C-SPAN This Day in History
History - This Day in History
Library of Congress Today in History Collections
On This Day
POWER Library
Student Journal
Time and Date - One This Day
On This Day
Overview
This lesson will introduce students to an important event that took place on this day.
Lesson Objectives
Students will know / be able to...
- Analyze the impact of a historical event or figure.
- Evaluate the short- and long-term consequences of a historical event or figure.
Activity
Instructor Notes:
Using one or several of the websites provided, locate a historical event that happened today. This event should correlate with the topic of today’s lesson or be at least aligned to your subject area.
Share with the students a piece of media about today’s event. This can be in the form of an image, an article, a video, etc.
Once you have introduced the event, have the student’s record what they already know about the event on the attached worksheet. They should also write down any additional questions they have about the event.
Students should use the POWER Library resources to do further research on the historical event or person that was highlighted today. They should look for answers to their questions from above and find out why this event is important to us today.
As part of their journaling, they should also provide an answer to what they think our lives would look like if this event did not occur or the historical figure did not exist.
Notes:
- If this activity will be completed daily, have the students create a student notebook where they can record their findings each day.
- This activity can be used as a bell ringer or exit ticket.
- If completed daily, students will be able to see how their writing has progressed throughout the school year.
- This can be a collaborative activity by rotating the subject or topic area each day.
Extended Activities:
- Have students use the provided resources to do a poster about what happed on the day they were born.
- Have the students create a news broadcast as if they were delivering the news on the day the event happened.
Directions:
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