter is to challenge students to “find the orange quotation that most closely matches your view, and be prepared to explain why you agree with it.” They can also be used as essay and debate topics, encouraging students all the while to do more than simply learn historical facts, but to reach a deeper understanding as to the role and purpose of history itself. Apart from any other instructional use, however, they make for a beautiful, relevant, and timeless set of classroom display materials — these quotations are “evergreen” and will work well with any historical topic. The Nitty Gritty: The set includes speculations by the world’s greatest thinkers as to the nature of historical inquiry and history itself — including the role of politics in the writing and interpretation of history. The font is sized to be as large as possible while keeping each quote on a single page. This means the files work well as powerpoint-type displays, and also guarantees that when printed out, most students can read the quotes from across the room. The full set of these quotes includes 48 pages that will introduce your students to such towering figures as James Madison, Aristotle, Abraham Lincoln, Alexis de Toqueville, Gibbon, Einstein, Lech Walesa and Napoleon — among many others. Several presidents are represented, as are many prominent historians. A special effort has been made to include conflicting points of view as philosophers do differ on the nature and purpose of history. Please feel free to download the preview file to get a sense of the product. If you find it useful, remember that the full set has 48 quotations. Since teacher convenience and accessibility is a part of my whole philosophy, the full set contains: –a .pdf file to make sure that the pages will display as designed even if you lack the font I used –an editable .rtf file you can customize to suit yourself. I include this since you might want to add to the quotes as you see fit, change the font to an alternate you prefer, or switch away from black text if you have a color printer. Thanks for taking a look at my classroom-tested and proven history solutions! Elise Parker
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